Subject: Administrative: Reminder #2 Notification of MPLS Failover, This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_lSNX1AEp4X4ftTip/a4JMQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT *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:* March 20, 2017 2017Z *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: 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_lSNX1AEp4X4ftTip/a4JMQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-transfer-encoding: 8BIT 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:  March 20, 2017  2017Z

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: 


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.

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