Re: [chrony-users] sources lack '^*'

[Leo Baltus <Leo.Baltus@xxxxxxxxx>]

Op 06/09/2016 om 13:13:07 +0200, schreef Miroslav Lichvar:
> On Mon, Sep 05, 2016 at 02:55:13PM +0200, Leo Baltus wrote:
> > > > $ chrony sources
> > > > 210 Number of sources = 3
> > > > MS Name/IP address         Stratum Poll Reach LastRx Last sample
> > > > ===============================================================================
> > > > ^- ntp1.omroep.nl                3   7   377    96   -919us[ -919us] +/-   26ms
> > > > ^- ntp2.omroep.nl                3   6   377    55    -67us[  -67us] +/- 9384us
> > > > ^- ntp3.omroep.nl                3   9   377   996    +36us[  +31us] +/- 6541us
> > > > 
> > > > So there apears to be no currently selected source. Moments later Chrony
> > > > selects a source and 'chrony sources' shows lines beginning with ^+ en ^* again.
> > > > 
> > > > Can I assume that this is normal bahaviour? And should minotoring
> > > > scripts assume both 'states' are ok? i.e. interpret lines begining with ^- ^* ^+
> > > > as 'chrony-is-happy'?
> 
> > In a normal situation chrony changes sources from time to time.
> > Before synchronizing to a new source, is it entering the 'state' as
> > described above?
> 
> Yes, there is a state in which chronyd is waiting with the source
> selection for more updates. It's completely normal to see all sources
> with the - flag. It can happen when a new measurement of the currently
> selected source makes it worse than the other sources. A source can be
> selected only when it has a new measurement. So, if the new
> measurement made it the best source, it can be selected immediately,
> but if the measurement made it worse, another source needs to get a
> new measurement before it can be selected. 
> 
> > As this is a transient state should monitoring report about it? If
> > not, what should be reported as a faulty state?
> > 
> > My guess is:
> > if all sources report *+ or -, chrony is ok
> > if all sources report neither *+ or - chrony is not ok
> 
> It depends on what exactly you want to be monitoring. If individual
> time sources, checking for the *, +, - flags is a good idea. If some
> source has x (falseticker) or ? (unreachable), it doesn't mean chrony
> is not ok, other sources can still be good enough. If you are more
> interested in monitoring if and how the system clock is synchronized,
> it's better to check the values from the tracking report. The Leap
> status should not be "Not synchronised" and the root dispersion plus
> half of the delay should be smaller than the maximum error of the
> system clock you find acceptable.
> 

Thanks for clarifying.


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