[nws-changes] 20120906: Fwd: DATA MANAGEMENT NOTICE DM09-12-01 OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) BACKUP SERVERS

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• Subject: [nws-changes] 20120906: Fwd: DATA MANAGEMENT NOTICE DM09-12-01 OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) BACKUP SERVERS
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2012 07:45:41 -0600

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NOXX10 KWBC 061316
DATA MGT MESSAGE 09-12.01

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

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT  OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS  NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) BACKUP 
SERVERS

EFFECTIVE 11 SEPTEMBER 2012 1315Z

*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 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE SWITCH *

*WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:*

*
*

*1315 TUESDAY 9/11 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF*

*1415 TUESDAY 9/11 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF*

*1515 TUESDAY 9/11 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF*

*
*

*1415 WEDNESDAY 9/12 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF*

*1515 WEDNESDAY 9/12 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF*

*1615 WEDNESDAY 9/12 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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