title: VMware ESX Host System: Maintenance State
agents: vsphere
catalog: os/misc
license: GPLv2
distribution: check_mk
description:
 This check queries the maintenance State of an ESX host
 system via the vsphere agent and returns:

 {OK} if the ESX host has the same state since the last service detection.

 {CRIT} if the state has changed.

 The behavior can be changed by a Wato rule to force Maintenance mode or not.

 See "Monitoring VMware ESX with Checkmk" in the online documentation
 as well.

discovery:
 One service is created for each ESX Host System.
