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NOUS72 KNCF 151219
ADMNCF
PLEASE PASS TO THE MIC/HIC, SOO, ESA, ITO AND AWIPS FOCAL POINT:
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THE TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF)
BACKUP SERVERS IS SCHEDULED TO END AT 1515 UTC ON THURSDAY,
15 JUNE 2006. THE SERVER OPERATION WILL BE SWITCHED FROM THE
BACKUP NCF (BNCF) AT FAIRMONT, WV TO THE PRIMARY AWIPS NCF
(ANCF) AT SILVER SPRING, MD. THE TEST WILL NOT BE DONE ON A
CRITICAL WEATHER DAY, OR IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT
OPERATIONAL ISSUES WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT.
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ALL BNCF MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE REPOINTED TO THE ANCF.
THE SWITCH TO THE ANCF WILL BEGIN AT 1515 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.
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NCF/JES
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Linda Miller - lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Community Services, Unidata
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307-3000
303-497-8646 fax: 303-497-8690
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