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NOXX10 KWBC 061316
DATA MGT MESSAGE 09-12.01
TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) BACKUP
SERVERS
EFFECTIVE 11 SEPTEMBER 2012 1315Z
*PLEASE PASS TO THE MIC/HIC, SOO, ESA, ITO AND AFP:*
*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, SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE SWITCH *
*WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:*
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*1315 TUESDAY 9/11 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*1415 TUESDAY 9/11 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*1515 TUESDAY 9/11 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF*
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*1415 WEDNESDAY 9/12 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF*
*1515 WEDNESDAY 9/12 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF*
*1615 WEDNESDAY 9/12 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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