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**NOXX10 KWBC 131212
DATA MGT MESSAGE 07-12.02
TO NOAAPORT USERS
FROM RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT
SUBJECT Operational Test of the AWIPS Network Control Facility (NCF)
Backup Servers
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*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, JULY 16 AND THE SWITCH *
*WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS:*
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*1315 MONDAY 7/16 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*1415 MONDAY 7/16 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF*
*1515 MONDAY 7/16 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF*
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*1315 WEDNESDAY 7/18 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF*
*1415 WEDNESDAY 7/18 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF*
*1515 WEDNESDAY 7/18 SBN SWITCHED TO ANCF*
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*THE SWITCH WILL NOT BE DONE ON A CRITICAL WEATHER DAY, *
*OR IF THERE ARE OTHER SIGNIFICANT OPERATIONAL ISSUES *
*WARRANTING POSTPONEMENT. *
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*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.*
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*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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*POC
NCF
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THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THE NWS DATA
MANAGEMENT CHANGE NOTICES WEB PAGE. THE URL
IS LISTED BELOW.
HTTP/COLON///WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/DATAMGMT/NOTICES.SHTML
DATA MANAGEMENT
TELECOMMUNICATION OPERATIONS CENTER
RTH WASHINGTON SENDS
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