Subject: Administrative: Update #1 ESPC Firewall and Partner Zone This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_smZNYz1Khg3WIOY9kXRnHA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT *Update #1: *We have completed our network maintenance scheduled today on our primary and secondary NSOF firewalls and Partner Zone router. Traffic flow appears normal , however please send an internal notification to all system owners to test that operations have returned to normal.* Topic:* ESPC Firewall and Partner Zone Router Maintenance *Date/Time Issued*: May 05, 2016, 1545Z *Product(s) or Data Impacted:* All Pull and Push traffic from AWIPS, FNMOC NAVO & NCEP customers *Date/Time of Initial Impact:* May 05, 2016 1400Z *Date/Time of Expected End:* May 05, 2016 1500Z *Length of Event:* approximately 60 minutes *Details/Specifics of Change:* Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) will be performing required Firewall and router maintenance on Thursday, May 05, 2016 , between 1400 - 1500Z. The nature of this work will cause an outage to both Internet and NOAA's National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) customers. Access to all ESPC products during the firewall maintenance window will be available to Internet users. NCEP Push and Pull users will be affected by the router maintenance. An outage of up to 1 hour for AWIPS, FNMOC, NAVO and NCEP customers is expected. This maintenance is needed to address critical security vulnerabilities to both ESPC firewalls and routers. This maintenance will NOT be done on a Critical Weather Day, nor if there are other significant operational issues warranting postponement. *Contact Information for Further Information:* ESPC Operations at ESPCOperations@noaa.gov and 301-817-3880 *Web Sites for applicable informa**tion:* See _http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html_ for this and any other satellite related messages. ** This message was sent by 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_smZNYz1Khg3WIOY9kXRnHA) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT Update #1: We have completed our network maintenance scheduled today on our primary and secondary NSOF firewalls and Partner Zone router.  Traffic flow appears normal , however please send an internal notification to all system owners to test that operations have returned to normal.

Topic:
ESPC Firewall and Partner Zone Router Maintenance

Date/Time Issued: May 05, 2016, 1545Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted:  All Pull and Push traffic from AWIPS, FNMOC NAVO & NCEP customers

Date/Time of Initial Impact: May 05, 2016 1400Z

Date/Time of Expected End: May 05,  2016 1500Z

Length of Event: approximately 60 minutes

Details/Specifics of Change:  Environmental Satellite Processing Center (ESPC) will be performing required Firewall and router maintenance on Thursday, May 05,  2016 , between 1400 - 1500Z. The nature of this work will cause an outage to both Internet and NOAA's National Center for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) customers.  Access to all ESPC products during the firewall maintenance window will be available to Internet users. NCEP Push and Pull users will be affected by the router maintenance. An outage of up to 1 hour for AWIPS, FNMOC, NAVO and NCEP customers is expected. This maintenance is needed to address critical security vulnerabilities to both ESPC firewalls and routers.

This maintenance will NOT be done on a Critical Weather Day, nor if there are other significant operational issues warranting postponement.

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

Web Sites for applicable information:  See http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html for this and any other satellite related messages.

This message was sent by 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_smZNYz1Khg3WIOY9kXRnHA)--