src/go/plugin/go.d/modules/chrony/metadata.yaml
plugin_name: go.d.plugin
modules:
- meta:
id: collector-go.d.plugin-chrony
module_name: chrony
plugin_name: go.d.plugin
monitored_instance:
categories:
- data-collection.system-clock-and-ntp
icon_filename: chrony.jpg
name: Chrony
link: https://chrony.tuxfamily.org/
alternative_monitored_instances: []
keywords: []
info_provided_to_referring_integrations:
description: ""
related_resources:
integrations:
list: []
most_popular: false
overview:
data_collection:
metrics_description: This collector monitors the system's clock performance and peers activity status
method_description: It collects metrics by sending UDP packets to chronyd using the Chrony communication protocol v6.
supported_platforms:
include: []
exclude: []
multi_instance: true
additional_permissions:
description: ""
default_behavior:
auto_detection:
description: |
This collector discovers Chrony instance running on the local host and listening on port 323.
On startup, it tries to collect metrics from:
- 127.0.0.1:323
limits:
description: ""
performance_impact:
description: ""
setup:
prerequisites:
list: []
configuration:
file:
name: go.d/chrony.conf
options:
description: |
The following options can be defined globally: update_every, autodetection_retry.
folding:
title: Config options
enabled: true
list:
- name: update_every
description: Data collection frequency.
default_value: 5
required: false
- name: autodetection_retry
description: Recheck interval in seconds. Zero means no recheck will be scheduled.
default_value: 0
required: false
- name: address
description: Server address. The format is IP:PORT.
default_value: 127.0.0.1:323
required: true
- name: timeout
description: Connection timeout. Zero means no timeout.
default_value: 1
required: false
examples:
folding:
title: Config
enabled: true
list:
- name: Basic
folding:
enabled: false
description: A basic example configuration.
config: |
jobs:
- name: local
address: 127.0.0.1:323
- name: Multi-instance
description: |
> **Note**: When you define multiple jobs, their names must be unique.
Collecting metrics from local and remote instances.
config: |
jobs:
- name: local
address: 127.0.0.1:323
- name: remote
address: 192.0.2.1:323
troubleshooting:
problems:
list: []
alerts: []
metrics:
folding:
title: Metrics
enabled: false
description: ""
availability: []
scopes:
- name: global
description: These metrics refer to the entire monitored application.
labels: []
metrics:
- name: chrony.stratum
availability: []
description: Distance to the reference clock
unit: level
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: stratum
- name: chrony.current_correction
availability: []
description: Current correction
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: current_correction
- name: chrony.root_delay
availability: []
description: Network path delay to stratum-1
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: root_delay
- name: chrony.root_dispersion
availability: []
description: Dispersion accumulated back to stratum-1
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: root_delay
- name: chrony.last_offset
availability: []
description: Offset on the last clock update
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: offset
- name: chrony.rms_offset
availability: []
description: Long-term average of the offset value
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: offset
- name: chrony.frequency
availability: []
description: Frequency
unit: ppm
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: frequency
- name: chrony.residual_frequency
availability: []
description: Residual frequency
unit: ppm
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: residual_frequency
- name: chrony.skew
availability: []
description: Skew
unit: ppm
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: skew
- name: chrony.update_interval
availability: []
description: Interval between the last two clock updates
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: update_interval
- name: chrony.ref_measurement_time
availability: []
description: Time since the last measurement
unit: seconds
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: ref_measurement_time
- name: chrony.leap_status
availability: []
description: Leap status
unit: status
chart_type: line
dimensions:
- name: normal
- name: insert_second
- name: delete_second
- name: unsynchronised
- name: chrony.activity
availability: []
description: Peers activity
unit: sources
chart_type: stacked
dimensions:
- name: online
- name: offline
- name: burst_online
- name: burst_offline
- name: unresolved