.. _env_ote: Operational Testing Environment (OTE) ====================================== About OTE ---------------------------------------- The Operational Testing Environment (OTE) is an environment provided to registrars to test and validate how systems interact with IRS without affecting production data. It is important to note that the IRS OTE environment is not complete and some settings may change. If you encounter any issues or problems please let our support team know. OTE has no production data or any test data pre-seeded for you. You will need to start with creating contact and host objects and then create some domains to do your testing. .. note:: In the event that we need to rebuild this environment, you may lose your test data, we will try to give you plenty of advance notice. To assist in testing please refer to the :ref:`env_common_guide` .. _servers_ote: Servers and Ports ------------------------- ====================== ================================ ============== ========= ============ ============= Interface Server/URL IP Port TCP/UDP Protocol ====================== ================================ ============== ========= ============ ============= Portal https://ote.irs.net.nz/portal/ 103.70.24.8 443 TCP HTTP over TLS EPP epp.ote.irs.net.nz 103.70.24.9 700 TCP EPP over mTLS Droplist tbr.ote.irs.net.nz 103.70.24.10 700 TCP EPP over mTLS API api.ote.irs.net.nz 103.70.24.11 443 TCP HTTP over TLS WHOIS whois.ote.irs.net.nz 103.70.24.11 43 TCP WHOIS ====================== ================================ ============== ========= ============ ============= Platform Instances ------------------ The OTE environment under normal operation has one instances deployed, located in Hamilton. See :ref:`facilities `. Domain lifecycle settings ------------------------- * Grace period for renewals, and registrations have been set to 1 day (they are 5 days in production). * The auto-renewal grace period has also been set to 1 day (45 days in production) * The Redemption Grace Period (Pending Release) has been set to 2 days (90 days in production). Please see the :ref:`glossary_domain_lifecycle_status` section in the Glossary page. This has been done to assist you to simulate lifecycle testing in a shorter timetable. Version Release and updates --------------------------- New releases of IRS software will be deployed to the OTE environment for a defined testing period prior to the production environment deployment. With each new release we will post changes to :ref:`irs_changelog` **Questions and Queries** Please forward any questions or queries to registry@internetnz.net.nz You can also ask questions over the `Slack channel `_