DM10-12.02 OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL FACILITY /NCF/ BACKUP SERVERS.
Effective: 2012/10/16 1315 UTC

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NOXX10 KWBC 121447
DATA MGT MESSAGE 10-12.02

TO AWIPS/NOAAPORT USERS.. FAMILY OF SERVICES/FOS/SUBSCRIBERS...
EMERGENCY MANAGERS WEATHER INFORMATION NETWORK /EMWIN/
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE /NWS/ CUSTOMERS... WAFS USERS...
GTS USERS... NWS FAX CHART USERS

FROM  RTH WASHINGTON DATA MANAGEMENT

SUBJECT OPERATIONAL TEST OF THE AWIPS NETWORK CONTROL
FACILITY /NCF/ BACKUP SERVERS. 

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 /BNC/ AT FAIRMONT   WV.   THE SWITCH IS
SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY   OCTOBER 16 AND THE SWITCH
WILL TAKE PLACE AS FOLLOWS

1315 TUESDAY 10/16 SBN SWITCHED TO BNCF
1415 TUESDAY 10/16 MHS SWITCHED TO BNCF
1515 TUESDAY 10/16 DSUP SWITCHED TO BNCF

1415 WEDNESDAY 10/17 DSUP SWITCHED TO ANCF
1515 WEDNESDAY 10/17 MHS SWITCHED TO ANCF
1615 WEDNESDAY 10/17 SBN SWITCHED TO ANCF

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 /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.
 
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.

NCF

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