diff --git a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/python/TkAlAllInOneTool/defaultInputFiles_cff.py b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/python/TkAlAllInOneTool/defaultInputFiles_cff.py
index 77c2975d2f1ba..7ec31ae8b2e6a 100644
--- a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/python/TkAlAllInOneTool/defaultInputFiles_cff.py
+++ b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/python/TkAlAllInOneTool/defaultInputFiles_cff.py
@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@
 filesDefaultMC_DoubleMuonPUPhase_string = '/store/mc/Phase2Fall22DRMiniAOD/DYJetsToMuMu_M-50_TuneCP5_14TeV-madgraphMLM-pythia8/ALCARECO/TkAlZMuMu-PU200ALCA_TkAlPU200_125X_mcRun4_realistic_v5-v1/60000/9382696c-70fd-4b37-8a0f-24bd02aeda5f.root'
 
 filesDefaultMC_MinBiasPUPhase2RECO = cms.untracked.vstring(
-    '/store/relval/CMSSW_12_5_3/RelValMinBias_14TeV/GEN-SIM-RECO/125X_mcRun4_realistic_v5_2026D88PU-v1/2590000/22e22ae6-a353-4f2e-815e-cc5efee37af9.root',
+    '/store/relval/CMSSW_14_1_0_pre6/RelValMinBias_14TeV/GEN-SIM-RECO/PU_141X_mcRun4_realistic_v1_STD_2026D110_PU-v3/2560000/c22f1cbd-50e3-458e-aba9-b0a327e4c971.root'
 )
 
 filesDefaultMC_TTbarPhase2RECO = cms.untracked.vstring(
-    '/store/relval/CMSSW_12_6_0_pre5/RelValTTbar_14TeV/GEN-SIM-RECO/125X_mcRun4_realistic_v5_2026D88noPU-v1/2590000/57cbe250-487d-4a47-998b-48f9028a0058.root',
+    '/store/relval/CMSSW_14_1_0_pre5/RelValTTbar_14TeV/GEN-SIM-RECO/140X_mcRun4_realistic_v4_STD_2026D110_noPU-v1/2580000/b8c9ef5e-9c45-4c47-aae3-4db1304cd66e.root',
 )
 
 filesDefaultData_JetHTRun2018D = cms.untracked.vstring(
diff --git a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py
index d4ef8bc13880c..e48edb0716234 100644
--- a/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py
+++ b/Alignment/OfflineValidation/test/testPrimaryVertexRelatedValidations_cfg.py
@@ -33,12 +33,17 @@ class RefitType(Enum):
 _theRefitter = RefitType.COMMON # RefitType.STANDARD (other option not involving filtering)
 _theTrackCollection = 'generalTracks' # FIXME: 'ALCARECOTkAlMinBias' once a sample is available
 
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
 ###################################################################
 # Set the era
 ###################################################################
 if(options.isPhase2):
-     from Configuration.Eras.Era_Phase2C17I13M9_cff import Phase2C17I13M9
-     process = cms.Process("Demo",Phase2C17I13M9) 
+     process = cms.Process("Demo", _PH2_ERA)
 else:
      from Configuration.Eras.Era_Run3_cff import Run3
      process = cms.Process("Demo", Run3)
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ class RefitType(Enum):
 # Standard loads
 ###################################################################
 if(options.isPhase2):
-     process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
+     process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 else:
      process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryRecoDB_cff")
 
@@ -118,7 +123,7 @@ class RefitType(Enum):
 ####################################################################
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff")
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, ('auto:phase2_realistic_T21' if options.isPhase2 else 'auto:phase1_2022_realistic'), '')
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, (_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG if options.isPhase2 else 'auto:phase1_2022_realistic'), '')
 
 if _allFromGT:
      print("############ testPVValidation_cfg.py: msg%-i: All is taken from GT")
diff --git a/Alignment/TrackerAlignment/test/Misalignments/createRandomlyMisalignedGeometry_Phase2_cfg.py b/Alignment/TrackerAlignment/test/Misalignments/createRandomlyMisalignedGeometry_Phase2_cfg.py
index a43aeacdda74c..e73a48ca19a59 100644
--- a/Alignment/TrackerAlignment/test/Misalignments/createRandomlyMisalignedGeometry_Phase2_cfg.py
+++ b/Alignment/TrackerAlignment/test/Misalignments/createRandomlyMisalignedGeometry_Phase2_cfg.py
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing as VarParsing
 import copy, sys, os
 
