PRTG Manual: WMI UTC Time Sensor
The WMI UTC Time sensor monitors the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) time of a target device via Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).
For a detailed list and descriptions of the channels that this sensor can show, see section Channel List.
- Dutch: WMI UTC Tijd
- French: Heure UTC (WMI)
- German: WMI UTC-Zeit
- Japanese: WMI UTC 時間
- Portuguese: Tempo UTC (WMI)
- Russian: Время WMI UTC
- Simplified Chinese: WMI UTC 时间
- Spanish: Tiempo UTC (WMI)
Consider the following remarks and requirements for this sensor:
Remark |
Description |
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WoW64 |
This sensor requires WoW64 (Windows 32-bit on Windows 64-bit) for target systems that run Windows Server 2016. |
Credentials |
This sensor requires credentials for Windows systems. |
IPv4 |
This sensor only supports IPv4. |
Performance impact |
This sensor has a low performance impact. |
Hosted probe |
You cannot add this sensor to the hosted probe of a PRTG Hosted Monitor instance. If you want to use this sensor, add it to a remote probe device. |
The sensor has the following default tags that are automatically predefined in the sensor's settings when you add the sensor:
- wmiutctimesensor
For more information about basic sensor settings, see section Sensor Settings.
Setting |
Description |
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Result Handling |
Define what PRTG does with the sensor result:
In a cluster, PRTG stores the result in the PRTG data directory of the master node. |
Setting |
Description |
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Primary Channel |
Select a channel from the list to define it as the primary channel. In the device tree, PRTG displays the last value of the primary channel below the sensor's name. The available options depend on what channels are available for this sensor. You can set a different primary channel later by clicking below a channel gauge on the sensor's Overview tab. |
Graph Type |
Define how this sensor shows different channels:
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Stack Unit |
This setting is only visible if you select Stack channels on top of each other above. Select a unit from the list. PRTG stacks all channels with this unit on top of each other. By default, you cannot exclude single channels from stacking if they use the selected unit. However, there is an advanced procedure to do so. |
By default, all of these settings are inherited from objects that are higher in the hierarchy. We recommend that you change them centrally in the root group settings if necessary. To change a setting for this object only, click under the corresponding setting name to disable the inheritance and to display its options.
For more information, see section Inheritance of Settings.
Which channels the sensor actually shows might depend on the target device, the available components, and the sensor setup.
Channel |
Description |
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Difference |
The time difference between the PRTG core server system time and the target device |
Downtime |
In the channel table on the Overview tab, this channel never shows any values. PRTG uses this channel in graphs and reports to show the amount of time in which the sensor was in the Down status |
UTC Time |
The UTC time of the target device This channel is the primary channel by default. |
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