NWSNET OUTAGE - FW IMPLEMENTATION RESCHEDULED

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• Subject: NWSNET OUTAGE - FW IMPLEMENTATION RESCHEDULED
• From: Julie Hayes <julie.hayes@xxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thursday, July 03, 2003 12:17 PM -0400

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NOXX10KWBC 031610
DATA MGT MESSAGE 07-03.02

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...NWS FTP USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT  NOXX10KWBC 031610
DATA MGT MESSAGE 07-03.02

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...NWS FTP USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT  NWSNET OUTAGE - FW IMPLEMENTATION RESCHEDULED

ON TUESDAY JULY 22... 2003 AT 6 00 AM EDT /10 00 UTC/ WE WILL
ADD A FW BETWEEN THE NOAA CAMPUS/INTERNET AND THE
NWSNET ROUTER /NWS WASHINGTON... DC/.  WE HAVE
SCHEDULED AN OUTAGE OF 2 HOURS SINCE COMPLETION OF
THIS PROCESS MAY TAKE AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME.  IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT SOME ACCESS WILL BE RESTORED IN A SHORTER
TIME PERIOD.

THE AFFECTED ROUTER CONNECTS THE NWS REGIONS TO THE
NOAA CAMPUS.  THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO THE REGIONS
ACROSS THE NWSNET CONNECTION DURING THIS TIME.  THIS
INCLUDES TRAFFIC SUCH AS EMAIL... RADAR LDM DATA... AND FTP
ACCESS TO MODEL DATA.

TOC SERVICES /E.G.... WEB AND FTP ACCESS/ TO THE NOAA
CAMPUS AND INTERNET WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS OUTAGE.

DATA FLOWING THROUGH THE TOC SECURE ROUTER SHOULD NOT BE
AFFECTED.  THIS INCLUDES DIRECT CONNECTIONS TO OUR SECURE
ROUTER... SUCH AS...

   NCEP
   DATMS-U
   GTS LINKS
   RADAR MULTICAST
   SAS CUSTOMERS

IF THE SCHEDULED DATE IS DESIGNATED A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY...
THE OUTAGE MAY BE POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY JULY 24 AT 6AM
EDT.  A DECISION WILL BE MADE MONDAY JULY 21... 2003.
RECIPIENTS OF THIS MESSAGE WILL BE NOTIFIED BY EMAIL OF
THE DECISION.

POC     JACKIE LORD

PHONE   301-713-1878 X 126

EMAIL   JACQUELINE.LORD/AT SYMBOL/NOAA.GOV

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