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[LDM #XOO-640616]: ldmd.conf primary/alt config

Brendon,

> I'm upgrading from 6.2 to 6.6.5 (finally!)  and had a question regarding
> primary/alternate feeds.  We have our own Noaaport system which means we
> can grab as much NNEXRAD data as we can eat without worrying too much
> about bandwidth.  I would like to list idd.cise-nsf.gov as an alternate,
> but only for critical products.  But according to LDM documentation,
> writing ldmd.conf as
> 
> request NNEXRAD       ".*"    noaaport.plymouth.edu
> request       NNEXRAD "/p(N0R|N0Z|N1P|NTP|N0V|NVW)..."        idd.cise-nsf.gov
> 
> is a no-no because the patterns do not match.  Is this a situation where
> I'm better off just leaving the idd.cise-nsf.gov commented out and only
> activating it by hand, or is there another solution?

You should do what we do here: get NNEXRAD data-products from both
a local NOAAPORT receiver and from another site:

> request NNEXRAD       ".*"    noaaport.plymouth.edu
> request NNEXRAD       ".*"    idd.cise-nsf.gov

Traffic on the connection with idd.cise-nsf.gov should be
negligible.

> Thanks,
> Brendon
> --
> Brendon Hoch
> Technology Manager
> Judd Gregg Meteorology Institute
> MSC 48, Boyd Hall 321A
> Plymouth State University
> Plymouth, NH 03264
> (603)535-2818 Fax: (603)535-2723
> http://vortex.plymouth.edu/~bhoch
Regards,
Steve Emmerson

Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: XOO-640616
Department: Support LDM
Priority: Normal
Status: Closed