Subject: Administrative, Reminder: SATEPSDIST User Re-Validation,
Topic: ACTION REQUIRED - SATEPSDIST User Re-Validation

Date/Time Issued: June 14, 2013 1735 UTC

Product(s) or Data Impacted: This impacts all users who access
SATEPSDIST1-7

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 14, 2013 1215 UTC

Date/Time of Expected End: June 16, 2013 2359 UTC

Details/Specifics of Change: ACTION REQUIRED!

This is a reminder about our on-going User Re-Validation of our
SATEPSDIST servers. These are the NESDIS servers for McIDAS and some
non-McIDAS files (primarily GOES products).

If you would like continued access to there servers, and haven't
already
responded, please reply ASAP to nesdis.data.access@noaa.gov and let us
know when you will be able to complete the re-validation form.

ESPC will be retiring the SATEPSDIST servers this fall. This includes:
SATEPSDIST1 – GOES Product Server
SATEPSDIST2 – GOES-East McIDAS Server
SATEPSDIST3 – GOES-West McIDAS Server
SATEPSDIST4 – Polar Data Server
SATEPSDIST5 – Model Data Server
SATEPSDIST6 – MeteoSat McIDAS Server
SATEPSDIST7 – MTSAT McIDAS Server

They will be replaced with new GEODist servers for McIDAS access. All
non-McIDAS product access will be moved to the Data Distribution Server
(DDS). As part of this effort, all SATEPSDIST users must complete
a User
Re-Validation using Data Access Request (DAR) form and return it to
nesdis.data.access@noaa.gov by COB Monday, June 16, 2013.

Please complete for form fully, including a signature. Ensure you
include justification for real-time data access. When you return the
form, please title your email “SATEPSDIST User Re-Validation”.

On the DDS, users are provided access only to the data they are
approved
to receive. Similarly, on the new GEODist servers, access controls will
be added for McIDAS ADDE access. It is very important that you
carefully
list all the datasets that you need operationally. If you are a model
data user, please also include the range of forecast hours you require
(e.g. gfs.tHHz.pgrb2fHH data out to 48 hours). Due to ever increasing
data distribution requirements, datasets without operational users may
be removed.

This change coincides with the ESPC migration to new GEOProd product
processing servers. The plan is for data to be available on the DDS and
new GEODist servers 30 days prior to making the GEOProd and GEODist
servers operational. The SATEPDist servers will be kept running for two
weeks after the operational change-over date. The exact dates will be
announced as they are known.

Contact Information for Further Information:
Nesdis.Data.Access@noaa.gov

Web Site(s) for applicable information: Policy on Access and
Distribution of Environmental Satellite Data and Products:
http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Organization/About/access.html A copy of the
DAR form is found at this site.

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