[nws-changes] 20090313: BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY ACTIVATION EFFECTIVE, MARCH 17 2009]

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20090313: BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY ACTIVATION EFFECTIVE, MARCH 17 2009]
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 07:16:00 -0600

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NOXX10 KWBC 131214
DATA MANAGEMENT NOTICE 03-09.02

TO:   GTS USERS...FAMILY OF SERVICES /FOS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
        NOAA WEATHER WIRE SERVICE /NWWS/ SUBSCRIBERS...
        EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK
        /EMWIN/ SUBSCRIBERS... NOAAPORT SUBSCRIBERS...OTHER
        NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ PARTNERS AND OTHER
        USERS...NWS EMPLOYEES

FROM:      RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT: AMENDED:  BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY
                  ACTIVATION  EFFECTIVE MARCH 17 2009

REF TO:    DATA MGT MESSAGE 03-09.01 TRANSMITTED
                  ON MARCH 12  2009

THIS DM NOTICE HAS BEEN AMENDED TO REFLECT A CHANGE IN THE
EFFECTIVE DATE.

THIS BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY ACTIVATION HAS BEEN
RESCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY MARCH 17  2009.

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.
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.

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.

THIS AND OTHER NWS DATA MANAGEMENT NOTICES ARE AVAILABLE
ONLINE AT /USE LOWER CASE LETTERS/

 HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/NOTIF.HTM

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