11 Mar
2024
11 Mar
'24
2:54 p.m.
[//]: # (werk v2)
# Automatic creation of labels based on OS information from the agent
key | value
---------- | ---
date | 2024-03-08T12:39:02+00:00
version | 2.4.0b1
class | feature
edition | cre
component | checks
level | 1
compatible | yes
Checkmk automatically creates host labels based on OS data sent by the agents on check\_mk
section.
* `cmk/os_type`: Value taken from `OSType` line. No label created if line is not
present.
* `cmk/os_platform`: Value is taken from `OSPlatform` line. If line is not present,
AgentOS value is used instead
* `cmk/os_name`: Value taken from `OSName` line. No label created if line is not
present.
* `cmk/os_version`: Value taken from `OSVersion` line. No label created if line is not
present.
The following list shows an example of the information that agents send for the labels
creation. The source is noted in square brackets.
* AIX
* AgentOS: aix
* OSType: unix
* OSName: AIX
* OSVersion: [oslevel -s]: 7100-05-04-1914
* FreeBSD
* AgentOS: freebsd
* OSType: unix
* OSName: [/etc/os-release (NAME)]: FreeBSD
* OSVersion: [/etc/os-release (VERSION\_ID)]: 13.2
* HP-UX
* AgentOS: hpux
* OSType: unix
* OSName: HP-UX
* OSVersion: [uname -r | cut -d' ' -f1]: B.11.31
* Linux
* AgentOS: linux
* OSType: linux
* OSPlatform: [/etc/os-release (ID)]: ubuntu
* OSName: [/etc/os-release (NAME)]: Ubuntu
* OSVersion: [/etc/os-release (VERSION\_ID)]: 22.04
* MacOS
* AgentOS: macosx
* OSType: macos
* OSName: [sw\_vers -productName]: macOS
* OSVersion: [sw\_vers -productVersion]: 13.0
* NetBSD
* AgentOS: netbsd
* OSType: unix
* OSName: [uname -s]: NetBSD
* OSVersion: [uname -r]: 9.3
* OpenBSD
* AgentOS: openbsd
* OSType: unix
* OSName: [uname -s]: OpenBSD
* OSVersion: [uname -r]: 7.4
* OpenVMS
* AgentOS: openvms
* OSName: OpenVMS
* OpenWRT
* AgentOS: openwrt
* OSType: linux
* OSName: [/etc/os-release (NAME)]: OpenWRT
* OSVersion: [/etc/os-release (VERSION\_ID)]: snapshot
* Solaris
* AgentOS: solaris
* OSType: unix
* OSName: [/etc/os-release (NAME)]: Oracle Solaris
* OSVersion: [/etc/os-release (VERSION\_ID)]: 11.4
* Windows
* AgentOS: windows
* OSType: windows
* OSName: [wmi]: Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
* OSVersion: [wmi]: 10.0.19045
* z/OS
* AgentOS: z/OS
* OSType: z/os
* OSName: z/OS