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Required settings
Set cache age for
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plug-ins and local checks
A cache age limit on plugins and local checks. If set, the output of plugins is cached and reused until this much time has passed.
Setup → Agents → Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX → Agent rules → Set cache age for
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Set execution mode for
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plug-ins and local checks
Some scripts are slow and can therefore stall the execution of the agent. To remedy this, such scripts may be run asynchronously. With this rule, asynchronous execution can be set on a per-script basis.
Setup → Agents → Windows, Linux, Solaris,
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About the pattern: The pattern (wildcards supported) by which to select the affected scripts. Now my mssql.vbs plugin will run asynchronously with a cache age of 600 seconds! |
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Set timeouts for
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plug-ins and local checks
A timeout on plugins and local checks keeps those checks from
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stalling the whole agent. If no timeout is configured here, the default is 60 seconds.
Setup → Agents → Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX → Agent rules → Set timeouts for
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Optional settings
Set retry count for
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plug-ins and local checks
If set, the plugin may be called
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repeatedly - up to this many times or until it finishes successfully.
Setup → Agents → Windows, Linux, Solaris, AIX → Agent rules → Set retry count for
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Please don't forget to set some conditions! |
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About the pattern: The pattern (wildcards supported) by which to select the affected scripts. Recommended values for caching and timeout: >60 seconds |
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All options are explained here, if you're not able to use agent bakery: https://docs.checkmk.com/latest/en/agent_windows.html#customizeexecutionIf you are not using the agent bakery, check this documentation page to see how to manually perform the configuration. |
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