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NOXX10 KWBC 161327
DATA MGT MESSAGE 03-10.02
* TO NOAAPORT USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ ACTIVATION *
*EFFECTIVE DATE 1515 UTC ON TUESDAY MARCH 16*
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THERE WILL BE AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS *
*NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) BACKUP SERVERS. *
*NCF SERVER OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED FROM THE *
*PRIMARY AWIPS NCF (ANCF) IN SILVER SPRING, MD TO THE *
*BACKUP NCF (BNCF) AT FAIRMONT, WV. THE SWITCH IS *
*SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, 16 MARCH AT 1515 UTC. *
*OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED BACK TO THE PRIMARY *
*NCF ON THURSDAY, 18 MARCH AT 1415 UTC. THE SWITCH *
*WILL NOT BE DONE ON A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY, OR *
*IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES *
*WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT.
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ALL ANCF MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE REPOINTED *
*TO THE BNCF. THE SWITCH TO THE BNCF 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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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.
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*NCF
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*THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE DATA MANAGEMENT
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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