Monitor current system time

[CrUser]

Hi,

I need to monitor current time with NetXMS server for all workstations with NetXMS agent installed on them. The idea was to compare the current system time (macro %T) on the NetXMS server with the data obtained from the NetXMS agent System.CurrentTime. Unfortunately, after the first poll query I received an alert that the limit set in the threshold rule was exceeded with the content "Threshold reached for data collection item "Current system time" (Metric: System.CurrentTime; Threshold value: 1.76 G; Actual value: 1.76 G)". From this message I cannot see exactly which timestamp was read because it is expressed in giga format. Does anyone have an idea how to perform a system time check on nodes with server time and trigger an alarm in case of a mismatch.

Thanks in advance
Tomislav

[Filipp Sudanov]

Hi,

alarm message is defined in Configuration->Event templates. There in the message field you'd find something like %<{multipliers, units}currentValue> - multipliers define that value is converted to G, units would display measurement units if these are defined in DCIs properties. So setting just %<currentValue> would display seconds.
But you also can check history of the DCI - you'll see the values there. Or just Data Collection tab - you can turn multipliers on and off via context menu.

Also note that in 5.x there's built-in time synchronization functionality. If you call Status Poll manually, it will print time difference. If agent configuration parameter SyncTimeWithServer is set to yes, time will also be synchronized on status polls.

[CrUser]

Thank you Filip, I will try to adjust DCI current measure with to see exact value of timestamp. I hope that will be resolve this issue. Also I will try built-in time synchronization functionality.
 
Tomislav