From: Bruneau,Richard [CMC] Sent: December 18, 1997 8:58 AM To: genot_metsis_changes [majordomo list] Cc: Bruneau,Richard [CMC] Subject: genot nocn02 no. 018 NOCN02 CWAO 181400 GENOT FAX NO. 018 SYSTEM TIME -QUEBEC REGION- SYSTEM APEX DOWNTIME MAJOR MODIFICATIONS TO REGIONAL SERVER (APEX) USED IN WEATHER DATA ACQUISITION IN THE QUEBEC REGION ARE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE FROM 181400Z TO 181700Z. THESE MODIFICATIONS WILL NEED A COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF THE SERVER. ALL WEATHER STATIONS WHICH USUALLY USE THAT SERVER FOR DATA TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO CALL THEIRS -BACKUP- STATION TO RELAY THEIR WEATHER OBSERVATIONS. THESE BACKUP STATIONS ARE FSS STATIONS WHICH WERE ALREADY NOTIFIED OF THE SITUATION. THE MIDS SYSTEM USED IN FSS STATIONS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THESE MODIFICATIONS . STAND-ALONE AWOS WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO A ALTERNATE SERVER. AFFECTED STATIONS:CARS (WITH WIN IDE)/MIRABEL/SHERBROOKE/VAL D'OR/ LA GRANDE IV/BAIE COMEAU/BLANC SABLON/NATASHQUAN/HAVRE ST-PIERRE/ ST-HUBERT/MATAGAMI (AWOS)/SCHEFFERVILLE (AWOS) POUR RICHARD DUPUIS SUPERVISOR MONITORING AND TECHNOLOGIES REGION DU QUEBEC. INTERRUPTION SYSTEME APEX (REGION DU QUEBEC) DES MODIFICATIONS IMPORTANTES AU SERVEUR (APEX) D'ACQUITION DES DONNEES METEOROLOGIQUES POUR LA REGION DU QUEBEC SONT PREVUES POUR AUJOURD'HUI DE 181400Z A 181700Z. CES MODIFICATIONS NECESSITENT L'ARRET COMPLET DU SERVEUR ET TOUTES LES STATIONS UTILISANT CE SERVEUR DEVRON T UTILISER LEURS STATIONS DE RELEVE POUR TRANSMETTRE LEURS OBSERVATIO NS METEOROLOGIQUES. LES STATIONS DE RELEVE SERONT TOUTES DES STATIONS D'INFORMATION DE VOL QUI ONT ETE AVISEES DE LA SITUATION, CES STATION S UTILISENT LE SYSTEME MIDS QUI NE SERA PAS AFFECTE PAR CES TRAVAUX. LES STATIONS AWOS UTILISANT CE SERVEUR SERONT RE-PROGREMMEES POUR TRANSMETTRE LEURS OBSERVATIONS A UN SERVEUR DE RELEVE. STATIONS TOUCHEES:CARS (WITH WIN IDE)/MIRABEL/SHERBROOKE/VAL D'OR/LA GRANDE IV/BAIE-COMEAU/BLANC-SABON/NATASHQUAN/HAVRE ST-PIERRE/ST-HUBER T/MATAGAMI(AWOS)/SCHEFFERVILLE(AWOS). POUR RICHARD DUPUIS SURINTENDANT DES SERVICES TECHNIQUES REGION DU QUEBEC. MCBEAN/ADMA/TORONTO