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NOXX10 KWBC 151103
DATA MGT MESSAGE 07-11.02
TO NOAAPORT USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT AWIPS SBN/NOAAPORT DATA FEED SWITCH
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 MONDAY JULY 18 AND THE SWITCH
WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS
1315 MONDAY 7/18 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF
1415 MONDAY 7/18 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF
1515 MONDAY 7/18 DSUPS SWITCHED TO BNCF
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1315 THURSDAY 7/21 DSUPS SWITCHED TO ANCF
1415 THURSDAY 7/21 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF
1515 THURSDAY 7/21 SBN SWITCHED TO ANCF
THE SWITCH WILL NOT BE DONE ON A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY
OR IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES
WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT.
ALL ANCF MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION /MHS/ WILL BE REPOINTED
TO THE BNCF. THE SWITCH 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.
NCF
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