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This article shows how to get old Checkmk agents to enable monitoring of legacy operating systems. |
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Background
Editions not listed in the table below are not officially supported. This also includes Windows Embedded, for example. However, for monitoring older Windows versions such as, for example, Windows Server 2008, you can use a legacy agent at your own risk. Legacy agents are agents in older Checkmk versions without the Agent Controller. Of course, this means extended functionalities with the Agent Controller, such as TLS encryption or compression, will be unavailable. Legacy agents are available for download here. For the legacy agents, some special requirements will need to be considered, and these are summarized in the installation chapter.
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Windows 10, 11, Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022 | 10.0 |
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Only current versions of Microsoft Windows NT are supported |
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For more information regarding Windows monitoring, please visit our official documentation guide. |
Overview
As technology evolves each and every day, so does our Checkmk agent. That sometimes mean to get rid of technical debt and break backwards compatibility. While we try to do this as little as possible, sometimes there is no way around it. So if you have to run a legacy operating system (meaning the vendor does not support it anymore), the most up-to-date Checkmk agent might not work there. To enable monitoring anyway, follow the steps below, to get your hands on an older agent.
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