Notifications: Add the condition "Match service details" (former "long output")

22 votes

The possibility to display additional output data of a service in a multi line column is used much more in most recent versions of Checkmk. This column is called "Service details" in the web frontend.
As a user, I also need to match for such details to avoid false positive matches/notifications. To match the service summary, a condition is already provided. The enhancement should be useable similar to the existing condition "Match check plugin output".

Under consideration Notifications Suggested by: Marcel Arentz (22 Jul, '22) • Upvoted: 27 Jun, '23 • Comments: 3

Comments: 3

11 Aug, '22
JPH
This FR is very good! Thanks

But further we need the possibility to trigger for specific service summary information like:
Service: Checkmk
Summary: Communication failed

I couldn't find any other FR for Service Summary and Details: Please add this feature to this ticket as well the headline or is it better to make another FR?
22 Aug, '22
Marcel Janicki
I guess we have the same or near the same FR, but sorry, I don't get your point.
Could you please make this FR more specific? What is your intention?

>> The enhancement should behave similar to this existing condition.

Which is the enhancement and which is the existing condition?

Afaics, "Service Details" (former "Long Output") is already usable as condition in notification rules in CMKv2 (Enterprise):
Conditions --> Match check plugin output

But I also just discovered this, so I have to test it myself.

Internal notice :)
* CMKv1 "Output of check plugin" aka "Status Detail" -- is in CMKv2 called "Summary"
* CMKv1 "Long output of check plugin (multiline)" -- is in CMKv2 called "Details"
23 Aug, '22
Marcel Arentz Admin
Currently, only "Match check plugin output" is available to match service output. This enables to match to the "Service summary". There is no option for "Service details".

I edited the suggestion to be more specific.