Subject: Administrative: Update #1 Notification of ESPC/CIP This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------020104070107000400010404 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit *Update 1*: Clarification of impact *Topic: *Notification of ESPC/CIP Activation *Date/Time Issued*: November 16, 2015, 1959Z *Date/Time of Initial Impact*: November 12, 2015 1430Z *Date/Time of Expected End*: December 3, 2015 1900Z *Length of Outage: *This exercise will not affect normal ESPC data distribution except for the the day of the failover test. *Product(s) or Data Impacted*: ALL CIP Products (see URL below) *Details/Specifics of Change*: The ESPC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site will begin Activating the CIP to meet the Quarterly requirement to verify ESPC/CIP capabilities and functionality and preparation for the Failover on December 1st/2nd, 2015. During this CIP Activation, RSYNC processing, critical data availability and application processing will be validated for all CIP Applications. MOD CIP UEF updates and Monitoring will occur during this activation period. CIP Failover Testing will be performed on December 1st, with a backup date of December 2nd if circumstances require a delay. During the failover, data distribution from NSOF will be affected for the duration of the test. Additional information on the failover will be forthcoming. Schedule: Activation will begin on November 12th, 2015, 11:00 am EDT / 1500 UTC 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 December 1 2015 at 8:31 am EDT / 1231 UTC (with a December 2nd backup date) The ESPC/CIP, in Wallops Island, will remain activated until December 3, 2015, 1500 UTC / 11:00 am 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: Detailed information on ESPC/CIP products can be found at: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html --------------020104070107000400010404 Content-Type: text/html; charset=windows-1252 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Update 1: Clarification of impact

Topic: Notification of ESPC/CIP Activation

Date/Time Issued: November 16, 2015, 1959Z

Date/Time of Initial Impact: November 12, 2015 1430Z

Date/Time of Expected End: December 3, 2015 1900Z

Length of Outage: This exercise will not affect normal ESPC data distribution except for the the day of the failover test.

Product(s) or Data Impacted: ALL CIP Products (see URL below)

Details/Specifics of Change: The ESPC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) site will begin Activating the CIP to meet the Quarterly requirement to verify ESPC/CIP capabilities and functionality and preparation for the Failover on December 1st/2nd, 2015. During this CIP Activation, RSYNC processing, critical data availability and application processing will be validated for all CIP Applications. MOD CIP UEF updates and Monitoring will occur during this activation period. CIP Failover Testing will be performed on December 1st, with a backup date of December 2nd if circumstances require a delay. During the failover, data distribution from NSOF will be affected for the duration of the test. Additional information on the failover will be forthcoming.

Schedule:
Activation will begin on November 12th, 2015, 11:00 am EDT / 1500 UTC

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 December 1 2015 at 8:31 am EDT / 1231 UTC (with a December 2nd backup date)

The ESPC/CIP, in Wallops Island, will remain activated until December 3, 2015, 1500 UTC / 11:00 am 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: Detailed information on ESPC/CIP products can be found at: http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/cip.html

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