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IPFIXCOL2-TIMECHECK-OUTPUT(7)  IPFIXcol collector  IPFIXCOL2-TIMECHECK-OUTPUT(7)

NAME
     ipfixcol2-timecheck-output - Time Check (output plugin)

DESCRIPTION
     The  plugin  checks  that	start and end timestamps of each flow record are
     relatively recent.  Based on configured parameters it  reports  flows  with
     timestamps  from the future (i.e. greater than the current system time) and
     timestamps from the distant past.

     Timestamp anomalies are usually caused  by  missing  clock  synchronization
     (e.g.  NTP) or invalid implementation on side of the exporter. If the anom-
     aly is detected, the plugin will print details on the standard output.

     Only following standard IANA timestamps are supported:

     * ID 150 (flowStartSeconds)

     * ID 151 (flowEndSeconds)

     * ID 152 (flowStartMilliseconds)

     * ID 153 (flowEndMilliseconds)

     * ID 154 (flowStartMicroseconds)

     * ID 155 (flowEndMicroseconds)

     * ID 156 (flowStartNanoseconds)

     * ID 157 (flowEndNanoseconds)

EXAMPLE CONFIGURATION
	<output>
	    <name>TimeCheck output</name>
	    <plugin>timecheck</plugin>
	    <params>
		<devPast>600</devPast>
		<devFuture>0</devFuture>
	    </params>
	</output>

PARAMETERS
     devPast
	    Maximum allowed deviation between the current system time and  time-
	    stamps  from the past in seconds. The value must be greater than ac-
	    tive and inactive timeouts of exporters and must also include a pos-
	    sible delay between expiration and processing on the collector.  For
	    example, let's say that active timeout and inactive  timeout  are  5
	    minutes  and  30  seconds, respectively. Value 600 (i.e. 10 minutes)
	    should be always enough  for  all  flow  data  to  be  received  and
	    processed at the collector.

     devFuture
	    Maximum  allowed  deviation  between the current time and timestamps
	    from the future in seconds.   The  collector  should  never  receive
	    flows with timestamp from the future, therefore, the value should be
	    usually set to 0.

AUTHOR
     LukA!A! HutA!k (lukas.hutak@cesnet.cz)

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright A(C) 2019 CESNET, z.s.p.o.

2.0				   2019-03-01	   IPFIXCOL2-TIMECHECK-OUTPUT(7)

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