-process = cms.Process("Misaligner")
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+GLOBAL_TAG, ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions("2026D107")  # this should really be _settings.DEFAULT_VERSION :(
+process = cms.Process("Misaligner", ERA)
 
 ###################################################################
 # Setup 'standard' options
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@
 ###################################################################
 # Ideal geometry producer and standard includes
 ###################################################################
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D107Reco_cff')
 process.trackerGeometry.applyAlignment = True
 
 ###################################################################
@@ -54,7 +56,8 @@
 ###################################################################
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '') # using realistic Phase 2 geom
+#process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T25', '') # using realistic Phase 2 geom
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, GLOBAL_TAG, '') # using realistic Phase 2 geom
 print("Using global tag:", process.GlobalTag.globaltag.value())
 
 ###################################################################
diff --git a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelBuilder_cfg.py b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelBuilder_cfg.py
index 5b6aa0ddc445d..d98f4fd1f17fa 100644
--- a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelBuilder_cfg.py
+++ b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelBuilder_cfg.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-process = cms.Process("ICALIB")
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
+process = cms.Process("ICALIB", _PH2_ERA)
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing as VarParsing
 
 options = VarParsing.VarParsing('analysis')
@@ -17,13 +23,13 @@
     engineName = cms.untracked.string('TRandom3')
 )
 
-## specify detector D88, as the geometry is needed (will take tracker T24)
-process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88_cff")
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
+## specify the default phase2 detector
+process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026Default_cff")
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff")
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 
 ###################################################################
 # Messages
@@ -61,10 +67,10 @@
         authenticationPath = cms.untracked.string('')
     ),
     timetype = cms.untracked.string('runnumber'),
-    connect = cms.string('sqlite_file:SiStripBadStripPhase2_T21_v0.db'),
+    connect = cms.string('sqlite_file:SiStripBadStripPhase2_T33_v0.db'),
     toPut = cms.VPSet(cms.PSet(
         record = cms.string('SiStripBadStripRcd'),
-        tag = cms.string('SiStripBadStripPhase2_T21')
+        tag = cms.string('SiStripBadStripPhase2_T33')
     ))
 )
 
diff --git a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelReader_cfg.py b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelReader_cfg.py
index 12feaec057861..0c6164baecf7b 100644
--- a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelReader_cfg.py
+++ b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2BadStripChannelReader_cfg.py
@@ -3,7 +3,13 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing as VarParsing
 
-process = cms.Process("TEST")
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
+process = cms.Process("TEST", _PH2_ERA)
 options = VarParsing.VarParsing('analysis')
 options.register('fromESSource',
                  False, # default value
@@ -48,16 +54,16 @@
 # Input data
 ###################################################################
 if(options.fromESSource): 
-    process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88_cff")
-    process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
+    process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026Default_cff")
+    process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
     process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff")
     from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-    process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+    process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
     #process.load("SLHCUpgradeSimulations.Geometry.fakePhase2OuterTrackerConditions_cff") # already included
     #process.SiPhase2OTFakeBadStripsESSource.printDebug = cms.untracked.bool(True)    # this makes it verbose 
     process.SiPhase2OTFakeBadStripsESSource.badComponentsFraction = cms.double(0.05)   # bad components fraction is 5%
 else:
-    tag = 'SiStripBadStripPhase2_T21'
+    tag = 'SiStripBadStripPhase2_T33'
     suffix = 'v0'
     inFile = tag+'_'+suffix+'.db'
     inDB = 'sqlite_file:'+inFile
diff --git a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleReader_cfg.py b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleReader_cfg.py
index e5cffc55a0486..6fa6e967d1240 100644
--- a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleReader_cfg.py
+++ b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleReader_cfg.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 ###################################################################
 # Input data
 ###################################################################
-tag = 'SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngle_T21'
+tag = 'SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngle_T33'
 suffix = 'v0'
 inFile = tag+'_'+suffix+'.db'
 inDB = 'sqlite_file:'+inFile
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 ###################################################################
 process.get = cms.EDAnalyzer("EventSetupRecordDataGetter",
     toGet = cms.VPSet(cms.PSet(
-        record = cms.string(' SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleRcd'),
+        record = cms.string('SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleRcd'),
         data = cms.vstring('SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngle')
     )),
     verbose = cms.untracked.bool(True)
diff --git a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleWriter_cfg.py b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleWriter_cfg.py
index 43c1bcddf327b..f06eb474c564b 100644
--- a/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleWriter_cfg.py
+++ b/CondTools/SiPhase2Tracker/test/SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngleWriter_cfg.py
@@ -3,8 +3,14 @@
 from __future__ import print_function
 import os, shlex, shutil, getpass
 
