[nws-changes] 20100706: Test of AWIPS NCF backup servers-Fwd: AWIPS SBN/NOAAPORT DATA FEED SWITCH]

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20100706: Test of AWIPS NCF backup servers-Fwd: AWIPS SBN/NOAAPORT DATA FEED SWITCH]
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 07:37:51 -0600

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NOXX10 KWBC  070118
DATA MGT MESSAGE 07-10.01

TO  NOAAPORT USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT  AWIPS SBN/NOAAPORT DATA FEED SWITCH

EFFECTIVE DATE  WEDNESDAY JULY 7 AT 1515Z


*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 WEDNESDAY, 07 JULY AT 1515 UTC.  *

*OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED BACK TO THE PRIMARY *

*NCF ON THURSDAY, 08 JULY AT 1515 UTC.  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 WILL BE REPOINTED *

*TO THE BNCF.   THE SWITCH TO THE BNCF WILL BEGIN *

*AT 1515 UTC AND WILL TAKE ABOUT 30 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 30 MINUTES DURING WHICH DATA *

*WILL BE QUEUED.   QUEUED DATA WILL BE SENT WHEN *

*THE REPOINTING IS COMPLETE.*

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