A Pacific storm and atmospheric river will impact the Pacific Northwest states and northern Rockies this weekend, bringing locally heavy low elevations rain and heavy high elevation snow in the mountains. By Sunday over the Interior Northwest, rain combined with snowmelt will increase the risk of flood hazards. Flood Watches are in effect. Read More >
– Client/Server Internet Based Service (NWS is one of many participants)
• Client software is used to receive products from other servers
• Local server may have many clients - when a file is received it is immediately re-distributed
• A server may collect products from different sources (e.g., satellite broadcast, local LAN, or as a client to another ByteBlaster server)
• Multiple daisy chains are possible: Server -> Client/Server -> Client/Server ->…
– LoadMaster (NWS )
• Agent for load balancing clients on registered servers
• Assists in reassignment of clients when a registered server is no longer active
– IDP Environment does not currently support the Windows environment.
– Existing operational IDP file-push protocol (e.g., XMPP) does not adequately support binary file transfer today.
– Alternative 1: Switch to NWWS End User Client software to receive a portion of the EMWIN distribution
• Provides an Internet push of all EMWIN US-National text products, and then some
• Does not include EMWIN International or Image Products
– Alternative 2: Continue to operate client/server networks in absence of the NWS ByteBlaster Servers and LoadMaster.
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