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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-07-24 09:54:23 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-07-24 09:54:44 +0000 |
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Merging upstream version 1.46.3.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/collectors/timex.plugin/integrations/timex.md b/collectors/timex.plugin/integrations/timex.md deleted file mode 100644 index 754b2368..00000000 --- a/collectors/timex.plugin/integrations/timex.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,143 +0,0 @@ -<!--startmeta -custom_edit_url: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/timex.plugin/README.md" -meta_yaml: "https://github.com/netdata/netdata/edit/master/collectors/timex.plugin/metadata.yaml" -sidebar_label: "Timex" -learn_status: "Published" -learn_rel_path: "Data Collection/System Clock and NTP" -most_popular: False -message: "DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY, IT IS GENERATED BY THE COLLECTOR'S metadata.yaml FILE" -endmeta--> - -# Timex - - -<img src="https://netdata.cloud/img/syslog.png" width="150"/> - - -Plugin: timex.plugin -Module: timex.plugin - -<img src="https://img.shields.io/badge/maintained%20by-Netdata-%2300ab44" /> - -## Overview - -Examine Timex metrics to gain insights into system clock operations. Study time sync status, clock drift, and adjustments to ensure accurate system timekeeping. - -It uses system call adjtimex on Linux and ntp_adjtime on FreeBSD or Mac to monitor the system kernel clock synchronization state. - -This collector is supported on all platforms. - -This collector supports collecting metrics from multiple instances of this integration, including remote instances. - - -### Default Behavior - -#### Auto-Detection - -This integration doesn't support auto-detection. - -#### Limits - -The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection. - -#### Performance Impact - -The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system. - - -## Metrics - -Metrics grouped by *scope*. - -The scope defines the instance that the metric belongs to. An instance is uniquely identified by a set of labels. - - - -### Per Timex instance - -These metrics refer to the entire monitored application. - -This scope has no labels. - -Metrics: - -| Metric | Dimensions | Unit | -|:------|:----------|:----| -| system.clock_sync_state | state | state | -| system.clock_status | unsync, clockerr | status | -| system.clock_sync_offset | offset | milliseconds | - - - -## Alerts - - -The following alerts are available: - -| Alert name | On metric | Description | -|:------------|:----------|:------------| -| [ system_clock_sync_state ](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/health/health.d/timex.conf) | system.clock_sync_state | when set to 0, the system kernel believes the system clock is not properly synchronized to a reliable server | - - -## Setup - -### Prerequisites - -No action required. - -### Configuration - -#### File - -The configuration file name for this integration is `netdata.conf`. -Configuration for this specific integration is located in the `[plugin:timex]` section within that file. - -The file format is a modified INI syntax. The general structure is: - -```ini -[section1] - option1 = some value - option2 = some other value - -[section2] - option3 = some third value -``` -You can edit the configuration file using the `edit-config` script from the -Netdata [config directory](https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/master/docs/configure/nodes.md#the-netdata-config-directory). - -```bash -cd /etc/netdata 2>/dev/null || cd /opt/netdata/etc/netdata -sudo ./edit-config netdata.conf -``` -#### Options - -At least one option ('clock synchronization state', 'time offset') needs to be enabled for this collector to run. - -<details><summary>Config options</summary> - -| Name | Description | Default | Required | -|:----|:-----------|:-------|:--------:| -| update every | Data collection frequency. | 1 | no | -| clock synchronization state | Make chart showing system clock synchronization state. | yes | yes | -| time offset | Make chart showing computed time offset between local system and reference clock | yes | yes | - -</details> - -#### Examples - -##### Basic - -A basic configuration example. - -<details><summary>Config</summary> - -```yaml -[plugin:timex] - update every = 1 - clock synchronization state = yes - time offset = yes - -``` -</details> - - |