Release Notes
Container collector refactored
windows_exporter 0.31 introduces a refactored container collector using the modern HCS v2 API, bringing support for HostProcess containers. Additionally, metrics for containerd-run containers in Kubernetes now include Kubernetes-specific labels like pod and namespace, enhancing observability.
Config File Validation & Remote Config File Support Removed:
windows_exporter now validates configuration on startup, failing on unknown keys. Remote configuration file support has been removed.
What's Changed
💥 Breaking Changes
- time:
windows_time_clock_frequency_adjustment_ppb_total->windows_time_clock_frequency_adjustment_ppband addwindows_time_clock_frequency_adjustmentmetric for Win2016 by @jkroepke in #1910 - process: rename
windows_process_start_time->windows_process_start_time_seconds_timestampby @jkroepke in #1858 - config: remove remote config files by @jkroepke in #1877
- net: move net IP addresses from
windows_net_nic_infotowindows_net_nic_address_infoand introduce mac addresses by @jkroepke in #1940 - logon: deprecate collector. Use
terminal_servicesinstead by @jkroepke in #1957 - update: fix naming flags (renamed
--collector.updates.*to--collector.update.*) (click PR number for more information) by @neonwhiskers in #1986 - docs: Remove CLI flag
telemetry.max-requestsand hardcoded to 1. by @jkroepke in #2030 - update: remove deprecated flags by @jkroepke in #2113
- logon: remove logon collector. Use
terminal_servicesinstead. by @jkroepke in #2114 - system: remove windows_system_boot_time_timestamp_seconds by @jkroepke in #2112
- os: remove deprecated metrics by @jkroepke in #2116
- cs: remove deprecated cs collector by @jkroepke in #2115
✨ Exciting New Features
- chore: add quay.io registry by @jkroepke in #1934
- net: expose operation status of nic by @jkroepke in #1956
- dns: add enhanced metrics by @mwimpelberg28 in #1999
- feat: Add config file validation by @jkroepke in #2011
- container: support hostprocess containers and expose kubernetes labels by @jkroepke in #1911
- update: expose publish date of updates by @jkroepke in #2050
- time: expose clock source sync by @jkroepke in #2058
- process: add
collector.process.counter-versionCLI parameter by @jkroepke in #2064 - gpu: add metrics collector and related types (#2052) by @yanxiangrong in #2059
- iis: Add HTTP Service Request Queues by @SSanjeevi in #1948
- logical_disk: add bitlocker status sub-collector by @jkroepke in #2077
- feat: increase time resolution when possible (collectors: os, system, time) by @lapo-luchini in #2047
🐞 Bug Fixes
- time: fix panic if counters aren't present by @jkroepke in #1898
- fix: log to the Windows temp directory if of service detection failures. by @jkroepke in #1890
- ci: fix checksum by @jkroepke in #1905
- terminal_services: fix panic in collect by @jkroepke in #1906
- netframework: fix metric names (re-add the collector sub-type to metrics) by @jkroepke in #1908
- fix: Support running as Windows Service within containers by @jkroepke in #1907
- fix: buffer length panic by @jkroepke in #1936
- hyperv: fix Windows Server 2016 compatibility by @jkroepke in #1925
- fix: return Windows 11 as product name, if build number is >= 22000 by @jkroepke in #1935
- service: fix windows.EnumServicesStatusEx reports buffer too small by @jkroepke in #1954
- mssql: support initial non default instances names by @jkroepke in #1958
- memory: fix panics if metrics does not exists by @jkroepke in #1960
- fix: windows_cpu_processor_utility_total is always 0 by @jkroepke in #1966
- system: Metric
windows_system_boot_time_timestampreturns a UNIX timestamp again. by @jkroepke in #1967 - exchange: fix The specified counter could not be found by @jkroepke in #1994
- service: fix inconsistent values for windows_service_start_mode by @jkroepke in #2007
- terminal_services: Expose disconnected sessions agains by @jkroepke in #2026
- tcp: relax metrics collectos on error by @jkroepke in #2041
- update: export properties so that they can be read from yaml file by @kalleep in #2053
- service: report invalid parameter errors as debug by @jkroepke in #2051
- fix: Avoid COINIT_MULTITHREADED in CoInitializeEx by @jkroepke in #2066
- config: fix validation error with empty config files by @jkroepke in #2080
- logical_disk: skip unmounted volumes by @nicjansma in #2084
- fix: added count checks by @jkroepke in #2083
- dhcp: fix log level for dhcp server, if not present by @jkroepke in #2086
- process: do not fail, if collector.process.iis is enabled and WMI WebAdministration is not present. by @jkroepke in #2082
- diskdrive: fix not exposing state "Pred Fail" by @jkroepke in #2101
- os: missing deprecated metric windows_os_processes by @jkroepke in #2104
- iis: missing metrics if app-include is set. by @jkroepke in #2103
- fix: add missing concurrency lock by @jkroepke in #2098
- mssql: fix incorrect patch version in windows_mssql_instance_info by @NieznajomyPL in #2109
- mssql: fix ratio based counter by @jkroepke in #2096
🛠️ Dependencies
- chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.21.0-rc.0 to 1.21.0 by @dependabot in #1899
- chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.21.0 to 1.21.1 by @dependabot in #1919