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
-process = cms.Process("TEST")
+process = cms.Process("TEST", _PH2_ERA)
 
 ###################################################################
 # Messages
@@ -25,7 +31,7 @@
   SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngle = cms.untracked.PSet( limit = cms.untracked.int32(-1)),
 )
 
-tag = 'SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngle_T21'
+tag = 'SiPhase2OuterTrackerLorentzAngle_T33'
 suffix = 'v0'
 outfile = tag+'_'+suffix+'.db'
 outdb = 'sqlite_file:'+outfile
@@ -38,12 +44,12 @@
 process.load("CondCore.CondDB.CondDB_cfi")
 process.CondDB.connect = cms.string(outdb)
 
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88_cff')
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026Default_cff')
 
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21')
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG)
 process.maxEvents = cms.untracked.PSet( input = cms.untracked.int32(1) )
 
 process.source = cms.Source("EmptyIOVSource",
diff --git a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py
index beff59e29780a..b72dc7405148f 100644
--- a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryDD4hepExtended2026D98Reco_cff import *
+from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryDD4hepExtended2026D110Reco_cff import *
diff --git a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026Default_cff.py b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026Default_cff.py
index c1e4cd3c76aa5..6600d3ddd2b6e 100644
--- a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026Default_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryDD4hepExtended2026Default_cff.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryDD4hepExtended2026D98_cff import *
+from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryDD4hepExtended2026D110_cff import *
diff --git a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py
index 2144415e04a9b..176c3f8d63020 100644
--- a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D98Reco_cff import *
+from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D110Reco_cff import *
diff --git a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026Default_cff.py b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026Default_cff.py
index ae40639051777..8f26a0828bfc6 100644
--- a/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026Default_cff.py
+++ b/Configuration/Geometry/python/GeometryExtended2026Default_cff.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D98_cff import *
+from Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D110_cff import *
diff --git a/Configuration/Geometry/python/defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff.py b/Configuration/Geometry/python/defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5b9b4bfea644f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Configuration/Geometry/python/defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+from Configuration.PyReleaseValidation.upgradeWorkflowComponents import upgradeProperties as properties
+from Configuration.AlCa.autoCond import autoCond
+from Configuration.StandardSequences.Eras import eras
+
+DEFAULT_VERSION = "2026D110"
+
+def get_era_and_conditions(version_key):
+    """Retrieve the era and global tag for a given version key.
+
+    Args:
+        version_key (str): The version key to look up.
+
+    Returns:
+        tuple: A tuple containing the global tag and era object.
+
+    Raises:
+        KeyError: If the version key or global tag is not found.
+    """
+    # Ensure the version key exists in the properties for 2026
+    if version_key not in properties[2026]:
+        raise KeyError(f"Version key '{version_key}' not found in properties[2026].")
+
+    # Retrieve the global tag key
+    global_tag_key = properties[2026][version_key]['GT']
+    print(f"Global tag key from properties: {global_tag_key}")
+
+    # Validate the existence of the global tag in autoCond
+    global_tag_name = global_tag_key.replace("auto:", "")
+    if global_tag_name not in autoCond:
+        raise KeyError(f"Global tag key '{global_tag_key}' not found in autoCond.")
+
+    # Retrieve the era key and get the corresponding era object
+    era_key = properties[2026][version_key]['Era']
+    print(f"Constructed era key from properties: {era_key}")
+    era = getattr(eras, era_key)
+
+    return global_tag_key, era
diff --git a/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/src/PixelTopologyMap.cc b/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/src/PixelTopologyMap.cc
index 1325579ce9a0e..cd4076b13e662 100644
--- a/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/src/PixelTopologyMap.cc
+++ b/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/src/PixelTopologyMap.cc
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ void PixelTopologyMap::buildTopologyMaps() {
   for (auto det : m_trackerGeom->detsPXB()) {
     const PixelGeomDetUnit* pixelDet = dynamic_cast<const PixelGeomDetUnit*>(det);
 
