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 other hosts you are monitoring, you may experience:
- Incorrect alert triggers
- Metric delays
- Gaps in graphs of metrics
By default, the check detects which cloud provider the Agent is running on and use the private NTP server of that cloud provider if available. If no cloud provider is detected, the agent will default to the NTP servers below:
0.datadog.pool.ntp.org1.datadog.pool.ntp.org2.datadog.pool.ntp.org3.datadog.pool.ntp.org
Note: NTP requests do not support proxy settings.
The NTP check is included in the Datadog Agent package, so you don't need to install anything else on your servers.
The Agent enables the NTP check by default. 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.
Run the Agent's status subcommand and look for ntp under the Checks section.
See metadata.csv for a list of metrics provided by this check.
The NTP check does not include any events.
See service_checks.json for a list of service checks provided by this integration.
Need help? Contact Datadog support.