APS Dual Site ECC

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APS Dual Site ECC
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• Primary Site Shutdown/Restart

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The Need for a Power Outage

• Information Services installing a new UPS for
  Business Continuity.
• Two feeder breakers identified as needing
  replacement.
• Power outage to entire building during breaker
  work.
• ECC Migration to alternate site

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EMS/ECC Shutdown

• Failover primary EMS application functions to
  alternate site.
• Failover front-end processors to alternate site.
• Failover EMS business applications to alternate
  site.
• Failover primary EMS network communications to
  alternate site.
• Ensure ECC personnel onsite at DV-ECC and ready
  for site cutover.
• Prepare and test Avtec communications for
  transition to alternate site.

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EMS/ECC Shutdown

• Ensure EMS support personnel are at both sites
  and ready for cutover.
• Transfer Avtec communications from primary site
  to secondary site.
• Shutdown ECC consoles at the primary site.
• Ensure cutover is complete.
• Obtain ECC approval and power down all remaining
  EMS servers and related equipment.

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EMS Functional/Logical Distribution
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EMS/ECC Restart

• Ensure EMS support personnel are at both sites
  and ready for cutover.
• Restart and validate operation of computer
  network switches at primary site.
• Restart and validate operation of the Avtec
  communication equipment at primary site.
• Restart and validate operation of EMS Business
  application services at primary site.
• Failover primary EMS network communication to
  primary site.

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EMS/ECC Restart

• Power up and validate EMS application running in
  backup configuration from primary site.
• Transfer Avtec communications from secondary site
  to primary site.
• Failover front-end processors to primary site and
  validate proper scanning.
• EMS servers functionally evaluated in backup
  configuration at primary site.
• ECC move from secondary location to primary
  location.

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Learning's and Action Items
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Learning's and Action Items
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Conclusion

• Breaker replacement was successful.
• Processes and scripts have demonstrated success
• APS EMS/ECC functionally split between sites.