Checkmk Announce April 2024

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Dear friends of Checkmk, the new stable release 2.3.0 of Checkmk is ready for download. We are proud to bring you the new Checkmk 2.3.0 release, with major improvements to future-proof your IT monitoring. Take a look at our latest version page to learn more about Checkmk 2.3: https://checkmk.com/product/latest-version We start a new era for application monitoring with Checkmk with the new add-on for Synthetic Monitoring: https://checkmk.com/product/synthetic-monitoring. This is complemented by a complete rework of our web services monitoring with the new Check HTTP web service and Check certificates with a lot of new useful features. Checkmk MSP, our product for managed service providers, receives a major upgrade with all Checkmk Cloud features included in it. Interested in the juicy details? Join us for our 10th Checkmk Conference (June 11th-13th, 2024) to learn all about Checkmk 2.3. Checkmk 2.3 requires slightly higher system resources. For more details and further important hints, we recommend reading the 2.3.0 update guide: https://docs.checkmk.com/2.3.0/en/update_major.html All changes can be found here: https://checkmk.com/werks?search=&product=cmk&cmk_version[]=2.3 Your Checkmk Team

3 weeks

New Checkmk beta release 2.3.0b6

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Dear friends of Checkmk, the new beta release 2.3.0b6 of Checkmk is ready for download. This beta release ships with 26 changes affecting all editions of Checkmk, 7 changes for the Enterprise editions, 0 Cloud Edition specific and 2 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Support periods can be found here: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/cmk_versions.html Changes in all Checkmk Editions: Checks & agents * 15844 Microsoft SQL Server (Windows) ruleset is deprecated... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16689 Decommission legacy check API... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16680 Ruleset API: Changes to available rule spec topics... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15327 FIX: mk_oracle: Follow-up to privilege escalation fix... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16682 FIX: Ruleset API: Fix migration with scaling of SimpleLevels... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15328 FIX: mk_oracle: Follow-up to privilege escalation fix: sqlnet.ora... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15331 FIX: postgres_stat_database_size: Don't discover 'access_to_shared_objects'... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16357 FIX: Check certificates: Fix checking of common name of issuer... * 16607 FIX: Handle the uptime of Docker containers across time zones... * 16790 FIX: Ruleset API: Fix error during AgentConfig creation... * 16606 FIX: agent_netapp_ontap: handle shelves without elements... * 16759 FIX: check certificate: correctly load old Check certificates rules... * 16754 FIX: docker_container: skip on incomplete data for diskstat and memory... * 16755 FIX: mem_win: rename 'Commit Charge' to 'Virtual Memory' for correctness... * 15329 FIX: mk_oracle: fix two parse errors... * 15330 FIX: mk_oracle: report failed login... * 16690 FIX: pfsense_if: stale services in 2.3 beta HW/SW inventory * 15332 Inventory: Add Windows support for Hardware > System > Uuid... REST API * 16756 host_config: introduce include_links option for Show all hosts endpoint... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! Setup * 16350 Support Diagnostics: The timeout for creating a dump is now configurable... * 16800 FIX: Fix crash in SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 connection tests... * 16588 FIX: time_periods: Fix timeperiod iCalendar (ics) import... Site management * 15199 SEC: Update OpenSSL to version 3.0.13... * 16424 FIX: omd start redis: Don't Start If Process Already Running... User interface * 16695 FIX: Just show an error message if redis is not reachable... * 16633 FIX: Logfile pattern analyzer: Fix crash for first rule without regex pattern... Changes in the Checkmk Enterprise Edition: Agent bakery * 16423 mk_postgres.py: Add 'PG_BINARY_PATH' to Bakery Rule... Checks & agents * 16356 Synthetic Monitoring: Incompatible overhauls... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! Metrics system * 16799 FIX: Custom & forecast graphs: More descriptive error messages in case of missing user input when configuring metrics... Reporting & availability * 16632 Reporting: Add time range options for first/last work day of this/last month... Setup, site management * 16683 FIX: Licensing: Reset license state when updating from Enterprise to non-Enterprise... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16666 FIX: Deprecate "Asynchronous execution of plug-ins" rule... User interface * 16735 FIX: Fix unknown METRIC element if combined graph is added to dashboard Changes in the Checkmk Cloud Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Saas Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Managed Services Edition: Setup * 16736 FIX: Warn during update if contact groups are used in rulesets but not available... * 16779 FIX: ldap: show the correct customer for ldap users... You can download Checkmk from our download page: * https://checkmk.com/download The list of all changes can be found here: * https://checkmk.com/werks?product=cmk&version=2.3.0b6 Please share bug reports and qualified feedback via the support portal (https://support.checkmk.com) or via <feedback-2.3-beta(a)checkmk.com>. We greatly thank you for using Checkmk and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Checkmk Team