- fix: update dependencies by @jkroepke in #1920
- fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.63.0 by @renovate in #1932
- chore(deps): update dependency windows to v2022 by @renovate in #1933
- chore(deps): pin dependencies by @renovate in #1930
- chore(deps): update dependency go to v1.24.1 by @jkroepke in #1937
- chore(deps): update docker/login-action digest to 74a5d14 by @renovate in #1938
- chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in #1942
- chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v1.64.8 by @renovate in #1943
- chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in #1944
- chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.38.0 by @renovate in #1974
- chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.71.1 by @renovate in #1971
- chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in #1969
- chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.16.0 by @renovate in #1973
- chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to ee84b53 by @renovate in #1970
- chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/protobuf to v1.36.6 - autoclosed by @renovate in #1972
- chore(deps): update golangci/golangci-lint-action action to v7 by @renovate in #1976
- fix(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in #1980
- chore(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in #1982
- chore(deps): update module golang.org/x/net to v0.39.0 by @renovate in #1987
- fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_golang to v1.22.0 by @renovate in #1988
- chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to de1ac95 by @renovate in #1992
- fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/client_model to v0.6.2 by @renovate in #1993
- chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 207652e by @renovate in #2002
- chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.1.2 by @renovate in #2003
- chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.72.0 by @renovate in #2016
- chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.16.1 by @renovate in #2014
- chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.1.5 by @renovate in #2013
- chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in #2015
- chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 10db94c by @renovate in #2012
- chore(deps): update github actions (major) by @renovate in #2017
- chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to f936aa4 by @renovate in #2022
- chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.1.6 by @renovate in #2023
- chore(config): migrate renovate config by @renovate in #2027
- chore(deps): update module google.golang.org/grpc to v1.72.1 by @renovate in #2033
- chore(deps): update google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/rpc digest to 5a2f75b by @renovate in #2032
- fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.64.0 by @renovate in #2037
- fix(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in #2035
- chore(deps): update github actions by @renovate in #2034
- fix(deps): update module github.com/microsoft/hcsshim to v0.13.0 by @renovate in #2036
- chore(deps): update docker/build-push-action action to v6.18.0 by @renovate in #2067
- chore(deps): update golang.org/x/ by @renovate in #2078
- chore(deps): update docker/setup-buildx-action action to v3.11.1 by @renovate in #2088
- fix(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/common to v0.65.0 by @renovate in #2095
- chore(deps): update module github.com/prometheus/procfs to v0.17.0 by @renovate in #2111
- chore(deps): update dependency golangci/golangci-lint to v2.2.1 by @renovate in #2110
📖 Documentation
- docs: add disk activity query. by @jkroepke in #1889
- docs: fix physical_disk docs by @jkroepke in #1897
- docs: added examples for alternative installer dir by @jkroepke in #1909
- docs: update for #1964 by @yarix in #1979
- docs: Fix incorrect metric prefix in update collector documentation by @neonwhiskers in #1985
- docs: remove config.file.insecure-skip-verify by @jkroepke in #1997
- docs: fix metric name in example in collector.memory.md by @rjb003 in #2004
- docs: add example about add cmdline to process metrics. by @jkroepke in #2029
- docs: Fix typo in MSMQ documentation by @martincostello in #2042
- docs: fix typo in dns docs subcollector name by @dehaansa in #2073
- docs: Clearify Windows Server 2012R2 support by @jkroepke in #2087
- docs: add note about Server 2012 by @jkroepke in #2093
- Update collector.mscluster.md by @nbav12 in #2099
Other Changes
New Contributors
- @renovate made their first contribution in #1932
- @yarix made their first contribution in #1979
- @neonwhiskers made their first contribution in #1985
- @mwimpelberg28 made their first contribution in #1999
- @rjb003 made their first contribution in #2004
- @martincostello made their first contribution in #2042
- @yanxiangrong made their first contribution in #2059
- @dehaansa made their first contribution in #2073
- @SSanjeevi made their first contribution in #1948
- @nicjansma made their first contribution in #2084
- @lapo-luchini made their first contribution in #2047
- @nbav12 made their first contribution in #2099
- @NieznajomyPL made their first contribution in #2109
Full Changelog: v0.30.4...v0.31.0