[nws-changes] 20090316: test of AWIPS NCF backup servers: ADMIN NOTICE TEST NOUS72 KNCF]

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NOUS72 KNCF 161930
ADMNCF
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PLEASE PASS TO THE MIC/HIC, SOO, ESA, ITO AND AFP:
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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,17 MARCH AT 1615 UTC.
OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED BACK TO THE PRIMARY
NCF ON THURSDAY, 19 MARCH AT 1615 UTC. THE SWITCH
WILL NOT BE DONE ON A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY, OR
IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES
WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT.
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ALL ANCF MESSAGE DISTRIBUTION WILL BE REPOINTED
TO THE BNCF.   THE SWITCH TO THE BNCF WILL BEGIN
AT 1615 UTC AND 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.
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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.
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NCF




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