3 weeks, 4 days

New Checkmk stable release 2.1.0p42

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Dear friends of Checkmk, the new stable release 2.1.0p42 of Checkmk is ready for download. This maintenance release ships with 5 changes affecting all editions of Checkmk, 0 Enterprise Edition specific changes and 0 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Support periods can be found here: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/cmk_versions.html Changes in all Checkmk Editions: Checks & agents: * [15843](https://checkmk.com/werk/15843) FIX: mk_oracle(ps1): Follow-up to privilege escalation fix... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * [15327](https://checkmk.com/werk/15327) FIX: mk_oracle: Follow-up to privilege escalation fix... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * [15329](https://checkmk.com/werk/15329) FIX: mk_oracle: fix two parse errors... * [15330](https://checkmk.com/werk/15330) FIX: mk_oracle: report failed login... * [15328](https://checkmk.com/werk/15328) FIX: mk_oracle: Follow-up to privilege escalation fix: sqlnet.ora... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! Changes in the Checkmk Enterprise Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Managed Services Edition: NO CHANGES You can download Checkmk from our download page: * https://checkmk.com/download.php The list of all changes can be found here: * https://checkmk.com/werks?product=cmk&version=2.1.0p42 We greatly thank you for using Checkmk and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Checkmk Team --- Checkmk GmbH Kellerstraße 27, 81667 München, Germany Amtsgericht München, HRB 165902 Geschäftsführer: Jan Justus https://checkmk.com Phone: +49 89 9982 097 00

3 weeks, 6 days

New Checkmk stable release 2.2.0p25

by Checkmk Announcements

Dear friends of Checkmk, the new stable release 2.2.0p25 of Checkmk is ready for download. This stable release ships with 5 changes affecting all editions of Checkmk, 0 changes for the Enterprise editions, 0 Cloud Edition specific and 0 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Support periods can be found here: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/cmk_versions.html Changes in all Checkmk Editions: Checks & agents * 15843 FIX: mk_oracle(ps1): Follow-up to privilege escalation fix... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15327 FIX: mk_oracle: Follow-up to privilege escalation fix... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15328 FIX: mk_oracle: Follow-up to privilege escalation fix: sqlnet.ora... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15329 FIX: mk_oracle: fix two parse errors... * 15330 FIX: mk_oracle: report failed login... Changes in the Checkmk Enterprise Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Cloud Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Managed Services Edition: NO CHANGES You can download Checkmk from our download page: * https://checkmk.com/download The list of all changes can be found here: * https://checkmk.com/werks?product=cmk&version=2.2.0p25 We greatly thank you for using Checkmk and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Checkmk Team

