DM07-12.02 - Operational Test of AWIPS Network Control Facility (NCF) Backup Servers
Effective: 2012/07/16 UTC

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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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