R 081214Z MAY 12
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MARADMIN 252/12
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/MOVEMENT OF USMC MAINFRAME 3270 ACCESS TO DISA'S DECC MECHANICSBURG PA//
REF/A/DOC/DOD FDCCI//
AMPN/REF A IS THE FEDERAL DATA CENTER CONSOLIDATION INITIATIVE (FDCCI), ESTABLISHED ON FEBRUARY 26,2010 BY MEMORANDUM FROM FROM THE FEDERAL CIO, TO DECREASE THE NUMBER OF DATA CENTERS IN USE BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO REDUCE COSTS AND ACHIEVE MORE EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS.//
POC/B.BALSLEY/GS12/MCNOSC/TEL:703.784.2288/DSN:278.2288/EMAIL:BERNIE.BALSLEY(AT)MCNOSC.USMC.MIL//
POC/MCNOSC ENTERPRISE SUPPORT CENTER/TEL:703.784.5300/ EMAIL:OPERATIONCENTER(AT)MCNOSC.USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO INFORM ALL USMC MAINFRAME 3270 USERS OF THE UPCOMING MOVE OF MARINE CORPS MAINFRAME PROCESSING FROM ST LOUIS MO TO MECHANICSBURG PA AND ITS IMPACT ON THEIR ACCESS TO MARINE CORPS APPLICATIONS.
2.  BACKGROUND.  THIS DISA MANDATED MOVE WILL IMPACT USERS CONNECTIVITY TO USMC MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS AND CHANGE THE MAIN MENU SCREEN FOR THE MAINFRAME.  ALSO, WEEKEND OUTAGES WILL OCCUR ON TWO CONSECUTIVE WEEKENDS STARTING 1600 JULY 7TH. THE FIRST WEEKEND (1600 JULY 7TH - 1500 JULY 8TH) WILL BE USED FOR A MOCK MOVE EXERCISE WITH THE SECOND WEEKEND (JULY 14-15) FOR THE ACTUAL MOVE. IMPORTANT NOTE TO USERS:  ANY USER INPUT APPLIED DURING THE MOCK MOVE TIME FRAME WILL BE LOST.  IN PREPARATION FOR THE MOVEMENT OF THE MAINFRAME PROCESSING WORKLOAD, COMMUNICATION CHANGES HAVE BEEN APPLIED AND THE ALIAS TO CURRENT CONNECTION IS NOW AVAILBLE FOR USERS SO THEY CAN VIEW THE NEW MAIN MENU SCREEN PRIOR TO THE MOVE.  ANY USER USING THE IP ADDRESS VICE THE DNS NAME TO ACCESS THE MAINFRAME WILL NEED TO CHANGE THEIR SETTING FILES TO USE THE DNS NAME.
3.  MISSION. ALL MAINFRAME 3270 USERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO START USING THE NEW 3270 MAINFRAME COMMUNICATION LINKS TO ACCESS SABRS, MCTFS, SASSY,MIMMS, STOCK CONTROL, AND OTHER USMC MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS.  SEE PARAGRAPH 5 FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE UPCOMING CHANGE TO THE 3270 MAINFRAME MAIN MENU SCREEN.
A.  USERS WHO USE MIAP FOR 3270 MAINFRAME ACCESS CAN START USING THE NEW LINKS BY SELECTING THE MIAP SELECTIONS TITLED MECH MODEL2 TO ACCESS USMC MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS.
B.  USERS NOT USING MIAP CAN MODIFY THEIR 3270 SESSIONS UNDER CONNECTION SESSION SETUP BY CHANGING THE HOST NAME FROM STL.CSD.DISA.MIL TO STLND.CSD.DISA.MIL. ANY USER USING THE IP ADDRESS VICE THE DNS NAME TO ACCESS THE MAINFRAME WILL NEED TO CHANGE THEIR SETTING FILES TO USE THE DNS NAME.
4.  EXECUTION.
A.  MOCK MOVE. THE MAINFRAME CURRENTLY SUPPORTING MARINE CORPS MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS WILL BE DOWN FROM 1600 EST 7 JULY 2012 THROUGH 1500 EST 8 JULY 2012 WHILE TECHICIANS EXERCISE THEIR PROCESS TO ESTABLISH THE USMC PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT AT MECHANICSBURG. ALL CONNECTIONS WILL BE POINTED TO MECHANICSBURG AND THE NEW PROCESSING ENVIRONMENT.  ANY UPDATES TO USMC APPLICATIONS DURING THIS PERIOD WILL BE LOST UPON COMPLETION OF THE MOCK MOVE WHEN CONNECTION TO THE PRODUCTION PROCESSING IN ST LOUIS IS RE-ESTABLISHED.
B.  ACTUAL MOVE. DURING THE FINAL MOVE OF THE MAINFRAME PROCESSING CURRENTLY SCHEDULED TO BE COMPLETED FROM 1600 EST 14 JULY 2012 THROUGH 0800 EST 15 JULY, USERS WILL BE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE USMC MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS. ANY USER USING THE IP ADDRESS VICE THE DNS NAME TO ACCESS THE MAINFRAME WILL NEED TO CHANGE THEIR SETTING FILES TO USE THE DNS NAME.
5.  CHANGE: THE CURRENT 3270 MAIN MENU WITH SYSTEM SELECTIONS WILL CHANGE WHEN CONNECTING VIA MECHANICSBURG, PA. THE NEW MAIN MENU WILL NOT LIST SYSTEM LOGON CODES. USERS MUST KNOW THE SYSTEM THEY WISH TO ACCESS AND ENTER THAT CODE AT THE LOGON PROMPT ON THE NEW MAIN MENU SCREEN. BELOW IS A LIST OF SYSTEMS CURRENTLY ON THE MAIN MENU:
SB - KC ACCTNG    SD - DITCO      SF - KC MPR/PAY   SH - DLA ATAAPS
SI - USMC         SK - ASIMS-S    SL - ASIMS-E      SM - ASIMS-W
SO - ARDEC        SP - ARL        SQ - ASIMS-C
ST - AMCOM/SBCCOM SU - JMC/WVA    SV - RIA          SW - FAR EAST
SY - TACOM        QA - SSO DAYTON QC - ASIMS-T      QD - ASIMS-H
QH - CECOM        QK - LOGSA      QL - AMCOM-M      QR - NAMI
6.  FOR FURTHER GUIDANCE AND ASSISTANCE WITH ISSUES RELATED TO THE NEW MENU CONTACT OPERATIONCENTER AT MCNOSC.USMC.MIL AND SUBMIT A TICKET/TEL:TEL:703.784.5300/DSN:278.5300.
7.  REPORT ISSUES WITH CONNECTIVITY AND FUNCTIONALITY TO MAIL: OPERATIONCENTER AT MCNOSC.USMC.MIL.
8.  USERS NEED TO FAMILARIZE THEMSELVES WITH THE NEW MAIN MENU AND THE CODES THEY MUST ENTER TO ACCESS THE USMC MAINFRAME APPLICATIONS WHICH WILL BE IMPLEMENTED 15 JULY 2012. RECOMMEND UNITS MAINTAIN THIS MESSAGE FOR REFERENCE OF SYSTEM NAMES.
9.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, C4.//