1 month

New Checkmk beta release 2.3.0b5

by Checkmk Announcements

Dear friends of Checkmk, the new beta release 2.3.0b5 of Checkmk is ready for download. This beta release ships with 15 changes affecting all editions of Checkmk, 4 changes for the Enterprise editions, 0 Cloud Edition specific and 0 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Support periods can be found here: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/cmk_versions.html Changes in all Checkmk Editions: Checks & agents * 16684 Ruleset API: rename Dictionaries 'deprecated_elements'... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16420 jolokia_info: Support Version 2.0... * 16615 SEC: Remove websphere_mq plugin... * 16552 FIX: Crash on activate changes when re-registering agents... * 16687 FIX: New APIs: Crash during config generation for custom special agent or active check calls... * 16686 FIX: Rendering of fractional values in some few rulesets... * 16553 FIX: check_httpv2: Lookup password containing whitespace... * 16685 FIX: emcvnx_info: Fix regression in 2.3.0-beta * 16688 FIX: veeam_tapejobs: TypeError (not all arguments converted during string formatting)... HW/SW inventory * 16462 FIX: Fix empty HW/SW inventory history * 16678 FIX: HW-/SW-Inventory: Do not run autoinventory for inventorized hosts... Other components * 16631 FIX: check_mailboxes: Fixed handling of error "Not allowed to access Non IPM folder."... Setup * 15198 SEC: Brute-force protection ineffective for some login methods... * 16587 FIX: tags: Prevent builtin auxiliary tags and host tag groups override... User interface * 16694 FIX: Fix event statistics dashlet filters... Changes in the Checkmk Enterprise Edition: Checks & agents * 16421 FIX: Synthetic Monitoring: Adopt 'Plan' Naming Convention... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! User interface * 16463 FIX: Dashlets: Fix error while fetching data * 16734 FIX: Fix missing inventory macros in dashlets * 16355 FIX: Graph oject lists: Avoid strange help texts in list views (non-English only)... Changes in the Checkmk Cloud Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Saas Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Managed Services Edition: NO CHANGES You can download Checkmk from our download page: * https://checkmk.com/download The list of all changes can be found here: * https://checkmk.com/werks?product=cmk&version=2.3.0b5 Please share bug reports and qualified feedback via the support portal (https://support.checkmk.com) or via <feedback-2.3-beta(a)checkmk.com>. We greatly thank you for using Checkmk and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Checkmk Team