+    // discard dets that are not a geomDetUnit
+    if (!pixelDet)
+      continue;
+
     const auto& layer = m_trackerTopo->pxbLayer(pixelDet->geographicalId());
     const auto& ladder = m_trackerTopo->pxbLadder(pixelDet->geographicalId());
     const auto& module = m_trackerTopo->pxbModule(pixelDet->geographicalId());
@@ -56,6 +60,10 @@ void PixelTopologyMap::buildTopologyMaps() {
   for (auto det : m_trackerGeom->detsPXF()) {
     const PixelGeomDetUnit* pixelDet = dynamic_cast<const PixelGeomDetUnit*>(det);
 
+    // discard dets that are not a geomDetUnit
+    if (!pixelDet)
+      continue;
+
     const auto& disk = m_trackerTopo->pxfDisk(pixelDet->geographicalId());
     const auto& blade = m_trackerTopo->pxfBlade(pixelDet->geographicalId());
     const auto& pxf_module = m_trackerTopo->pxfModule(pixelDet->geographicalId());
diff --git a/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py b/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py
index 742f31436de35..d632ebdd258fc 100644
--- a/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py
+++ b/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing as VarParsing
 
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
 process = cms.Process("TopologyAnalysis")
 options = VarParsing.VarParsing("analysis")
 
@@ -18,6 +24,12 @@
 
 options.parseArguments()
 
+if 'phase2' in options.globalTag:
+    if options.globalTag != _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG:
+        raise KeyError(
+            f"Global tag key given in input ('{options.globalTag}') mismatches the default ('{_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG}')."
+        )
+
 ###################################################################
 # Message logger service
 ###################################################################
@@ -30,8 +42,8 @@
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.Services_cff")
 
 if 'phase2' in options.globalTag:
-    process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D92_cff")
-    process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D92Reco_cff")
+    process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026Default_cff")
+    process.load("Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff")
 else:
     process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.GeometryRecoDB_cff")
 
diff --git a/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/runTest.sh b/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/runTest.sh
index 5dd18ecdbfce9..29dd73d21d8fa 100755
--- a/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/runTest.sh
+++ b/Geometry/TrackerGeometryBuilder/test/runTest.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ do
 done
 
 cmsRun ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py runNumber=300000  || die "Failure using cmsRun testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py runNumber=300000" $?
-cmsRun ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py globalTag=auto:phase2_realistic_T21  || die "Failure using cmsRun testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py globalTag=auto:phase2_realistic_T21" $?
+cmsRun ${SCRAM_TEST_PATH}/python/testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py globalTag=auto:phase2_realistic_T33  || die "Failure using cmsRun testPixelTopologyMapTest_cfg.py globalTag=auto:phase2_realistic_T33" $?
 
