[Bug]: v2.11.0 Regression: missed `plugin_data_collection_status` metric for `go.d/prometheus` re-exporter
Author: k0steCreated Sep 15, 2026Updated Sep 17, 2026
Labelsbugneeds triage
Bug description
[root@host:/]# curl -Ss "http://10.10.1.6:19999/api/v3/allmetrics?format=prometheus_all_hosts&source=average&variables=yes" | grep plugin_data_collection_status
# HELP netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average Data Collection Status
# TYPE netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average gauge
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_systemdunits_service-units_data_collection_status",dimension="success",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473280000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_systemdunits_service-units_data_collection_status",dimension="failed",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 0.0000000 1789473280000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_chrony_local_data_collection_status",dimension="success",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473309000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_chrony_local_data_collection_status",dimension="failed",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 0.0000000 1789473309000
[root@host:/]# curl -Ss "http://10.10.1.6:19999/api/v3/allmetrics?format=prometheus_all_hosts&source=average&variables=yes" | grep collector_up
# HELP netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average Whether the collectors last scrape was successful (1 = successful, 0 = unsuccessful)
# TYPE netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average gauge
netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average{chart="prometheus_frr.frr_collector_up-collector_route",dimension="frr_collector_up",family="frr_collector",collector="route",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473280000
netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average{chart="prometheus_frr.frr_collector_up-collector_status",dimension="frr_collector_up",family="frr_collector",collector="status",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473280000
[root@host:/]# netdata -V
netdata v2.11.0
Expected behavior
[root@host:/]# curl -Ss "http://10.10.1.35:19999/api/v1/allmetrics?format=prometheus_all_hosts&source=average&variables=yes" | grep plugin_data_collection_status
# HELP netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average Data Collection Status
# TYPE netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average gauge
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_chrony_local_data_collection_status",dimension="success",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473372000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_chrony_local_data_collection_status",dimension="failed",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 0.0000000 1789473372000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_systemdunits_service-units_data_collection_status",dimension="success",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473340000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_systemdunits_service-units_data_collection_status",dimension="failed",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 0.0000000 1789473340000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_prometheus_frr_data_collection_status",dimension="success",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473340000
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_prometheus_frr_data_collection_status",dimension="failed",family="go.d",instance="example.com"} 0.0000000 1789473340000
[root@host:/]# curl -Ss "http://10.10.1.35:19999/api/v1/allmetrics?format=prometheus_all_hosts&source=average&variables=yes" | grep collector_up
# HELP netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average Whether the collectors last scrape was successful (1 = successful, 0 = unsuccessful)
# TYPE netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average gauge
netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average{chart="prometheus_frr.frr_collector_up-collector_route",dimension="frr_collector_up",family="frr_collector",collector="route",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473340000
netdata_prometheus_frr_frr_collector_up_up_average{chart="prometheus_frr.frr_collector_up-collector_status",dimension="frr_collector_up",family="frr_collector",collector="status",instance="example.com"} 1.0000000 1789473340000
[root@host:/]# netdata -V
netdata v2.10.4
Steps to reproduce
[root@host:/]# cat /etc/netdata/go.d/prometheus.conf
## prometheus.conf
---
jobs:
- autodetection_retry: 5
name: frr
update_every: 10
url: http://127.0.0.1:9342/metrics
- autodetection_retry: 0
name: frr_exporter_local
update_every: 1
url: http://127.0.0.1:999/metrics
- autodetection_retry: 0
name: smartctl_exporter_local
update_every: 1
url: http://127.0.0.1:999/metrics
- autodetection_retry: 0
name: ceph-exporter_9926_local
update_every: 1
url: http://127.0.0.1:999/metrics
Installation method
from source
System info
Linux example.com 4.18.0-553.162.1.el8.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Sep 14 12:41:14 UTC 2026 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
/etc/centos-release:CentOS Stream release 8
/etc/os-release:NAME="CentOS Stream"
/etc/os-release:VERSION="8"
/etc/os-release:ID="centos"
/etc/os-release:ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"
/etc/os-release:VERSION_ID="8"
/etc/os-release:PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
/etc/os-release:PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Stream 8"
/etc/os-release:ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
/etc/os-release:CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:centos:centos:8"
/etc/os-release:REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"
/etc/os-release:REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="CentOS Stream"
/etc/redhat-release:CentOS Stream release 8
/etc/system-release:CentOS Stream release 8
Netdata build info
time=2026-09-15T12:08:49.629Z comm=netdata source=daemon level=notice errno="2, No such file or directory" tid=56560 msg="CONFIG: cannot load user config '/etc/netdata/stream.conf'. Will try stock config."
