20021101: test 11/05-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF (fwd)

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• Subject: 20021101: test 11/05-ADMIN NOTICE NOUS72 KNCF (fwd)
• From: Linda Miller <lmiller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
• Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2002 10:42:41 -0700

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NOUS72 KNCF 011739
ADMNCF
PLEASE PASS TO MIC/HIC, ESA, ITO, AND SOO
THERE WILL BE AN OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE
AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY (NCF) BACKUP
CAPABILITY.  OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED FROM
THE PRIMARY AWIPS NCF (ANCF) AT SILVER SPRING, MD
TO THE BACKUP NCF (BNCF) AT FAIRMONT, WV.
THE TEST IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5
STARTING AT 2215 UTC TO WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6
AT 0615 UTC.  IF A SECOND TEST IS REQUIRED, IT WILL
BE WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 6 STARTING AT 2215 UTC
TO THURSDAY NOVEMBER 7 AT 0615 UTC.  TESTS WILL
NOT BE DONE 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 2215 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.
.
ONCE ACTIVATED, THE BNCF WILL HANDLE
ALL OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONS OF THE
AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY
UNTIL OPERATIONS ARE SWITCHED BACK TO
THE ANCF AT 0615 UTC.  PHONE CALLS TO THE
NCF (301-713-9344) WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
FORWARDED TO THE BNCF.
.
DURING THIS TEST PLEASE LIMIT CALLS TO
THOSE PROBLEMS REQUIRING IMMEDIATE
ATTENTION.
.
DUE TO LIMITED CAPABILITIES OF THE PHONE
SWITCH AT THE BNCF, YOU MAY REACH A VOICE
MESSAGE ADVISING YOU TO LEAVE A BRIEF
MESSAGE OR TO CALL AGAIN.  VOICE MESSAGES
WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED AND IF PROBLEMS
DEVELOP, CALLS WILL BE REFERRED TO THE NCF
FOR A RESPONSE.
.
REPOINTING OF OPERATIONS 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.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT
DATA MANAGEMENT AT 301-713-0864 EXT 146 FOR
FRED BRANSKI, EXT121 FOR JULIE HAYES, OR
EXT 139 FOR WALTER SMITH.
.
NCF/KJ


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