Scenarios

Load the VPCs and virtual gateways to the cloud connection based on your network plan.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Hover on the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Networking > Cloud Connect.
3. In the cloud connection list, click the name of the created cloud connection.
4. Under Network Instances, click Load Network Instance.
5. In the Load Network Instance dialog box, specify the account.
   • If the network instance is from your own account, select Current account. For details, see Communications Among VPCs of the Same Account.

     Configure the parameters based on Table 1 and then click OK.

   • If the network instance is from other user, select Peer account. For details, see Communications Among VPCs of Different Accounts.

     Configure the parameters based on Table 2 and then click OK.

   Table 1 Parameters for loading network instances of the same account

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Account	Specifies whether network instances are from the current account or another account.	Current account
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC you want to connect is located.	N/A
   Instance Type	Specifies the type of the network instance you want to load to the cloud connection. Two options are available, VPC and Virtual gateway.	VPC
   VPC	Specifies the VPC you want to load to the cloud connection. This parameter is mandatory if you have set Instance Type to VPC.	VPC-w2
   VPC CIDR Block	Specifies the subnets of the VPC you want to load and the custom CIDR blocks. If you have set Instance Type to VPC, configure the following two parameters: Subnet Other CIDR Block	Subnet: subnet-test Other CIDR Block: 192.168.3.0/16
   Virtual Gateway	Specifies the virtual gateway you want to load to the cloud connection. This parameter is mandatory if you have set Instance Type to Virtual gateway.	vgw-w2
   Virtual Gateway CIDR Block	Specifies the VPC and the network segment route of the remote user site in the virtual gateway you want to load to the cloud connection. If you have set Instance Type to Virtual gateway, you need to configure the following two parameters: VPC CIDR Block Remote Subnet	192.168.0.3/24
   Remarks	Provides supplementary information about the network instances.	N/A

   Table 2 Parameters for loading network instances across accounts

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Account	Specifies whether network instances are from the current account or another account.	Peer account
   Peer Account ID	Specifies the project ID of the peer account's VPC.	N/A
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC you want to connect is located.	N/A
   Peer Project ID	Specifies the project ID of the peer account's VPC.	N/A
   Instance Type	Specifies the type of the network instance you want to load to the cloud connection. Two options are available, VPC and Virtual gateway.	VPC
   Peer VPC	Specifies the ID of the VPC you want to load.	N/A
   VPC CIDR Block	Specifies the subnets of the VPC you want to load and the custom CIDR blocks.	N/A
   Remarks	Provides supplementary information about the network instances.	N/A

   

   • You can load a network instance to only one cloud connection.
   • Each VPC and the associated virtual gateway can be loaded only once.
6. In the dialog box indicating that the network instances have been loaded, if you want to load another one, click Load Another Instance.

   Then click Network Instances to view the network instances you loaded.