Instructions updated:  9/23/08

All AWIPS systems should update the wmoSiteInfo.txt radar configuration file. 
The wmoSiteInfo.txt file was updated for the following reasons: 
 
1. The ROC added the connections between AWIPS and the FAA's Terminal 
Doppler Weather Radars (TDWR) radars. 
 
2. The ROC modified the connection description between AWIPS and a radar 
such that the description more accurately reflects the type of dedicated 
connection. The original description defined the modem line speed such as 
56K or 14.4K. Since AWIPS uses LAN connectivity to the radars, the modem 
line speed is no longer relevant. The ROC updated the connection descriptions 
to more accurately reflect the type of dedicated connection such as whether 
the connection is to an NWS radar, a DoD radar, an FAA 88D radar or an FAA 
TDWR radar. 
 
3. The ROC added the supplemental radar connections such as the connection 
from an RFC AWIPS system to the radar(s) associated with the RFC's collocated 
WFO. 
 
     Instructions for updating the wmoSiteInfo.txt file
 
1. Log into the dx2 server as the fxa user

   cd /awips/fxa/data

2. Save a backup copy of the original wmoSiteInfo.txt file

3. Download the wmoSiteInfo.txt file from NOAA1 by entering the commands:  

  sftp ftpawips@.....(to noaa1)
 
At the password prompt, enter the password for the ftpawips account
 
  At the sftp> prompt, enter the following commands 
 
  cd pub/ndm 
  get wmoSiteInfo.txt 
  bye 
 
4. Ensure that the file ownership and file permissions for the 
   wmoSiteInfo.txt file is correct by entering the commands:  

  chown fxa:fxalpha wmoSiteInfo.txt 
  chmod 775 wmoSiteInfo.txt 
 
5. Copy the wmoSiteInfo.txt file to the other servers: 

  scp -p wmoSiteInfo.txt dx1:/awips/fxa/data
  scp -p wmoSiteInfo.txt dx3:/awips/fxa/data
  scp -p wmoSiteInfo.txt dx4:/awips/fxa/data
  scp -p wmoSiteInfo.txt px1:/awips/fxa/data
  scp -p wmoSiteInfo.txt px2:/awips/fxa/data
 
  Run   localization -radar        on servers

6. As the fxa user on the dx2 server, stop and restart the radar 
   ingest by entering the commands:  

  stopIngest.dx2 
  startIngest.dx2 
 
This completes the installation instructions for the wmoSiteInfo.txt file. 
 
Additional information about the wmoSiteInfo.txt file: 
 
In the updated wmoSiteInfo.txt file, the obsolete modem line 
speed has been replaced by an indicator for the type of connection 
to the radar. The indicators are: 

 D1 = LAN 10 mbps 
 D2 = FR DoD 256 kbps 
 D3 = FAA FR 128 kbps 
 D4 = NWS & DoD Supplemental FR 128 kbps 
 D5 = NWS Supplemental FR 256 kbps 
 D6 = TDWR LAN 10 mbps  
 D7 - Dedicated Backup Across WAN 128 kbps Aggregate