DADDS Report

Information Update for TWG

Kay MetcalfNOAA GOES DCS Program Manager

May 6, 2014

05/05/23 NOAA GOES DCS 2

DADDS Updates• What’s New

– CS2 Software Updates– “Always Up” implemented– Software to Distribute Data to LRIT– Active Domain Controller

• Pushes Patches to all Servers • Improved Security, Reliability

• What’s Coming– Browser Updates, Framework Tools– System Use Agreement Processing and Tracking System (GOES, Argos and DRO)– Machine to Machine Interface (Automated PDT updates byYOU!)– Bulk Download (Network List? Query?)

• Still Need Tables Populated: PDT, Contact Information, Group Managers

05/05/23 NOAA GOES DCS 3

05/05/23 NOAA GOES DCS 4

Other Stuff

DADDSOperational Notices RSS Feedhttps://dcs1.noaa.govTechnicians Can update 24 hours a dayUsers can “subscribe”Need RSS “Reader

Once we work out the “bugs” we will look at using other places, like Meeting Announcements

Using for all (most) email distributionTo get on our mailing list register in DADDS.

05/05/23 NOAA GOES DCS 5

DOMSAT Status

• Final Option of DOMSAT contract almost ending• New Combined Contract expected award early summer• 2012 funded by NOS, USGS, BLM, BR and USACE

– MOU’s set up for BR, amended for BLM and USACE– USGS made “quid pro quo” arrangement with NOS– NOS funds directly tapped through procurement documents

(means no MOU required)• 2012 Funding Shortfall• NOAA/NESDIS Contributed $20k+ for year• If STIWG can not raise funds, next option year may not

be exercised• STIWG to take to parent committee

05/05/23 NOAA GOES DCS 6

Operational Activities

Major activitiesNSOF DADDS Power Distribution Units (PDU) UpgradeCompletely Redundant Power throughout systemImplementation of CS2 TransitionMultiple Manufacturers Certified for CS2All Channels set to “Long Interleaver Off” to recognize CS2Do not use Long InterleaverEquipment Move at Wallops Tentatively Scheduled for July (?)Construction at Wallops for Extended Period

DOMSAT Outages in AprilProblems with Equipment from SES World SkiesFirst Time too brief for failover to NSOF2nd Time Failover to NSOF FailedSES World Skies Made Service Visits to Both Sites…repaired?