Enhancements for the Enhancements for the RFC’s RFC’s

IT Web ConsolidationIT Web Consolidation

Diane Cooper and Keith StellmanSouthern Region HQ

OverviewOverview What is being implementedWhat is being implemented

Reason for the changeReason for the change

Enhancements over current structureEnhancements over current structure

How you can helpHow you can help

TimelineTimeline

What is being ImplementedWhat is being Implemented

Phase 1Phase 1 Procurement and Installation of equipmentProcurement and Installation of equipment Load balancing of Load balancing of

AHPS AHPS • Precipitation graphicsPrecipitation graphics• All other components of AHPSAll other components of AHPS

Climate, RIDGE, WWA map, Mobile, WFO front Climate, RIDGE, WWA map, Mobile, WFO front pages, point-click forecast, Text data.pages, point-click forecast, Text data.

Phase 2Phase 2 Currently being evaluated (stay tuned)Currently being evaluated (stay tuned)

Example: Example: Radar Data Flow/RedundancyRadar Data Flow/Redundancy

SRH

CRH

NWSHQ

WebWeb

WebWeb

WebWebRadar.weather.gov

Central Server

NOAA port

Bandwidth capacity x 3Bandwidth capacity x 3

Reasons for Changing Current StructureReasons for Changing Current Structure

SRH

CRH

HQ WebHQ Web

CRH WebCRH Web

ERH WebERH Web

NOAA port

SRH WebSRH Web

WRH WebWRH WebWRH

Single point of failure

Single point of failure

Single point of failure

I want LMRFC website

ERH

EnhancementsEnhancements CMS (Configuration Management CMS (Configuration Management

System) System) Pre-defined templates which meet DOC/NOAA/NWS/CIO Pre-defined templates which meet DOC/NOAA/NWS/CIO

requirementsrequirements Designer can focus more on content and data over policyDesigner can focus more on content and data over policy Scripts are tested on a development server and accepted Scripts are tested on a development server and accepted

before going operationalbefore going operational Allows for a consistent look and feelAllows for a consistent look and feel Standardization of directory structure and data transferStandardization of directory structure and data transfer

Rsync will replace ftp/sftp providing a more efficient data Rsync will replace ftp/sftp providing a more efficient data transfertransfer

CMS – A user friendly web gui

Step 1: Entering CMS

Step 2: Selecting which page to edit or you can create a new page.

Step 4: Selecting a page to edit

Step 3: Starting a page from scratch.

Step 5: Editing a page in development

Step 6: Going Live with the final product.

How Can You Help ?How Can You Help ? Ensure that your web pages pass the Phase 1 Ensure that your web pages pass the Phase 1

recommendations from the RFC Standard Web Design recommendations from the RFC Standard Web Design Team – Dated April 2006.Team – Dated April 2006.

Identify what is mission critical verses historical Identify what is mission critical verses historical informationinformation

(What data needs to be load balanced and what can be stored at only one web farm?)

Determine templates that are needed for sub pages…Determine templates that are needed for sub pages…i.e. River Quick Briefing Pages, FFG, River forecast i.e. River Quick Briefing Pages, FFG, River forecast pages, etc. pages, etc.

Begin converting any cgi or perl scripts to php, java, or Begin converting any cgi or perl scripts to php, java, or java script. java script.

TimelineTimeline Conference call with office web teams to Conference call with office web teams to

provide more detail and Q&A time…provide more detail and Q&A time…First week First week in Feb.in Feb.

Spin up a team to determine the templates. Spin up a team to determine the templates. (Ideally this would be a national team.)(Ideally this would be a national team.)

Phase 1…target June 1, 2007Phase 1…target June 1, 2007 80% of WFO and RFC pages migrated by Sept 80% of WFO and RFC pages migrated by Sept

30, 2007.30, 2007. Remaining 20% - prior to hurricane season Remaining 20% - prior to hurricane season

2008.2008.

ConclusionConclusionChanges are coming to how we do Changes are coming to how we do business in relation to the web. business in relation to the web.

Changes will allow us to be Changes will allow us to be Faster to create pages and provide information to Faster to create pages and provide information to

the users, the users, balance our user demand load with less down balance our user demand load with less down

time,time, provide tools for individuals to easily develop provide tools for individuals to easily develop

websites,websites, Continue to allow for innovation to remain on the Continue to allow for innovation to remain on the

cutting edge. cutting edge.