diff --git a/modules/develop/pages/produce-data/configure-producers.adoc b/modules/develop/pages/produce-data/configure-producers.adoc index 375f8933c..a0d138f2b 100644 --- a/modules/develop/pages/produce-data/configure-producers.adoc +++ b/modules/develop/pages/produce-data/configure-producers.adoc @@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ in one place, while also enabling features like schema evolution. Redpanda employs a unique strategy to help ensure the accuracy of retention operations. In this strategy, closed segments are only eligible for deletion when the age of all messages in the segment exceeds a configured threshold. However, when a producer sends a message to a topic, the timestamp set by the producer may not accurately reflect the time the message reaches the broker. To address this time skew, each time a producer sends a message to a topic, Redpanda records the broker's system date and time in the `broker_timestamp` property of the message. This property helps maintain accurate retention policies, even when the message's creation timestamp deviates from the broker's time. +NOTE: Clock synchronization should be monitored by the server owner, as Redpanda does not monitor clock synchronization. While Redpanda does not rely on clocks for correctness, if you are using `LogAppendTime` (server timestamp set by Redpanda), server clocks may affect the time your application sees. + ifndef::env-cloud[] See also: