19991215: Data Interruptions-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)

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• Subject: 19991215: Data Interruptions-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS40 KWBC (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1999 09:14:03 -0700

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NOUS40 KWBC 151540
FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1577         DECEMBER 15... 1999

ATTENTION    FAMILY OF SERVICES SUBSCRIBERS
              NOAAPORT USERS

REFERENCE    FOS/NOAAPORT NOTICE NO. 1576

THE FOLLOWING NOTICE WAS SENT OUT BY THE NETWORK
CONTROL FACILITY

NOUS72 KNCF ADMNCF

SUBJECT DATA INTERRUPTIONS DURING AWIPS NCF UPGRADE
THE NCF IS READY TO PROCEED WITH THE SCHEDULED UPGRADE OF
THE SBN UPLINK PACKAGE. THIS WILL REQUIRE TWO... SIMULTANEOUS
INTERRUPTIONS  OF ALL FOUR SBN CHANNELS.  THE FIRST
INTERRUPTION WILL OCCUR WHILE  PLACING THE UPLINK PACKAGE
ON A STAGING DATA SERVER AND THE SECOND WILL OCCUR WHEN
MOVING THE UPLINK PACKAGE BACK TO THE PRIMARY AND
SECONDARY SERVERS.  EACH INTERRUPTION WILL BE OF LESS
THAN 30 MINUTES DURATION... AND WILL OCCUR 1 TO 2 HOURS APART.
SATELLITE IMAGERY FOR THE DOWN PERIODS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE...
HOWEVER... ALL  DATA ON THE NWSTG CHANNEL WILL BE QUEUED FOR
TRANSMISSION WHEN SERVICE IS RESTORED. NO NWSTG DATA SHOULD
BE LOST.  NCF WILL SEND A FOLLOW UP MESSAGE WHEN WORK IS
COMPLETED.
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