2009/12/15 Christopher Nelson <[email protected]>:
> If I have two systems running PTP (precision time protocol) which send
> traps to a third system, should I expect that the times in the traps
> when the server sees them are fairly accurate and coordinated and
> allows me to tell which trapped event happened first?  Or is the time
> in the traps SNMPd uptime or something that won't be adjusted as PTP
> updates the system clock?

The sysUpTime value in a notification is the time that the SNMP
agent has been running.   This will not be coordinated between
separate systems.    (This value may also be affected by tweaks
to the system clock).
   So no - this timestamp is not going to be useful in ordering events.

You haven't said anything about the payload of these traps.
If they include timestamp varbinds provided by the PTP module,
then it's quite possible that the values will be more accurate.
But the standard SNMP trap information won't really help you here.

Dave

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