v0.24.0

⚠️ Breaking Changes

#803 has introduced the physical_disk collector as a default collector for the exporter.

What's Changed

• fix: Remove default value from deprecated IIS flag by @breed808 in #1257
• fix: config file CLI argument for relative paths -> v0.23.1 by @DiniFarb in #1265
• fix: Create a monitoring namespace if it does not exist in windows exporter daemonset by @bragi92 in #1266
• Add Hyper-V CPUWaitTimePerDispatch metrics by @yuriyostapenko in #1220
• fix(docs): Remove duplicate ADFS metrics by @breed808 in #1272
• fix(docs): Set correct TCP reset description by @breed808 in #1273
• fix: Windows service can't stop without an error by @DiniFarb in #1276
• Add new counter LDAP Client Sessions by @MarkDordoy in #1278
• Textfile collector: collect files from multiple paths by @DiniFarb in #1262
• First implementation of physical_disk collector by @rob-scheepens in #803

Dependency Updates

• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.8 to 0.9.10 by @dependabot in #1260
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.10 to 0.10.0 by @dependabot in #1264
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.10.0 to 0.11.0 by @dependabot in #1267
• chore(deps): bump github.com/go-ole/go-ole from 1.2.6 to 1.3.0 by @dependabot in #1274
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.11.0 to 0.12.0 by @dependabot in #1279
• chore(deps): Bump Go version to v1.21.1 by @breed808 in #1283
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.10.0 to 0.11.1 by @dependabot in #1292

New Contributors

• @yuriyostapenko made their first contribution in #1220
• @MarkDordoy made their first contribution in #1278
• @rob-scheepens and @cbwest3 made their first contribution in #803

Full Changelog: v0.23.1...v0.24.0

v0.23.1

This release fixes the MSI installation issue (and eventlog behaviour) present in the v0.23.0 release.

What's Changed

• Fix panic with log.file=eventlog by @jkroepke in #1255
• fix: Set correct eventlog flag for MSI installer by @breed808 in #1256

Full Changelog: v0.23.0...v0.23.1

v0.23.0

EDIT: There's an issue with the MSI installer (specifically the eventlog functionality enabled by default for the MSI installer). Please hold off on using the v0.23.0 release for MSI installations for now.

⚠️ Breaking Changes

• fix!: Set correct diskdrive collector/metric name by @breed808 in #1171
• fix!: Fix jtw -> jwt ADFS spelling error by @breed808 in #1174
• feat!: Deprecate whitelist/blacklist flags by @breed808 in #1170

What's Changed

• chore(ci): Update release workflow actions by @breed808 in #1167
• Remove init functions from collectors by @breed808 in #1112
• Fix telemetry.addr deprecated since v0.21.0 by @Elpatii in #1183
• Remove fluent-style kingpin by @jkroepke in #1186
• Add yaml for WS2022 nodes by @vrapolinario in #1189
• Move prometheus collector from main to collectors by @jkroepke in #1195
• fix: Ignore duplicate IIS entries from Perflib by @breed808 in #1133
• fix: add missing vswitch packets_sent_total by @ilyam8 in #1201
• feat(doc): Document Powershell v7.3 argument parsing by @breed808 in #1239
• switch to go-kit logger by @jkroepke in #1192
• fix Terminal Service duplicate session names under load. by @peekjef72 in #1184
• NPS(feature): add nps collector by @rebortg in #1188
• fix: Update init container in windows exporter so that it works on both WS2019 and WS2022 by @bragi92 in #1245
• Load config file from URL by @DiniFarb in #1243
• Integrate perflib by @jkroepke in #1241
• Resolve issue preventing networking container stats from being sent to collector by @tzifudzi in #1218

Dependency Updates

• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.6.0 to 0.7.0 by @dependabot in #1181
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.14.0 to 1.15.0 by @dependabot in #1187
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_model from 0.3.0 to 0.4.0 by @dependabot in #1206
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.7.0 to 0.8.0 by @dependabot in #1205
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.9.1 to 0.10.0 by @dependabot in #1202
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.15.0 to 1.15.1 by @dependabot in #1204
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.42.0 to 0.44.0 by @dependabot in #1212
• chore(deps): bump github.com/sirupsen/logrus from 1.9.0 to 1.9.3 by @dependabot in #1219
• chore(deps): bump github.com/yusufpapurcu/wmi from 1.2.2 to 1.2.3 by @dependabot in #1224
• chore(deps): bump github.com/leoluk/perflib_exporter from 0.2.0 to 0.2.1 by @dependabot in #1225
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.15.1 to 1.16.0 by @dependabot in #1230
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.8.0 to 0.10.0 by @dependabot in #1238