 FILE1=trackerParametersDD4hep.log
 FILE2=trackerParametersDDD.log
diff --git a/RecoTracker/MkFit/test/dumpMkFitGeometryPhase2.py b/RecoTracker/MkFit/test/dumpMkFitGeometryPhase2.py
index c565ec4a49a90..cae5fb9a3327e 100644
--- a/RecoTracker/MkFit/test/dumpMkFitGeometryPhase2.py
+++ b/RecoTracker/MkFit/test/dumpMkFitGeometryPhase2.py
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-from Configuration.Eras.Era_Phase2C17I13M9_cff import Phase2C17I13M9
 # from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.trackingMkFit_cff import trackingMkFit
 from Configuration.ProcessModifiers.trackingMkFitCommon_cff import trackingMkFitCommon
 trackingMkFit = cms.ModifierChain(trackingMkFitCommon)
 
-process = cms.Process('DUMP',Phase2C17I13M9,trackingMkFit)
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
+process = cms.Process('DUMP', _PH2_ERA, trackingMkFit)
 
 # import of standard configurations
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.Services_cff')
 process.load('FWCore.MessageService.MessageLogger_cfi')
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.MagneticField_cff')
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.Reconstruction_cff')
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, "auto:phase2_realistic_T21", '')
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 
 process.MessageLogger.cerr.threshold = "INFO"
 process.MessageLogger.cerr.MkFitGeometryESProducer = dict(limit=-1)
diff --git a/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/phase2_digi_reco_pixelntuple_cfg.py b/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/phase2_digi_reco_pixelntuple_cfg.py
index c91de646881e6..eccc3123a23c3 100644
--- a/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/phase2_digi_reco_pixelntuple_cfg.py
+++ b/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/phase2_digi_reco_pixelntuple_cfg.py
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
 
-from Configuration.Eras.Era_Phase2C17I13M9_cff import Phase2C17I13M9
-process = cms.Process('USER',Phase2C17I13M9)
+process = cms.Process('USER', _PH2_ERA)
 
 # import of standard configurations
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.Services_cff')
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@
 process.load('Configuration.EventContent.EventContent_cff')
 process.load('SimGeneral.MixingModule.mixNoPU_cfi')
 #process.load('SimGeneral.MixingModule.mix_POISSON_average_cfi')
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D88Reco_cff')
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.MagneticField_cff')
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.Digi_cff')
 process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.SimL1Emulator_cff')
@@ -29,7 +33,7 @@
 
 process.source = cms.Source("PoolSource",
     fileNames = cms.untracked.vstring(
-        '/store/relval/CMSSW_12_3_0_pre6/RelValSingleMuPt10/GEN-SIM/123X_mcRun4_realistic_v8_2026D88noPU-v1/10000/a7e6521e-e026-447b-8bf9-38a09e97916f.root'
+        '/store/relval/CMSSW_14_1_0_pre5/RelValSingleMuPt10/GEN-SIM/140X_mcRun4_realistic_v4_RegeneratedGS_2026D110_noPU-v1/2580000/48116a2e-e383-4b89-a20e-c72fe2f8473d.root'
     )
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +99,7 @@
 # They need pixel RecHits where the charge is stored with high-granularity and large dinamic range
 
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 
 # Path and EndPath definitions
 process.digitisation_step = cms.Path(process.pdigi_valid)
diff --git a/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/writeFile_phase2_cfg.py b/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/writeFile_phase2_cfg.py
index 6379bb03737b5..0cc7003d08fb2 100644
--- a/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/writeFile_phase2_cfg.py
+++ b/SLHCUpgradeSimulations/Geometry/test/writeFile_phase2_cfg.py
@@ -1,14 +1,20 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 
-process = cms.Process("ICALIB")
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
+process = cms.Process("ICALIB",_PH2_ERA)
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.Services_cff")
-process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D92Reco_cff')
+process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 
 process.trackerGeometry.applyAlignment = cms.bool(False)
 
 process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff")
 from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 
 process.source = cms.Source("EmptyIOVSource",
     firstValue = cms.uint64(1),
@@ -28,7 +34,7 @@
 )
 
 process.prodpixel = cms.EDAnalyzer("SiPixelDetInfoFileWriter",
-    FilePath = cms.untracked.string('PixelSkimmedGeometry_GeometryExtended2026Tilted_D49.txt'),
+    FilePath = cms.untracked.string('PixelSkimmedGeometry_GeometryExtended2026Tilted_Default.txt'),
     WriteROCInfo = cms.untracked.bool(True)
 )
 
diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/listIds_PhaseII.py b/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/listIds_PhaseII.py
index c90e68b14e729..1e64f1c5e91dd 100755
--- a/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/listIds_PhaseII.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/listIds_PhaseII.py
@@ -4,7 +4,13 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 from FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing import VarParsing
 
