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April 9, 2026

Troubleshooting Tip: How to fix the repeated error 'PH_PERFMON_SVN_GET_DISCOV_TIME_FAILED' for phPerfMonitor process in logs

  • April 9, 2026
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Description The article provides steps to fix the repeated 'PH_PERFMON_SVN_GET_DISCOV_TIME_FAILED' error in phPerfMonitor logs. 
Scope FortiSIEM.
Solution

Problem:

There are repeated errors noticed in the log file /opt/phoenix/log/phoenix.log:

 

2026-04-08T15:26:54.690266+01:00 test-supervisor phPerfMonitor[511818]: [PH_PERFMON_SVN_GET_DISCOV_TIME_FAILED]:[eventSeverity]=PHL_ERROR,[procName]=phPerfMonitor,[fileName]=phSvnUpdate.cpp,[lineNumber]=1303,[errReason]=Could not find attr discoverTime in file,[phLogDetail]=Failed to get discover time.

 

Verify using the command:

 

tail -f /opt/phoenix/log/phoenix.log | grep PH_PERFMON_SVN_GET_DISCOV_TIME_FAILED

 

Cause.

Presence of .err svn files in /opt/phoenix/cache/parser/events/svn or /opt/phoenix/cache/parser/uploads/svn directories.

 

Solution:

  1. Remove .err files:


rm -rf /opt/phoenix/cache/parser/*/svn/*.err

  1. Restart phPerfMonitor:

     

killall -9 phPerfMonitor