This is also a good time remind everyone to update their ProxyJump
configuration [1] to include the new TLDs. At least I would have forgotten
it if I had not seen this remidner.

  [1]
https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Accessing_Cloud_VPS_instances#ProxyJump_(recommended)

On Mon, Sep 7, 2020 at 2:31 PM Andrew Bogott <abog...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Reminder: This naming change is happening tomorrow, less than 24 hours
> from now.  Update your .ssh/config now so you aren't confused tomorrow!
>
> -Andrew
>
>
> -------- Forwarded Message --------
> Subject: Phasing out the .wmflabs tld on September 8th
> Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 08:55:18 -0500
> From: Andrew Bogott <andrewbog...@gmail.com> <andrewbog...@gmail.com>
> Reply-To: andrewbog...@gmail.com
> To: cloud-annou...@lists.wikimedia.org
>
> tl;dr:
>
> VMs created on or after September 8th will stop having .eqiad.wmflabs
> domains, and be found only under .eqiad1.wikimedia.cloud
>
>
> The whole story:
>
> Currently cloud-vps VMs stand astride two worlds: wmflabs and
> wikimedia.cloud. Here's the status quo:
>
>
> - New VMs get three different DNS entries:
> hostname.project.eqiad1.wikimedia.cloud, hostname.project.eqiad.wmflabs,
> and hostname.eqiad.wmflabs [0]
>
> - Reverse DNS lookups return hostnames under eqiad1.wikimedia.cloud
>
> - VMs themselves believe (e.g. via hostname -f) that they're still under
> eqiad.wmflabs
>
> That hybrid system has done a good job maintaining backwards
> compatibility, but it's a bit of a mess. In the interest of simplifying,
> standardizing, and eliminating ever more uses of the term 'labs', we're
> going to start phasing out the wmflabs domain name. Beginning on September
> 8th, new VMs will no longer receive any naming associated with .wmflabs [1].
>
> - New VMs will get one DNS entry: hostname.project.eqiad1.wikimedia.cloud
>
> - New VMs will continue to have a pointer DNS entry that refers to the
> .wikimedia.cloud name
>
> - New VMs will be assigned an internal hostname under .wikimedia.cloud
>
> In order to avoid breaking existing systems, these changes will NOT be
> applied retroactively to existing VMs. Old DNS entries will live on until
> the VM is deleted and should be largely harmless.  If, however, you find
> yourself rewriting code in order to deal with VMs under both domains (due
> to the change in hostname -f behavior), don't worry -- adjusting an old VM
> to identify as part of .wikimedia.cloud only requires a simple change to
> /etc/hosts. I'll be available to make that change for any project that
> chooses consistency over backwards-compatibility.
>
>
> [0]
> https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/phame/post/view/191/new_names_for_everyone
>
> [1] https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T260614
>
>
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