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Updated on 2024-12-09 GMT+08:00

Process of Setting Up a Hybrid Cloud Network Using Enterprise Router, VPN, and Direct Connect (Global DC Gateway)

Table 1 describes the overall process of setting up a hybrid cloud network using an enterprise router and Direct Connect and VPN connections that work in an active/standby pair.

Table 1 Process of setting up a hybrid cloud network

Step

Description

Step 1: Create Cloud Resources

  1. Create an enterprise router. (Only one enterprise router is required in a region.)
  2. Create a service VPC with a subnet.
  3. Create an ECS in the subnet of the service VPC.

Step 2: Attach the Global DC Gateway to the Enterprise Router

  1. Create a Direct Connect connection to connect an on-premises data center to Huawei Cloud over the line you lease from a carrier.
  2. Create a global DC gateway.
  3. Create a virtual interface to connect the global DC gateway to the connection.
  4. Attach the global DC gateway to the enterprise router and view the global DC gateway attachment in the attachment list of the enterprise router.
  5. Configure routes on the network device in the on-premises data center.

Step 3: Create a VPC Attachment for the Enterprise Router

  1. Attach the service VPC to the enterprise router.
  2. In the VPC route table, add a route with the enterprise router as the next hop and the on-premises network CIDR block as the destination.

Step 4: Verify the Network Connectivity Over the Direct Connect Connection

Log in to the ECS and run the ping command to verify the network connectivity over the Direct Connect connection.

Step 5: Create a VPN Gateway Attachment for the Enterprise Router

  1. Create a VPN gateway and attach it to the enterprise router.
  2. Create a customer gateway.
  3. Create two VPN connections that connect the VPN gateway and the customer gateway and work in an active/standby pair.
  4. Configure routes on the network device in the on-premises data center.

Step 6: Verify the Network Connectivity Over the VPN Connection

Log in to the ECS and run the ping command to verify the network connectivity over a VPN connection.

VPN works as an alternative to Direct Connect. If you need to verify the network connectivity over a VPN connection, you need to simulate a fault on the Direct Connect connection.