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>From: Unidata User Support <address@hidden> >Organization: Unidata Program Center/UCAR >Keywords: IDD relay IDD sites feeding from thelma.ucar.edu: Today at 6 pm MST (1 UTC, Feb 26) the top level IDD relay node thelma.ucar.edu is scheduled to be shutdown for 4 hours during installation of electrical breakers in the NCAR/SCD UPS distribution system. We are hopeful that thelma will be returned to relay service shortly after the power work is finished, but sites should be prepared for an extended down period 'just in case'. IDD sites feeding directly off of thelma should failover to the alternate top level UCAR/Unidata relay node idd.unidata.ucar.edu as soon as convenient today. idd.unidata.ucar.edu has been configured to support all ~ldm/etc/ldmd.conf allows currently in place on thelma and has available all datastreams that thelma relays. Also note that the power outage will affect the THREDDS server motherlode.ucar.edu (aka adde.ucar.edu). We have implemented a backup for the creation of FNEXRAD floater composite NEXRAD Level III images here in the UPC, so we are not expecting an interruption in those products. We apologize for the short notice... Tom Yoksas