Packaging:
Netdata Version ____________________________________________ : v2.11.0
Installation Type __________________________________________ : custom
Package Architecture _______________________________________ : unknown
Package Distro _____________________________________________ : unknown
Configure Options __________________________________________ : cmake -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo -DCMAKE_C_STANDARD=11 -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17 -DBUILD_SHARED_LIBS=OFF -DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -fexceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wno-builtin-macro-redefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables' -DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Werror=format-security -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -Wp,-D_GLIBCXX_ASSERTIONS -fexceptions -fstack-protector-strong -grecord-gcc-switches -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-cc1 -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-annobin-cc1 -m64 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables -fstack-clash-protection -fcf-protection -fexceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wno-builtin-macro-redefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer -funwind-tables -fasynchronous-unwind-tables' -DCMAKE_COMPILE_DEFINITIONS='_GNU_SOURCE' -DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld -fexceptions -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections -Wno-builtin-macro-redefined -rdynamic' -DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS='-Wl,-z,relro -Wl,-z,now -specs=/usr/lib/rpm/redhat/redhat-hardened-ld'
Default Directories:
User Configurations ________________________________________ : /etc/netdata
Stock Configurations _______________________________________ : /usr/lib/netdata/conf.d
Stock Data Files ___________________________________________ : /usr/share/netdata
Ephemeral Databases (metrics data, metadata) _______________ : /var/cache/netdata
Permanent Databases ________________________________________ : /var/lib/netdata
Plugins ____________________________________________________ : /usr/libexec/netdata/plugins.d
Static Web Files ___________________________________________ : /usr/share/netdata/web
Log Files __________________________________________________ : /var/log/netdata
Lock Files _________________________________________________ : /var/lib/netdata/lock
Home _______________________________________________________ : /var/lib/netdata
Operating System:
Kernel _____________________________________________________ : Linux
Kernel Version _____________________________________________ : 4.18.0-553.162.1.el8.x86_64
Operating System ___________________________________________ : CentOS Stream
Operating System ID ________________________________________ : centos
Operating System ID Like ___________________________________ : rhel fedora
Operating System Version ___________________________________ : 8
Operating System Version ID ________________________________ : 8
Detection __________________________________________________ : /etc/os-release
Hardware:
CPU Cores __________________________________________________ : 48
CPU Frequency ______________________________________________ : 3600000000
RAM Bytes __________________________________________________ : 100424531968
Disk Capacity ______________________________________________ : 31726263582720
CPU Architecture ___________________________________________ : x86_64
Virtualization Technology __________________________________ : none
Virtualization Detection ___________________________________ : systemd-detect-virt
Container:
Container __________________________________________________ : none
Container Detection ________________________________________ : systemd-detect-virt
Container Orchestrator _____________________________________ : none
Container Operating System _________________________________ : none
Container Operating System ID ______________________________ : none
Container Operating System ID Like _________________________ : none
Container Operating System Version _________________________ : none
Container Operating System Version ID ______________________ : none
Container Operating System Detection _______________________ : none
Features:
Built For __________________________________________________ : Linux
Netdata Cloud ______________________________________________ : YES
Health (trigger alerts and send notifications) _____________ : YES
Streaming (stream metrics to parent Netdata servers) _______ : YES
Back-filling (of higher database tiers) ____________________ : YES
Replication (fill the gaps of parent Netdata servers) ______ : YES
Streaming and Replication Compression ______________________ : YES (zstd lz4 gzip)
Contexts (index all active and archived metrics) ___________ : YES
Tiering (multiple dbs with different metrics resolution) ___ : YES (5)
Machine Learning ___________________________________________ : NO
Memory Allocator ___________________________________________ : system
Database Engines:
