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NOXX10 KWBC 091029
DATA MGT MESSAGE 08-12.02
TO NOAAPORT USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT *OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS **NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF)
BACKUP SERVERS**
*
*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, AUGUST 14 AND THE SWITCH *
*WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:*
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*1315 TUESDAY 8/14 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*1415 TUESDAY 8/14 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*1515 TUESDAY 8/14 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*
**1415 WEDNESDAY 8/15 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF*
*1515 WEDNESDAY 8/15 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF*
*1615 WEDNESDAY 8/15 SBN SWITCHED TO ANCF*
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*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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Julie L. Hayes
NOAA/National Weather Service
OPS31
Family of Services Program Manager
Silver Spring Metro Center 2 - Room 5322
1325 East West Highway
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910
Phone: 301-713-0864 x 120
Fax: 301-713-1409
Cell: 240-393-3339