Topic: Planned PDA VMware Patch/Update activity at the NSOF OPS site.

Date/Time Issued: October 31, 2022 1248Z

Product(s) or Data Impacted: Any and all products may be affected during this maintenance.

Date/Time of Initial Impact: October 31, 2022 1430Z

Date/Time of Expected End: October 31, 2022 2130Z

Length of Event: 7 hours

Details/Specifics of Change: The PDA/NDE NSOF OPS site will perform a planned multi-day VMware Patch/Update activity today. During this activity the PDA/NDE environment will experience 2 interruptions of 10 – 15 minutes each that can contribute to connectivity issues. Partners experiencing connectivity issues may need to reset their connections. This activity may require 2 – 3 days to complete. Reminder email will be sent for those additional days.

The PDA Support team will be monitoring the environment to quickly act on and remediate any anomalies that occur.

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

Web Site(s) for applicable information: N/A