New Contributors

• @Elpatii made their first contribution in #1183
• @jkroepke made their first contribution in #1186
• @vrapolinario made their first contribution in #1189
• @ilyam8 made their first contribution in #1201
• @peekjef72 made their first contribution in #1184
• @rebortg made their first contribution in #1188
• @bragi92 made their first contribution in #1245
• @DiniFarb made their first contribution in #1243
• @tzifudzi made their first contribution in #1218

Full Changelog: v0.22.0...v0.23.0

v0.22.0

What's Changed

• Add Win32_DiskDrive Collector by @6fears7 in #1095
• Add labels to diskdrive docs by @breed808 in #1121
• Add VDI Metrics collections by @tpowelldev in #1127
• Remove Bad Comment by @bck01215 in #1136
• Added quote information for absolute paths by @DennisGaida in #1137
• Update collector.iis.md by @ankom2007 in #1148
• docs: fix documentation error by @fuxingZhang in #1144
• fix: Build error with GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor by @mansikulkarni96 in #1158
• Update docs for mssql and iis by @Mak0tin in #1162
• feat: Allow default metrics to be disabled by @breed808 in #1161
• Use new landing page generator by @SuperQ in #1165
• feat: Add output_queue_length metric to net collector by @breed808 in #1166

Dependency Updates

• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.3.0 to 0.4.0 by @dependabot in #1119
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.6 to 0.9.7 by @dependabot in #1142
• chore(deps): Update wmi to v1.2.2 by @breed808 in #1152
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.4.0 to 0.6.0 by @dependabot in #1146
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.39.0 to 0.42.0 by @dependabot in #1151
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.8.2 to 0.9.1 by @dependabot in #1150
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.7 to 0.9.8 by @dependabot in #1160

New Contributors

• @6fears7 made their first contribution in #1095
• @tpowelldev made their first contribution in #1127
• @DennisGaida made their first contribution in #1137
• @ankom2007 made their first contribution in #1148
• @fuxingZhang made their first contribution in #1144
• @mansikulkarni96 made their first contribution in #1158
• @Mak0tin made their first contribution in #1162

Full Changelog: v0.21.0...v0.22.0

v0.21.0

⚠️ Breaking Changes

--telemetry.addr flag and configuration option for specifying the exporter listening address and port has been replaced with --web.listen-address. See #1082 and #1092 for context.

What's Changed

• Update regex by @marnicgit in #1075
• Try to bump /x/sys to the current stable version to fix IsWindowsService() by @gillg in #1078
• Update collector.process.md by @marnicgit in #1077
• Add ARM64 builds to releases by @breed808 in #1055
• fix: Remove memory leaks in scheduled_task by @breed808 in #1080
• Add files via upload by @vear959595 in #1083
• Compatibily with new flag web.listen-address by @bck01215 in #1096
• Cleaning up listen addresses flags before parsing config file by @knabben in #1100
• Add cpu metrics based on newer and more accurate perflib sources by @higels in #1088
• fix: Continue os collection on missing page file by @breed808 in #1108
• Add scheduled_task flag examples by @breed808 in #1114
• Add Avg logical disk RW Queue metrics by @tehseenshahab in #1113
• Split CI/CD configuration by @breed808 in #1115
• Update deprecated Github Actions by @breed808 in #1117
• Fix CI release issues by @breed808 in #1118

Dependency Updates

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_model from 0.2.0 to 0.3.0 by @dependabot in #1081

• chore(deps)!: bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.7.1 to 0.8.1 by @dependabot in #1082

• chore(deps): bump perflib to v0.2.0 by @breed808 in #1084

• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.1.0 to 0.2.0 by @dependabot in #1094

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.13.0 to 1.14.0 by @dependabot in #1093

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.8.1 to 0.8.2 by @breed808 in #1099

• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.2.0 to 0.3.0 by @dependabot in #1102

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.37.0 to 0.38.0 by @dependabot in #1104

• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.4 to 0.9.6 by @dependabot in #1109

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.38.0 to 0.39.0 by @dependabot in #1110

New Contributors

• @marnicgit made their first contribution in #1075
• @gillg made their first contribution in #1078
• @vear959595 made their first contribution in #1083
• @knabben made their first contribution in #1100
• @tehseenshahab made their first contribution in #1113

Full Changelog: v0.20.0...v0.21.0

v0.21.0-rc1

Pre-release for v0.21.0 for exposure of changes after v0.20.0

What's Changed

• Update regex by @marnicgit in #1075
• Try to bump /x/sys to the current stable version to fix IsWindowsService() by @gillg in #1078
• Update collector.process.md by @marnicgit in #1077
• Add ARM64 builds to releases by @breed808 in #1055
• fix: Remove memory leaks in scheduled_task by @breed808 in #1080
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_model from 0.2.0 to 0.3.0 by @dependabot in #1081
• Add files via upload by @vear959595 in #1083
• chore(deps)!: bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.7.1 to 0.8.1 by @dependabot in #1082
• chore(deps): bump perflib to v0.2.0 by @breed808 in #1084
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.1.0 to 0.2.0 by @dependabot in #1094
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.13.0 to 1.14.0 by @dependabot in #1093
• Compatibily with new flag web.listen-address by @bck01215 in #1096
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit from 0.8.1 to 0.8.2 by @breed808 in #1099
• Cleaning up listen addresses flags before parsing config file by @knabben in #1100
• chore(deps): bump golang.org/x/sys from 0.2.0 to 0.3.0 by @dependabot in #1102
• Add cpu metrics based on newer and more accurate perflib sources by @higels in #1088
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.37.0 to 0.38.0 by @dependabot in #1104
• fix: Continue os collection on missing page file by @breed808 in #1108
• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.4 to 0.9.6 by @dependabot in #1109
• Add scheduled_task flag examples by @breed808 in #1114
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.38.0 to 0.39.0 by @dependabot in #1110
• Add Avg logical disk RW Queue metrics by @tehseenshahab in #1113
• Split CI/CD configuration by @breed808 in #1115
• Update deprecated Github Actions by @breed808 in #1117

New Contributors

• @marnicgit made their first contribution in #1075
• @gillg made their first contribution in #1078
• @vear959595 made their first contribution in #1083
• @bck01215 made their first contribution in #1096
• @knabben made their first contribution in #1100
• @tehseenshahab made their first contribution in #1113

Full Changelog: v0.20.0...v0.21.0-rc1

v0.20.0

Notable Bugfixes

• Fixed exporter failing to start while the host system is under load (typically during Windows updates) by @jammiemil in #1047

🐛 Known Bugs

• The scheduled_task collector appears to be leaking memory #1063
• Collectors using the WMI metric source may experiencing memory leaks #813

What's Changed

• Update gopkg.in/yaml_v2 to yaml_v3 by @breed808 in #997

• chore(deps): bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.3 to 0.9.4 by @dependabot in #1029

• chore(deps): bump gopkg.in/yaml.v3 from 3.0.0 to 3.0.1 by @dependabot in #1030

• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.12.2 to 1.13.0 by @dependabot in #1041

• Fix broken Spellcheck CI job by @breed808 in #1043

• chore(deps): bump github.com/sirupsen/logrus from 1.8.1 to 1.9.0 by @dependabot in #1028

• Fix Error "Service Access is denied" in service collector useApi by @alvarocabanas in #1036

• Add Hyper-V Hypervisor Logical Processor metrics by @gloyka in #1034

• Export extra version information by @benridley in #1051

• Document recent changes to os_build_info metric by @breed808 in #1052

• Added documentation for iis collector by @kaffarell in #1060

• fix PercentTimeinGC metric by @trunov-ms in #999

• Update collector.logon.md by @kaffarell in #1061

• Added WebService uptime metric in iis collector by @kaffarell in #1059

• Update collector.mssql.md by @shivsepra in #1065

New Contributors

• @gloyka made their first contribution in #1034
• @jammiemil made their first contribution in #1047
• @kaffarell made their first contribution in #1060
• @trunov-ms made their first contribution in #999
• @shivsepra made their first contribution in #1065