1 month

New Checkmk beta release 2.3.0b4

by Checkmk Announcements

Dear friends of Checkmk, the new beta release 2.3.0b4 of Checkmk is ready for download. This beta release ships with 60 changes affecting all editions of Checkmk, 6 changes for the Enterprise editions, 0 Cloud Edition specific and 0 Managed Services Edition specific changes. Support periods can be found here: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/cmk_versions.html Changes in all Checkmk Editions: Checks & agents * 15515 check_http: Soft deprecatation of old HTTP monitoring plug-in... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 15842 Enhanced MS SQL Server monitoring... * 15516 check_cert: New active check for advanced certificate monitoring... * 16642 Ruleset API: Datamodel changes for Password FormSpec... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16644 Check SQL: Allow to configure port via custom macros... * 16415 Prometheus & Alertmanager: Allow $HOSTNAME$ and $HOSTADDRESS$ in 'URL server address' * 16674 Ruleset API: Add option to group Dictionary elements... * 16641 Ruleset API: Allow configuration of String field size setting... * 16180 Ruleset API: Datamodel changes for Proxy FormSpec... * 16232 SEC: mk_oracle(ps1): Prevent privilege esclation to root... * 16234 SEC: Hide credentials in ps output for mk_oracle... * 16198 SEC: mk_informix: Do not allow privilege escalation... * 15843 FIX: mk_oracle(ps1): Follow-up to privilege escalation fix... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16640 FIX: Ruleset API: Improve custom validation... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16675 FIX: Ruleset API: Remove unused evaluation type specification... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16677 FIX: Ruleset API: Rename PredictiveLevels.prefill_stddev_diff to prefill_stdev_diff... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! * 16650 FIX: Extension manager crashes if local 'cmk_addon' folder is missing... * 16648 FIX: Hitachi HUS DKU / Hitachi HUS DKC: Hardware State: Discover HM900 devices * 16652 FIX: NVIDIA Graphics Card: Fix parsing error on new data format * 16646 FIX: Nagios / CRE: Error precompiling checks: Cannot find check file... * 16630 FIX: Prevent check_mail crash for "Move to subfolder" option... * 16409 FIX: Prometheus & Alertmanager: Removal of 'IP Address' and 'Host name' options... * 16647 FIX: Repeated scaling during migration to new Ruleset API... * 16649 FIX: Server side calls API: respect libexec folder with Nagios core... * 16653 FIX: Windows DHCP: Fix rendering glitch in 2.3 beta * 15840 FIX: Windows agent obtains winperf data using separate process... * 16488 FIX: agent_aws: Crash in ReservationUtilization section... * 16499 FIX: bluenet: allow discovery for newer devices... * 16605 FIX: check_wmi_webservices: fix CurrentConnections monitoring... * 16178 FIX: dns: Reintroduce macro replacement in 'Expected DNS answers' config... * 16487 FIX: fortigate_signatures: Crash (Cannot render negative timespan)... * 16604 FIX: jolokia_metrics: fix monitoring of tomcat requestCount metric... * 16627 FIX: kube_persistent_volume_claim: resolve KeyError crash when Volume parameters are configured... * 16601 FIX: mcafee_webgateway: base OID changed... * 16585 FIX: mk_jolokia: Add compatibility for / in MBeans... * 16603 FIX: mk_postgres: Ensure coherent string encoding... * 16600 FIX: netapp_api: deprecate agent and plugins... * 16176 FIX: postfix: Fix Postfix status monitoring for agents run in Docker... * 16179 FIX: size_trend: Treat negative free space as 0 in all cases... HW/SW inventory * 16664 FIX: interface inventory: recombine default interface inventory row with cisco specific row... Livestatus * 16116 FIX: Fixed association of contacts with hosts/services/contactgroups... Notifications * 16414 FIX: Migrate Old Configuration Format For 'Disable notifications'... * 16611 FIX: notifications: Crash on config page when rule exists with missing permissions... * 16612 FIX: notifications: Fix plugin permissions not loaded automatically... REST API * 16584 FIX: REST API: Fix httpie examples... * 16656 FIX: REST API: improve validation of host names... Setup * 16468 RabbitMQ: extend help text for instance name with macro option * 16618 SEC: Fix XSS in graph rendering... * 16655 FIX: Bulk host rename: loosen requirements for adding prefixes and suffixes... * 15026 FIX: Disallow python_plugins and lnx_remote_alert_handlers agent config options for users without the "add_or_modify_executables" permission... * 16628 FIX: Enforcing password change redirect with 2FA enabled... * 16586 FIX: Fix network scan fail to run due to invalid user... * 14228 FIX: Fixed broken csv bulk import for hosts * 16654 FIX: Read-only internal folder name when editing folders... Site management * 16626 trigger openapi-spec generation job during start, restart and reload... * 16416 FIX: Make scp command work as site userr on SLES 15... * 16412 FIX: cmk-update-config: Correct Assigning Files to Extension Package... User interface * 16580 FIX: Dashboard: Fix event statistics not displaying information if no events found... * 16561 FIX: Fix GUI extensions with CEE specific files break CRE... * 16629 FIX: Virtual host tree links work for more than three host tag groups... Changes in the Checkmk Enterprise Edition: Agent bakery * 16551 FIX: Crash in agent bakery GUI after cloning a site... Checks & agents * 16341 FIX: rmk: Ignore RCC suites and RCC profile configuration if CORE mode is active... Core & setup * 15841 FIX: The configuration is correctly loaded by RRD helper processes... Event console * 16531 FIX: EC: Fix erroneous truncation of messages by the EC... Setup * 16343 rmk: Remove 'Load environment variables from file' field in Robotmk Scheduler bakery rule... NOTE: Please refer to the migration notes! User interface * 16342 Rename service labels for Robotmk... Changes in the Checkmk Cloud Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Saas Edition: NO CHANGES Changes in the Checkmk Managed Services Edition: NO CHANGES You can download Checkmk from our download page: * https://checkmk.com/download The list of all changes can be found here: * https://checkmk.com/werks?product=cmk&version=2.3.0b4 Please share bug reports and qualified feedback via the support portal (https://support.checkmk.com) or via <feedback-2.3-beta(a)checkmk.com>. We greatly thank you for using Checkmk and wish you a successful monitoring, Your Checkmk Team

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