-------- Original Message --------
All,
The Subject (See Below) should have been Operational Test of the AWIPS
Network Control Facility (NCF) Backup Servers.
My apologies.
Thank you.
Julie
On 1/20/2012 6:19 AM, Julie Hayes wrote:
NOXX10 KWBC 201119
DATA MGT MESSAGE 01-12.02
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, JANUARY 23 AND THE SWITCH
WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:
1415 MONDAY 1/23 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF
1515 MONDAY 1/23 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF
1615 MONDAY 1/23 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF
1415 THURSDAY 1/26 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF
1515 THURSDAY 1/26 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF
1615 THURSDAY 1/26 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
THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA MANAGEMENT
CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.
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TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
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