NOXX10KWBC 301252
DATA MGT MESSAGE 08-02.10
ATTN USERS OF PRODUCTS OR SERVICES
FROM THE NWS TELECOMMUNICATION GATEWAY OR RTH
WASHINGTON
SUBJECT BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY OPERATIONAL TEST
THERE WILL BE AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK
CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ BACKUP CAPABILITY. OPERATIONS WILL
BE SWITCHED FROM THE PRIMARY AWIPS NCF /ANCF/ AT SILVER
SPRING... MD TO THE BACKUP NCF /BNCF/ AT FAIRMONT... WV. TWO
TESTS ON SUCCESSIVE EVENINGS ARE PLANNED WITH A POSSIBLE
THIRD IF NEEDED. THE FIRST TEST IS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY...
04 SEPTEMBER 2215 UTC TO THURSDAY... SEPTEMBER 0615 UTC. THE
SECOND TEST IS SCHEDULED FOR THURSDAY... 05 SEPTEMBER 2215 UTC
TO FRIDAY 06 SEPTEMBER 0615 UTC. IF NEEDED A THIRD TEST WILL
BE DONE ON FRIDAY EVENING... 06 SEPTEMBER FOR THE SAME TIME
PERIOD. TESTS WILL NOT BE DONE ON CRITICAL WEATHER DAYS OR
IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES
WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT.
ALL ANCF MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE REPOINTED TO THE BNCF.
THE SWITCH TO THE BNCF WILL BEGIN AT 2215 UTC AND WILL TAKE
ABOUT 20 MINUTES. DATA WILL QUEUE WHILE THE SWITCH IS IN
PROGRESS AND WILL BE SENT ONCE THE SWITCH IS COMPLETE. THIS
WILL AFFECT DATA ORIGINATING AT NWS FIELD OFFICES AND
NATIONAL CENTERS ON THE AWIPS NETWORK INCLUDING RADAR
DATA.
ONCE ACTIVATED... THE BNCF WILL HANDLE ALL OPERATIONAL
FUNCTIONS OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY UNTIL
OPERATIONS ARE SWITCHED BACK TO THE ANCF AT 0615 UTC.
PHONE CALLS TO THE NCF /301-713-9344/ WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
FORWARDED TO THE BNCF.
DURING THIS TEST PLEASE LIMIT CALLS TO THOSE PROBLEMS
REQUIRING IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
DUE TO LIMITED CAPABILITIES OF PHONE SWITCH AT THE BNCF... YOU
MAY REACH A VOICE MESSAGE ADVISING YOU TO LEAVE A BRIEF
MESSAGE OR TO CALL AGAIN. VOICE MESSAGES WILL BE CLOSELY
MONITORED AND IF PROBLEMS DEVELOP... CALLS WILL BE REROUTED
TO THE NCF.
REPOINTING OF OPERATIONS TO THE ACF WILL ALSO TAKE ABOUT 20
MINUTES DURING WHICH DATA WILL BE QUEUED. QUEUED DATA
WILL BE SENT WHEN THE REPOINTING IS COMPLETE.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS... PLEASE CONTACT DATA
MANAGEMENT AT 301-713-0864 EXT 146 FOR FRED BRANSKI... EXT 120
FOR JULIE HAYES OR EXT 139 FOR WALTER SMITH.
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA
MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE THE URL IS LISTED
BELOW
HTTP/COLON///WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML
DATA MANAGEMENT TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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