[nws-changes] [20100513: Fwd: Data Management Notice No. DM05-10.04 Backup Network Control Facility Activation]

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NOXX10 KWBC  131248
DATA MGT MESSAGE 05-10.04

TO          NOAAPORT USERS

FROM        RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ ACTIVATION 
EFFECTIVE DATE 1515 UTC ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 19
.
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 WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY AT 1515 UTC. OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED BACK TO THE PRIMARY 
NCF ON THURSDAY, 20 MAY AT 1515 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 1515 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.
.
NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY

THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE DATA MANAGEMENT
NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.

HTTP/COLON///WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML

DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
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