Subject: Administrative: Update #6 Reminder Notification of MPLS This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_pYOOLpDMmTYHg3LnYwaNQg) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT **Update #6: ******The MPLS failover will be Wednesday, April 19, 2017. Travel and pre-testing for failover will be on the 18th of April. Backup date (If Critical Weather is issued) will be April 20, 2017, and if critical weather is extended, it will be April 26, 2017. Also, PDA will not be affected and will be able to continue to flow JPSS/NDE products. ** Update #5: * *Due to the threat of severe weather in the Central U.S., the MPLS failover has been postponed and is now scheduled to occur Tuesday, April 18 – Thursday, April 20, 2017.** * Update #4: * Due to the threat of severe weather in the Central U.S., the MPLS failover has been postponed and is now scheduled to occur Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2017.* Reminder #3: *The MPLS failover has been changed to Tuesday, March 28 - Thursday 30, 2017 and the backup dates are Tuesday, April 4 - Thursday, April 6, 2017 to conduct a MPLS failover (Server(s) Maintenance). Also, PDA will not be affected and will be able to continue to flow JPSS/NDE products. *U*pdate #3: **MPLS Failover Operations (NSOF) will be in ConferenceRoom 5004 - Phone Number 1.800.475.0523 - Participant Code 15085. Personnel in building are welcome to come to the conference room. *Reminder #2* The MPLS failover has been changed to Tuesday, March 28 – Thursday, March 30, 2017 and the backup dates are Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2017 to conduct a MPLS failover (Server(s) Maintenance). Also, PDA will not be affected and will be able to continue to flow JPSS/NDE products. *(Correction)***Product(s) or Data Impacted: ** Update #2: **MPLS Failover start of time has changed. It will start at 1150Z on March 29 of 2017, instead of 1231Z on March 29, 2017. **Reminder:** The MPLS failover has been changed to Tuesday, March 28 – Thursday, March 30, 2017 and the backup dates are Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2017 to conduct a MPLS failover (Server(s) Maintenance).* Topic:* **Notification of MPLS Failover *Date/Time Issued:* April 10, 2017 1922Z *Date/Time of Initial Impact: *March 29, 20171150Z *Date/Time of Expected End:*March 29, 20171600Z *Length of Outage: *Approx. 5.5 hours *Product(s) or Data Impacted: *ALL CIP Products except for the following: GOES-R. This data "WILL NOT" be available during the Failover. *Details/Specifics of Change: *The ESPC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site has been Activated early to avoid ramp up time for the products to reach optimum capability and to meet the Quarterly requirement to verify ESPC/CIP capabilities/functionality and preparation for the Failover on March 29, 2017. During this CIP Activation, our goal is for all users to test their connections within the scheduled time of the failover. Use the following number to call for validation: Details: MPLS Failover Operation Conference Room: 5004 Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM Call in: 1.800.475.0523 Leader: Paul Hagerty Participant Code: 15085 Schedule: MPLS will begin on March 29 or 30, 2017, 7:50 am EDT / 1150Z (Pending Critical Weather Issued) Priority 1 Products will meet their optimum capability 24 hours after activation. Priority 2 Products will meet their optimum capability 48 hours after activation. CIP Failover Testing will occur on March 29 or 30, 2017 at 7:50 am EDT / 1150Z (Pending Critical Weather Issued) The ESPC/CIP, in Wallops Island, will remain activated until March (day - TBA), 2017, 1800Z / 2:00 pm EDT, at which time the CIP will be deactivated. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 * Web Site(s) for applicable information:* http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html Detailed information on ESPC/CIP products can be found at the following location: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html This message was sent from ESPC.Notification@noaa.gov. You have been sent this and other notifications because you have opted in to receive it. If for any reason, you wish to unsubscribe, please contact ESPC Help Desk at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov or (301) 817-3880. Please note: it may take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --Boundary_(ID_pYOOLpDMmTYHg3LnYwaNQg) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Update #6:  The MPLS failover will be Wednesday, April 19, 2017.  Travel and pre-testing for failover will be on the 18th of April.  Backup date (If Critical Weather is issued)  will be April 20, 2017, and if critical weather is extended, it will be April  26, 2017.  Also, PDA will not be affected and will be able to continue to flow JPSS/NDE products.

Update #5:
 
Due to the threat of severe weather in the Central U.S., the MPLS failover has been postponed and is now scheduled to occur Tuesday, April 18 – Thursday, April 20, 2017.

Update #4:
 Due to the threat of severe weather in the Central U.S., the MPLS failover has been postponed and is now scheduled to occur Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2017.

Reminder #3:
The MPLS failover has been changed to Tuesday, March 28 - Thursday 30, 2017 and the backup dates are Tuesday, April 4 - Thursday, April 6, 2017 to conduct a MPLS failover (Server(s) Maintenance). Also, PDA will not be affected and will be able to continue to flow JPSS/NDE products.
 
Update #3: MPLS Failover Operations (NSOF) will be in Conference Room 5004  -  Phone Number 1.800.475.0523  -  Participant Code 15085.  Personnel in building are welcome to come to the conference room.

Reminder #2  The MPLS failover has been changed to Tuesday, March 28 – Thursday, March 30, 2017 and the backup dates are Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2017 to conduct a MPLS failover  (Server(s) Maintenance).  Also, PDA will not be affected and will be able to continue to flow JPSS/NDE products.
(Correction) Product(s) or Data Impacted:

Update #2:
MPLS Failover start of time has changed.  It will start at 1150Z on March 29 of 2017, instead of 1231Z on March 29, 2017.

Reminder: The MPLS failover has been changed to Tuesday, March 28 – Thursday, March 30, 2017 and the backup dates are Tuesday, April 4 – Thursday, April 6, 2017 to conduct a MPLS failover  (Server(s) Maintenance).

Topic:
Notification of MPLS Failover

Date/Time Issued:  April 10, 2017  1922Z

Date/Time of Initial Impact:  March 29, 2017  1150Z

Date/Time of Expected End:  March 29, 2017  1600Z

Length of Outage:  Approx.  5.5 hours

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  ALL CIP Products except for the following: GOES-R.  This data "WILL NOT" be available during the Failover.

Details/Specifics of Change:  The ESPC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site has been Activated early to avoid ramp up time for the products to reach optimum capability and to meet the Quarterly requirement to verify ESPC/CIP capabilities/functionality and preparation for the Failover on March 29, 2017.  During this CIP Activation, our goal is for all users to test their connections within the scheduled time of the failover.  Use the following number to call for validation: 

Details:
MPLS Failover Operation
Conference Room: 5004
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 7:30 AM – 5:00 PM
Call in: 1.800.475.0523
Leader:  Paul Hagerty
Participant Code:   15085

Schedule:
MPLS will begin on March 29 or 30, 2017, 7:50 am EDT / 1150Z (Pending Critical Weather Issued)
Priority 1 Products will meet their optimum capability 24 hours after activation.
Priority 2 Products will meet their optimum capability 48 hours after activation.
CIP Failover Testing will occur on March 29 or 30, 2017 at 7:50 am EDT / 1150Z (Pending Critical Weather Issued)
The ESPC/CIP, in Wallops Island, will remain activated until March (day - TBA), 2017, 1800Z / 2:00 pm EDT, at which time the CIP will be deactivated.

Contact Information for Further Information: ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880

Web Site(s) for applicable information:
  http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html

Detailed information on ESPC/CIP products can be found at the following location:
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html


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