NTP

Agent Check

Overview

The Network Time Protocol (NTP) integration is enabled by default and reports the time offset from an ntp server every 15 minutes. When the local agent’s time is more than 15 seconds off from the Datadog service and the other hosts that you are monitoring, you may experience:

• Incorrect alert triggers
• Metric delays
• Gaps in graphs of metrics

Default NTP servers reached:

• 0.datadog.pool.ntp.org
• 1.datadog.pool.ntp.org
• 2.datadog.pool.ntp.org
• 3.datadog.pool.ntp.org

Setup

Installation

The NTP check is included in the Datadog Agent package, so you don’t need to install anything else on your servers.

Configuration

The Agent enables the NTP check by default, but if you want to configure the check yourself, edit the file ntp.d/conf.yaml in the conf.d/ folder at the root of your Agent’s configuration directory. See the sample ntp.d/conf.yaml for all available configuration options.

Note: If you edit the Datadog-NTP check configuration file, restart the Agent to effect any configuration changes.

Validation

Run the Agent’s status subcommand and look for ntp under the Checks section.

Data Collected

Metrics

Events

The NTP check does not include any events.

Service Checks

ntp.in_sync:

Returns CRITICAL if the NTP offset is greater than the threshold specified in ntp.yaml, otherwise OK.

Troubleshooting

Need help? Contact Datadog support.