Subject: Administrative: Notification of Planned ESPC/CIP Quarterly This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------050106040501060204070303 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Topic: *Notification of Planned ESPC/CIP Quarterly Exercise with Failover to the CIP *Date/Time Issued:* July 14, 2015: 1530Z *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* August 12, 2015: 8:30 am EDT/ 12:30Z * backup date: * August 13, 2015: 8:30 am EDT/ 12:30Z *Date/Time of Expected End*: August 12 2015: 3:30 pm EDT/ 19:30Z *Length of Event:* ~ 7 hrs *Product(s) or Data Impacted*: All ESPC products will be affected *Details/Specifics of Change:* As a follow-up to the ESPC CIP Contingency Exercise, ESPC plans to failover to the ESPC/Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site at Wallops Island, Va on August 12, 2015, with a backup date of August 13, 2015. The purpose of the exercise is to validate the ability for ESPC to failover the operational network at NSOF to the ESPC/CIP and to switchback the ESPC network back to the NSOF facility after an approximately seven (7) hour duration. This test should be transparent to ESPC users, with the exception of pre-determined non-critical/non-funded products being unavailable during the test. See the link below for products available at the CIP and those products that will be unavailable during the exercise. The ESPC/CIP Contingency Exercise will begin on August 12, 2015 at 8:30am EDT/ 12:30 UTC and products should begin distributing from the ESPC/CIP facility No later than 9:30 am EDT/ 13:30 UTC. The CIP site, at Wallops Island, VA will be the operational ESPC system for a total of seven (7) hours. *Network Failover to ESPC/CIP: < 1 hour ** ** Product Distribution/Network Sustainability: 5 hours ** ** Network switchback to ESPC/NSOF: < 1 hour ** *** Should a Critical Weather Day be issued, or issues arise with the Failover on August 12, 2015, the ESPC/CIP Contingency Exercise will retest on August 13, at 8:30 am EDT/ 12:30 UTC and products should begin distributing from the CIP system by 9:30 am EDT/ 13:30 UTC. The CIP site, at Wallops Island, VA will be the operational ESPC system for a total of seven (7) hours. *Network Failover to ESPC/CIP: < 1 hour ** ** Product Distribution/Network Sustainability: 5 hours ** ** Network switchback to ESPC/NSOF: < 1 hour ** * During the Failover Test, normal problem reporting will be performed utilizing the ESPC Help Desk, at 301-817-3880 *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov at 301-817-3880 Detailed information on ESPC/CIP products can be found at the following web: 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 make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request. --------------050106040501060204070303 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Topic: Notification of Planned ESPC/CIP Quarterly Exercise with Failover to the CIP

Date/Time Issued: July 14, 2015: 1530Z

Date/Time of Initial Impact:     August 12, 2015: 8:30 am EDT/ 12:30Z
                         backup date:    August 13, 2015: 8:30 am EDT/ 12:30Z

Date/Time of Expected End: August 12 2015: 3:30 pm EDT/ 19:30Z

Length of Event: ~ 7 hrs

Product(s) or Data Impacted: All ESPC products will be affected

Details/Specifics of Change: As a follow-up to the ESPC CIP Contingency Exercise, ESPC plans to failover to the ESPC/Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site at Wallops Island, Va on August 12, 2015, with a backup date of August 13, 2015.

The purpose of the exercise is to validate the ability for ESPC to failover the operational network at NSOF to the ESPC/CIP and to switchback the ESPC network back to the NSOF facility after an approximately seven (7) hour duration. This test should be transparent to ESPC users, with the exception of pre-determined non-critical/non-funded products being unavailable during the test.

See the link below for products available at the CIP and those products that will be unavailable during the exercise.

The ESPC/CIP Contingency Exercise will begin on August 12, 2015 at 8:30am EDT/ 12:30 UTC and products should begin distributing from the ESPC/CIP facility No later than 9:30 am EDT/ 13:30 UTC.

The CIP site, at Wallops Island, VA will be the operational ESPC system for a total of seven (7) hours.

Network Failover to ESPC/CIP: < 1 hour
Product Distribution/Network Sustainability: 5 hours
Network switchback to ESPC/NSOF: < 1 hour

Should a Critical Weather Day be issued, or issues arise with the Failover on August 12, 2015, the ESPC/CIP Contingency Exercise will
retest on August 13, at 8:30 am EDT/ 12:30 UTC and products should begin distributing from the CIP system by 9:30 am EDT/ 13:30 UTC.

The CIP site, at Wallops Island, VA will be the operational ESPC system for a total of seven (7) hours.

Network Failover to ESPC/CIP: < 1 hour
Product Distribution/Network Sustainability: 5 hours
Network switchback to ESPC/NSOF: < 1 hour

During the Failover Test, normal problem reporting will be performed utilizing the ESPC Help Desk, at 301-817-3880

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

Detailed information on ESPC/CIP products can be found at the following web:
            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 make take up to two business days to process your unsubscribe request.

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