NOXX10KWBC 251310
DATA MGT MESSAGE 04-06.12
TO ALL NOAAPORT USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT PARTIAL OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK
CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ BACKUP SERVERS
EFFECTIVE DATE TUESDAY MAY 2 2006
FROM 1315 UTC TO 1715 UTC
THE PARTIAL OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK
CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ BACKUP SERVERS SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY 26 APRIL
HAS BEEN POSTPONED AND RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY 02 MAY.
OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED FROM THE PRIMARY AWIPS
NCF /ANCF/ AT SILVER SPRING, MD TO THE BACKUP NCF /BNCF/
AT FAIRMONT WV. THE TEST IS NOW SCHEDULED FOR
TUESDAY 02 MAY FROM 1315 UTC TO 1715 UTC. THE TEST WILL
NOT BE DONE ON A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY 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 1315 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.
REPOINTING OF OPERATIONS BACK TO THE ANCF 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 TECH CONTROL
AT 301-713-0902.
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
NOTICES WEB PAGE UNDER DM 04-06.12. 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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