- What's New
- Function Overview
- Product Bulletin
- Service Overview
- Getting Started
- User Guide
- API Reference
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Best Practices
- Direct Connect Best Practices
- Connecting an On-Premises Data Center to a VPC over a Single Connection and Using Static Routing to Route Traffic
- Connecting an On-Premises Data Center to a VPC over a Single Connection and Using BGP Routing to Route Traffic
- Connecting an On-Premises Data Center to a VPC over Two Connections in Load Balancing Mode (Virtual Gateway)
- Connecting an On-Premises Data Center to a VPC over Two Connections in an Active/Standby Pair (Virtual Gateway)
- Connecting an On-Premises Data Center to Multiple VPCs that Do Not Need to Communicate with Each Other
- Connecting an On-Premises Data Center to Multiple VPCs in the Same Region Using Direct Connect and VPC Peering
- Using a Public NAT Gateway and Direct Connect to Accelerate Internet Access
- Troubleshooting
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FAQs
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Popular Questions
- What Are the Network Requirements for Connections?
- How Do I Select a Carrier When Purchasing a Connection?
- How Will I Be Billed for Direct Connect?
- How Do I Submit a Service Ticket?
- How Do I Test the Network Connectivity Between a Location and the Cloud?
- What Do I Do If I Select the Wrong Carrier When Creating a Connection?
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Product Consultation
- What Are the Network Requirements for Connections?
- What Are 1GE and 10GE?
- Is BGP Routing Supported in Direct Connect?
- How Do I Submit a Service Ticket?
- What Are the Network Latency and Packet Loss Rate of a Connection?
- Are the Uplink and Downlink Bandwidths of a Direct Connect Connection the Same?
- What Do I Do If I Select the Wrong Carrier When Creating a Connection?
- How Do I Plan the VPCs for a New Connection?
- What Are Local and Remote Gateways (Interconnection IP Addresses)?
- How Do I Configure BFD for a Connection?
- Leased Line
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Interconnection with the Cloud
- Can I Access the Same VPC over Multiple Connections?
- How Do I Plan the CIDR Blocks for a Connection?
- What Should I Consider When I Use Direct Connect to Access the Cloud?
- Does Direct Connect Support NAT?
- Can the VLAN of the On-premises Network Be Used in the VPC Through Direct Connect?
- Can My On-Premises Data Center Access Multiple VPCs Through One Connection?
- Can Direct Connect Be Used with Similar Services of Other Cloud Service Providers?
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Networking and Scenarios
- Can Multiple Connections Access the Same VPC?
- Can My On-Premises Data Center Access Multiple VPCs Through One Connection?
- Can Direct Connect Be Used with Similar Services of Other Cloud Service Providers?
- Can I Limit the Bandwidth Available on Each Hosted Connection?
- How Do I Plan the VPCs for a New Connection?
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Related Console Operations
- How Do I Submit a Service Ticket?
- How Can I Unsubscribe from Direct Connect?
- What Parameters Can Be Modified After I Have Created a Virtual Interface?
- Do I Need to Delete the Virtual Gateway and Virtual Interface Before Deleting a Hosted Connection?
- How Do I Change the Routing Mode of a Connection?
- How Do I Delete a Hosted Connection?
- What Is the BGP ASN Used by Huawei Cloud?
- What Are Local and Remote Gateways (Interconnection IP Addresses)?
- Troubleshooting
- Billing
- Resource Monitoring
- Quota
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Popular Questions
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Solution Overview
When servers in your on-premises data center or a private cloud need to communicate with cloud servers in a VPC, you can create a Direct Connect connection on the console to establish connectivity between them.
The telecom carrier needs to perform a site survey and lay the leased line, which takes about two or three months. Make sure that you leave enough time for the project.
Process
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Before creating Direct Connect connections, sign up for a HUAWEI ID, enable cloud services, complete real-name authentication, top up your account, confirm the Direct Connect locations, confirm the port availability, contact the carrier to complete the site survey, and confirm the prices. |
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Create a connection to order a dedicated port and work with the carrier to connect the leased line to the cloud. This process involves operations of the customer, carrier, and Huawei Cloud. The operation instructions and the progress of each phase will be displayed on the console. |
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Create a virtual gateway and associate it with the VPC that you need to access. |
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After the connection and the gateway are ready, create a virtual interface so that your on-premises network can access the VPC. |
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After your on-premises network is connected to Huawei Cloud, configure routes on your on-premises network device. |
The leased line construction process varies depending on the networking topology. The following figures show two common networking topologies. Consult your carrier about the actual networking topology.
- Figure 1 shows the networking topology for establishing connectivity when your on-premises equipment room is in a different campus from that of the Direct Connect location.
- Figure 2 shows the networking topology for establishing connectivity when your on-premises equipment room is in the same campus as that of the Direct Connect location.
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