sqlite _____________________________________________________ : 3.53.3
dbengine (compression) _____________________________________ : YES (zstd lz4)
alloc ______________________________________________________ : YES
ram ________________________________________________________ : YES
none _______________________________________________________ : YES
Connectivity Capabilities:
ACLK (Agent-Cloud Link: MQTT over WebSockets over TLS) _____ : YES
static (Netdata internal web server) _______________________ : YES
WebRTC (experimental) ______________________________________ : NO
Native HTTPS (TLS Support) _________________________________ : YES
TLS Host Verification ______________________________________ : YES
Libraries:
LZ4 (extremely fast lossless compression algorithm) ________ : YES
ZSTD (fast, lossless compression algorithm) ________________ : YES
zlib (lossless data-compression library) ___________________ : YES
Brotli (generic-purpose lossless compression algorithm) ____ : NO
protobuf (platform-neutral data serialization protocol) ____ : YES (system)
OpenSSL (cryptography) _____________________________________ : YES
libdatachannel (stand-alone WebRTC data channels) __________ : NO
JSON-C (lightweight JSON manipulation) _____________________ : YES
libcap (Linux capabilities system operations) ______________ : YES
libcrypto (cryptographic functions) ________________________ : YES
libyaml (library for parsing and emitting YAML) ____________ : YES
libmnl (library for working with netfilter) ________________ : YES
stacktraces (library for getting stack traces) _____________ : libbacktrace (mmap, threads, data)
Plugins:
apps (monitor processes) ___________________________________ : YES
cgroups (monitor containers and VMs) _______________________ : YES
cgroup-network (associate interfaces to CGROUPS) ___________ : YES
proc (monitor Linux systems) _______________________________ : YES
tc (monitor Linux network QoS) _____________________________ : YES
diskspace (monitor Linux mount points) _____________________ : YES
freebsd (monitor FreeBSD systems) __________________________ : NO
macos (monitor MacOS systems) ______________________________ : NO
macos-logs (monitor macOS unified logs) ____________________ : NO
windows (monitor Windows systems) __________________________ : NO
statsd (collect custom application metrics) ________________ : YES
timex (check system clock synchronization) _________________ : YES
idlejitter (check system latency and jitter) _______________ : YES
bash (support shell data collection jobs - charts.d) _______ : YES
debugfs (kernel debugging metrics) _________________________ : YES
cups (monitor printers and print jobs) _____________________ : NO
ebpf (monitor system calls) ________________________________ : YES
freeipmi (monitor enterprise server H/W) ___________________ : NO
network-viewer (monitor TCP/UDP IPv4/6 sockets) ____________ : YES
systemd-journal (monitor journal logs) _____________________ : YES
windows-events (monitor Windows events) ____________________ : NO
nfacct (gather netfilter accounting) _______________________ : NO
perf (collect kernel performance events) ___________________ : YES
slabinfo (monitor kernel object caching) ___________________ : YES
Xen ________________________________________________________ : NO
Xen VBD Error Tracking _____________________________________ : NO
Exporters:
AWS Kinesis ________________________________________________ : NO
GCP PubSub _________________________________________________ : NO
MongoDB ____________________________________________________ : NO
Prometheus (OpenMetrics) Exporter __________________________ : YES
Prometheus Remote Write ____________________________________ : YES
Graphite ___________________________________________________ : YES
Graphite HTTP / HTTPS ______________________________________ : YES
JSON _______________________________________________________ : YES
JSON HTTP / HTTPS __________________________________________ : YES
OpenTSDB ___________________________________________________ : YES
OpenTSDB HTTP / HTTPS ______________________________________ : YES
All Metrics API ____________________________________________ : YES
Shell (use metrics in shell scripts) _______________________ : YES
Debug/Developer Features:
Trace All Netdata Allocations (with charts) ________________ : NO
Developer Mode (more runtime checks, slower) _______________ : NO
Runtime Information:
Profile ____________________________________________________ : standalone
Stream Parent (accept data from Children) __________________ : NO
Stream Child (send data to a Parent) _______________________ : NO
Total System Memory ________________________________________ : 100424531968
Available System Memory ____________________________________ : 88222896128
Additional info
Metrics, expected but missed
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_prometheus_frr_data_collection_status",dimension="success",family="go.d"}
netdata_netdata_plugin_data_collection_status_status_average{chart="netdata.go_d_prometheus_frr_data_collection_status",dimension="failed",family="go.d"}
Source: netdata/netdata