NOTICE DATE:  May 30, 2008

NOTICE TYPE:  W-A042308-26   UPDATE Extracts - Wholesale

CLASSIFICATION: Public

SHORT DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT is continuing the recovery effort of missing
data for April 21 through April 30, 2008. 

INTENDED AUDIENCE:  QSEs 

DAY AFFECTED:  April 21 through April 30, 2008

LONG DESCRIPTION:  ERCOT conducted an emergency database failover on
April 21, 2008 following a hardware failure.  This database failover
resulted in an out-of-synch (OOS) data problem from April 21 through
April 30.   ERCOT has developed a phased process to attempt to
thoroughly recover the missing data.    

Phase 1: Repair the out-of-synch situation and begin posting daily
extracts was completed as expected.  However, during the course of
executing Phase 2, a gap was exposed due to changes in the replication
strategy during the time period affected because of system upgrades and
migration.  A modified Phase 2 recovery plan has been initiated and is
outlined below:

Recover the EMMS data for April 21 through April 30, 2008 into ISM.

1.	Restore/recover source database to 3/31/08 23:59:59 - in
progress 
2.	Restore/recover target database to 3/31/08 23:59:59 - in
progress 
3.	Validate source and target database match 100% at 3/31/08
23:59:59 
4.	Restore/apply files from 4/1/08 00:00:00 to 4/21/08 10:44:00 
5.	Generate/apply source transactions to target for DATA GAP period
(4/21/08 10:44:01 to 4/22/08 11:14:00) 
6.	Restore/apply files from 4/22/08 11:14:01 thru 4/31/08 23:59:59 
7.	Validate results and run data extracts 
8.	Merge transaction period from 4/21/08 10:44:00 to 4/31/08
23:59:59 back to PROD 
9.	If no errors or gaps are found, the following extracts will be
generated for April 21 through April 30, 2008: 

Act_Res_Output

Ancillary_Services_Daily

Bids_and_Schedules_Daily

Forecast_Data_Daily

Market_Information_Daily

Sched_and_Actual_Load

Self_Sch_Energy_Services

ASDEPLOYMENTS

 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:  ERCOT has filed with the Public Utility
Commission of Texas (PUCT), NOTICE OF P.U.C. SUBSTANTIVE RULE AND
PROTOCOL VIOLATION (Control number 27706, Item Number 118).  The full
PUCT filing is available from the PUCT website at the following web
address:

http://interchange.puc.state.tx.us/WebApp/Interchange/application/dbapps
/filings/pgSearch.asp
<http://interchange.puc.state.tx.us/WebApp/Interchange/application/dbapp
s/filings/pgSearch.asp> 

From this page, select "Filings Retrieval" from the column on the right
side of the page then select Login.  Enter the Control Number (27706)
and select "Search Now".  

The first 30-day Initial will post at the end of May for data from May 1
forward.  

CONTACT:  If you have any questions, please contact your ERCOT Account
Manager. You may also call the general ERCOT Client Services phone
number at (512) 248-3900 or contact ERCOT Client Services via e-mail at
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