Full Changelog: v0.19.0...v0.20.0

v0.19.0

What's Changed

• Add HostProcess Container Configuration for k8s by @jsturtevant in #864
• Ensure CPU time description matches mode flag by @breed808 in #925
• Check default collector metrics with promtool by @breed808 in #907
• Run CI on pushes to master branch by @breed808 in #945
• feat: add storage metrics for container collector by @szediktam in #943
• fix: typo of container docs by @szediktam in #949
• Fix image build issues by @breed808 in #948
• Fix formatting for kubernetes documentation by @jsturtevant in #963
• Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.32.1 to 0.33.0 by @dependabot in #965
• Fix memory collector promtool metric issues by @mjtrangoni in #913
• Resolve recent CI issues by @breed808 in #970
• Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.33.0 to 0.34.0 by @dependabot in #977
• Add Hyper-V VM Memory metrics by @andbanman in #971
• Adding Scheduled Tasks Collector by @mousavian in #821
• Use powershell image for firewall init container by @breed808 in #969
• replace these deprecated functions by @yangliyl in #982
• Skip processing files with duplicates metrics by @breed808 in #968
• Bump github.com/prometheus/client_golang from 1.12.1 to 1.12.2 by @dependabot in #988
• Bump github.com/go-ole/go-ole from 1.2.5 to 1.2.6 by @dependabot in #989
• Bump github.com/go-kit/log from 0.2.0 to 0.2.1 by @dependabot in #990
• Bump github.com/Microsoft/hcsshim from 0.9.2 to 0.9.3 by @dependabot in #995
• Continue OS collector on absent paging file by @breed808 in #954
• Bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.34.0 to 0.35.0 by @dependabot in #1003
• Add support for MSCluster collectors by @sstorie in #885
• Update kubernetes.md by @gopihc in #1012
• Update collector.fsrmquota.md by @Woldelig in #1020
• chore(deps): bump github.com/prometheus/common from 0.35.0 to 0.37.0 by @dependabot in #1021
• fix: remove UpdateDomain (mscluster-resourcegroup) by @alexwiedermann in #1025
• Skip missing IIS instances by @breed808 in #1015
• Add content write permissions to GITHUB_TOKEN by @breed808 in #1026

New Contributors

• @szediktam made their first contribution in #943
• @andbanman made their first contribution in #971
• @mousavian made their first contribution in #821
• @yangliyl made their first contribution in #982
• @sstorie made their first contribution in #885
• @gopihc made their first contribution in #1012
• @Woldelig made their first contribution in #1020
• @alexwiedermann made their first contribution in #1025

Full Changelog: v0.18.1...v0.19.0

v0.18.1

Bug fixes

• Fixed broken whitelist/blacklist flag functionality for iis collector #937

v0.18.0

⚠️ Breaking changes

• Added missing "_total" suffix to counter metrics in tcp collector (#905, thanks @mjtrangoni!). Metrics were previously windows_tcp_connection_failures, windows_tcp_connections_active, windows_tcp_connections_passive and windows_tcp_connections_reset.
• Removed "_count" suffix from non-histogram and non-summary metrics in the process, terminal_services and time collectors (#901, thanks @mjtrangoni!). Metrics were previously windows_process_handle_count, windows_process_thread_count, windows_terminal_services_handle_count, windows_terminal_services_thread_count and windows_time_ntp_client_time_source_count.

Enhancements

• Added collector for Active Directory Certificate Services (#895, thanks @akrauza!)
• Added additional metrics to the adfs collector (#909, thanks @akrauza!)

Bug fixes

• Fixed default listening port behavior for MSI installations (#912)
• Fixed end-to-end test failures in CI with client_golang >= v1.12.0 (#924)
• Fixed iis collector returning errors with IIS versions greater than 7 (#921, thanks @aymericDD!)

Changes

• Added Github Action for spell checking changes (#896, thanks @mjtrangoni!)
• Replaced Appveyor badge with Github Actions badge in README (#906, thanks @mjtrangoni!)
• Updated README with ADCS documentation link (#908, thanks @akrauza!)

🐛 Known Bugs

• Collectors using the WMI metric source may experiencing memory leaks (#813).