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Problem
You receive error messages like the following.
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Fetcher for host "$HOST" times out after X seconds |
Background
Read this section about helper processes in Checkmk to understand the following.
There are several reasons why a fetcher might time out. Below is a listing of some typical reasons.
Plugins
Sometimes a plugin needs a very long time to provide data or will not provide data at all.
Depending on your Microcore timeout - which defaults to 60 seconds - you reach the timeout and receive the error message from above.
Solution
Find possible solutions below based on the possible problem.
Plugins
Plugin never finishes
If the plugin throws errors or never finishes, you must learn how to fix this.
The plugin finishes after a long time
In case the plugin finished but needs longer than the Microcore timeout, you can run the plugin asynchronously.
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