[nws-changes] 20100303: network backup

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NOXX10 KWBC  031957
DATA MGT MESSAGE 03-10.01
TO NOAAPORT USERS 


FROM         RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT BACKUP NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ ACTIVATION 
EFFECTIVE DATE 1515 UTC ON MONDAY MARCH 15


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 MONDAY, 15 MARCH AT 1515 UTC. 
OPERATIONS WILL BE SWITCHED BACK TO THE PRIMARY

NCF ON THURSDAY, 18 MARCH AT 1415 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.


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CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL IS LISTED BELOW.

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