-process = cms.Process("MaterialAnalyser")
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
+process = cms.Process("MaterialAnalyser",_PH2_ERA)
 
 options = VarParsing('analysis')
 
@@ -20,9 +26,9 @@
 if options.fromDB :
    process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
    from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-   process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+   process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 else:
-   process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D92Reco_cff')
+   process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
    process.trackerGeometry.applyAlignment = False # needed to avoid to pass the Global Position Record
 
 process.load('FWCore.MessageService.MessageLogger_cfi')
diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialAnalyser_ForPhaseII.py b/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialAnalyser_ForPhaseII.py
index 17f24c7f148a1..1b32df6fa0032 100755
--- a/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialAnalyser_ForPhaseII.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialAnalyser_ForPhaseII.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 #! /usr/bin/env cmsRun
 # cmsRun trackingMaterialAnalyser fromDB=False
 
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 from FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing import VarParsing
 
-process = cms.Process("MaterialAnalyser")
+process = cms.Process("MaterialAnalyser",_PH2_ERA)
 
 options = VarParsing('analysis')
 
@@ -20,9 +26,9 @@
 if options.fromDB :
    process.load('Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff')
    from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-   process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+   process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 else:
-   process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D92Reco_cff')
+   process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 
 process.load('FWCore.MessageService.MessageLogger_cfi')
 process.MessageLogger.files.LogTrackingMaterialAnalysis = dict()
diff --git a/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialProducer10GeVNeutrino_ForPhaseII.py b/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialProducer10GeVNeutrino_ForPhaseII.py
index 4c7db3e62bed1..75542c747277b 100755
--- a/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialProducer10GeVNeutrino_ForPhaseII.py
+++ b/SimTracker/TrackerMaterialAnalysis/test/trackingMaterialProducer10GeVNeutrino_ForPhaseII.py
@@ -5,8 +5,13 @@
 import FWCore.ParameterSet.Config as cms
 from FWCore.ParameterSet.VarParsing import VarParsing
 
-from Configuration.Eras.Modifier_phase2_common_cff import phase2_common
-process = cms.Process("Geometry",phase2_common)
+###################################################################
+# Set default phase-2 settings
+###################################################################
+import Configuration.Geometry.defaultPhase2ConditionsEra_cff as _settings
+_PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, _PH2_ERA = _settings.get_era_and_conditions(_settings.DEFAULT_VERSION)
+
+process = cms.Process("Geometry",_PH2_ERA)
 
 process.load('FWCore.MessageService.MessageLogger_cfi')
 process.MessageLogger.files.debugTrackingMaterialProducer = dict()
@@ -51,9 +56,9 @@
 if options.fromDB :
    process.load("Configuration.StandardSequences.FrontierConditions_GlobalTag_cff")
    from Configuration.AlCa.GlobalTag import GlobalTag
-   process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, 'auto:phase2_realistic_T21', '')
+   process.GlobalTag = GlobalTag(process.GlobalTag, _PH2_GLOBAL_TAG, '')
 else:
-   process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026D92Reco_cff')
+   process.load('Configuration.Geometry.GeometryExtended2026DefaultReco_cff')
 
 process.maxEvents = cms.untracked.PSet(
     input = cms.untracked.int32(options.nEvents)
diff --git a/Validation/Geometry/test/genHGCalPlots.sh b/Validation/Geometry/test/genHGCalPlots.sh
index 6f7298b809260..814313b72e149 100755
--- a/Validation/Geometry/test/genHGCalPlots.sh
+++ b/Validation/Geometry/test/genHGCalPlots.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash -ex
 
-geom=Extended2026D92
+geom=Extended2026D110
 VGEO_DIR=${CMSSW_BASE}/src/Validation/Geometry/test
 TEST_DIR=.