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-------- Original Message -------- Subject: ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:12:04 -0600 From: Unidata Local Data Manager <ldm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: ldmnotices@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 242 NOUS72 KNCF 131410 ADMNCF . 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 MONDAY, APRIL 16 AND THE SWITCH WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS: . 1315 MONDAY 4/16 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF 1415 MONDAY 4/16 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF 1515 MONDAY 4/16 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF . 1315 THURSDAY 4/19 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF 1415 THURSDAY 4/19 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF 1515 THURSDAY 4/19 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
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