[EAS] IPAWS EAS feed scheduled outage

[Lucero, Mark]

All,
I was just informed that the upgrade hit a snag and cannot be completed tonight. FEMA IT Operations will review the build plan tomorrow and schedule a new day and time to execute the upgrade. In the mean time the current version will be rolled back and regular operation will resume.

This deployment is one of the necessary steps to bring IPAWS to an "active-active" arrangement in which two geographically separated systems will run simultaneously. External interactions (message posts and retrievals) will be load balanced between the two sites and automatic failover capability will be implemented.

Thank you for your patience as we work through this deployment. We will provide more information it is made available.

v/r
Mark A. Lucero
Chief, IPAWS Engineering
FEMA National Continuity Programs
202-646-1386 (w)
202-257-1364 (bb)
mark.lucero at dhs.gov
 
From: Lucero, Mark
Cc: Bartholomew, Dee; Johnson, Antwane; Witmer, Wade; Bingham, Darcy; Florence, Walter; Kenyon, Alfred; McCobb, Charles; Cisek, Lauren; Graves, Neil; Forbes, Precious; Young, Laura; Lopez, Vanessa; Centeno, Manuel
 
All,
The new estimate for completion is 1am Eastern Time. I will continue to monitor progress and update as new information is made available.

v/r
Mark A. Lucero
Chief, IPAWS Engineering
FEMA National Continuity Programs
202-646-1386 (w)
202-257-1364 (bb)
mark.lucero at dhs.gov
 
From: Lucero, Mark
Cc: Bartholomew, Dee; Johnson, Antwane; Witmer, Wade; Bingham, Darcy; Florence, Walter; Kenyon, Alfred; McCobb, Charles; Cisek, Lauren; Graves, Neil; Forbes, Precious; Young, Laura; Lopez, Vanessa; Centeno, Manuel
 
All,
The new ETA for completion of this upgrade is 9:15pm Eastern Time.

v/r
Mark A. Lucero
Chief, IPAWS Engineering
FEMA National Continuity Programs
202-646-1386 (w)
202-257-1364 (bb)
mark.lucero at dhs.gov
 
From: Lucero, Mark
Cc: Bartholomew, Dee; Johnson, Antwane; Witmer, Wade; Bingham, Darcy; Florence, Walter; Kenyon, Alfred; McCobb, Charles; Cisek, Lauren; Graves, Neil; Forbes, Precious; Young, Laura; Lopez, Vanessa; Centeno, Manuel
 
All,
The upgrade will not be completed until approximately 5:15 Eastern Time. I will send an update if this changes again.

Thank you

v/r
Mark A. Lucero
Chief, IPAWS Engineering
FEMA National Continuity Programs
202-646-1386 (w)
202-257-1364 (bb)
mark.lucero at dhs.gov
 
From: IPAWS
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EAS Participants,
 
The IPAWS EAS feed will be unavailable today, December 11, 2012, from approximately 1:00 PM until approximately 3:00 PM Eastern Time for a scheduled upgrade.  I will advise if there are any changes to this time frame.
 
v/r
Mark A. Lucero
Chief, IPAWS Engineering
FEMA National Continuity Programs
IPAWS at fema.dhs.gov