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Creating a Virtual Gateway

Function

This API is used to create a virtual gateway.

Debugging

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v3/{project_id}/dcaas/virtual-gateways

Table 1 URI parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Specifies the project ID.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Specifies the user token. To obtain the token, see section "Obtaining the User Token" in the Identity and Access Management API Reference. The token is the value of X-Subject-Token in the response header.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 10240
Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

virtual_gateway

No

CreateVirtualGateway object

Specifies the virtual gateway to be created.
Table 4 CreateVirtualGateway

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

vpc_id

Yes

String

Specifies the ID of the VPC that the virtual gateway is associated with.

name

No

String

Specifies the virtual gateway name.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 64

description

No

String

Provides supplementary information about the virtual gateway.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 128

local_ep_group

Yes

Array of strings

Specifies the IPv4 subnets of the associated VPC that can be accessed over the virtual gateway.

local_ep_group_ipv6

No

Array of strings

Specifies the IPv6 subnets of the associated VPC that can be accessed over the virtual gateway. This is a reserved field.

bgp_asn

No

Integer

Specifies the local BGP autonomous system number (ASN) of the virtual gateway.

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 4294967295

enterprise_project_id

No

String

Specifies the ID of the enterprise project that the virtual gateway belongs to.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

tags

No

Array of Tag objects

Specifies the tags.

Array length: 0–10
Table 5 Tag

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

key

Yes

String

Specifies the tag key. The key can contain a maximum of 36 Unicode characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 36

value

No

String

Specifies the tag value. The value can contain a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.) are allowed.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 43

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

Table 6 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

virtual_gateway

VirtualGateway object

Specifies the virtual gateway.

request_id

String

Specifies the request ID.
Table 7 VirtualGateway

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Specifies the virtual gateway ID.

vpc_id

String

Specifies the ID of the VPC connected using the virtual gateway.

tenant_id

String

Specifies the project ID.

Minimum: 32

Maximum: 32

name

String

Specifies the virtual gateway name.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 64

description

String

Provides supplementary information about the virtual gateway.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 128

type

String

Specifies the virtual gateway type. The value can only be default.

Default: default

local_ep_group

Array of strings

Specifies the IPv4 subnets of the associated VPC that can be accessed over the virtual gateway.

local_ep_group_ipv6

Array of strings

Specifies the IPv6 subnets of the associated VPC that can be accessed over the virtual gateway. This is a reserved field.

admin_state_up

Boolean

Specifies the administrative status. The value can be true or false.

Default: true

status

String

Specifies the operating status. The value can be ACTIVE, DOWN, BUILD, ERROR, PENDING_CREATE, PENDING_UPDATE, or PENDING_DELETE.

bgp_asn

Integer

Specifies the local BGP ASN of the virtual gateway.

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 4294967295

enterprise_project_id

String

Specifies the ID of the enterprise project that the virtual gateway belongs to.

Minimum: 36

Maximum: 36

device_id

String

Specifies the ID of the device that the virtual interface belongs to.

redundant_device_id

String

Specifies the ID of the redundant device.

public_border_group

String

Specifies the public border group of the AZ, indicating whether the site is a HomeZones site.

tags

Array of Tag objects

Specifies the tags.

Array length: 0–10
Table 8 Tag

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

Specifies the tag key. The key can contain a maximum of 36 Unicode characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_) are allowed.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 36

value

String

Specifies the tag value. The value can contain a maximum of 43 Unicode characters. Only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.) are allowed.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 43

Example Requests

  • Creating a virtual gateway that will be used to access a VPC, with the local BGP ASN set to 64512 and the IPv4 subnet to 192.168.1.0/24 
    POST https://{dc_endpoint}/v3/0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873/dcaas/virtual-gateways

{
  "virtual_gateway" : {
    "name" : "vgw-c7b22",
    "description" : "",
    "vpc_id" : "6592c28e-95d7-4b0a-9f61-004fdf03420c",
    "bgp_asn" : 64512,
    "local_ep_group" : [ "192.168.1.0/24" ]
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 201

Created

  • The virtual gateway for accessing the VPC is created 
    {
  "virtual_gateway" : {
    "id" : "20082c1b-3c99-48d8-8e8c-116af5d7e9f0",
    "name" : "vgw-c7b22",
    "description" : "",
    "tenant_id" : "0605768a3300d5762f82c01180692873",
    "vpc_id" : "6592c28e-95d7-4b0a-9f61-004fdf03420c",
    "device_id" : "26.151.63.100",
    "redundant_device_id" : "26.152.128.20",
    "type" : "default",
    "status" : "ACTIVE",
    "admin_state_up" : true,
    "bgp_asn" : 64512,
    "local_ep_group" : [ "192.168.1.0/24" ],
    "enterprise_project_id" : "0",
    "public_border_group" : "center"
  }
}

SDK Sample Code

The following are examples of the SDK code:

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    package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.region.DcRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.model.*;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;

public class CreateVirtualGatewaySolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        DcClient client = DcClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(DcRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        CreateVirtualGatewayRequest request = new CreateVirtualGatewayRequest();
        CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody body = new CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody();
        List<String> listVirtualGatewayLocalEpGroup = new ArrayList<>();
        listVirtualGatewayLocalEpGroup.add("192.168.1.0/24");
        CreateVirtualGateway virtualGatewaybody = new CreateVirtualGateway();
        virtualGatewaybody.withVpcId("6592c28e-95d7-4b0a-9f61-004fdf03420c")
            .withName("vgw-c7b22")
            .withDescription("")
            .withLocalEpGroup(listVirtualGatewayLocalEpGroup)
            .withBgpAsn(64512);
        body.withVirtualGateway(virtualGatewaybody);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            CreateVirtualGatewayResponse response = client.createVirtualGateway(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}
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    package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.BasicCredentials;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ConnectionException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.RequestTimeoutException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.exception.ServiceResponseException;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.region.DcRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.dc.v3.model.*;


public class CreateVirtualGatewaySolution {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
        // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
        String ak = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK");
        String sk = System.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK");

        ICredential auth = new BasicCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        DcClient client = DcClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(DcRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        CreateVirtualGatewayRequest request = new CreateVirtualGatewayRequest();
        CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody body = new CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody();
        CreateVirtualGateway virtualGatewaybody = new CreateVirtualGateway();
        virtualGatewaybody.withName("vgw-er")
            .withDescription("")
            .withBgpAsn(64512);
        body.withVirtualGateway(virtualGatewaybody);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            CreateVirtualGatewayResponse response = client.createVirtualGateway(request);
            System.out.println(response.toString());
        } catch (ConnectionException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (RequestTimeoutException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } catch (ServiceResponseException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
            System.out.println(e.getHttpStatusCode());
            System.out.println(e.getRequestId());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorCode());
            System.out.println(e.getErrorMsg());
        }
    }
}
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    # coding: utf-8

from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkdc.v3.region.dc_region import DcRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkdc.v3 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk = os.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk) \

    client = DcClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(DcRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = CreateVirtualGatewayRequest()
        listLocalEpGroupVirtualGateway = [
            "192.168.1.0/24"
        ]
        virtualGatewaybody = CreateVirtualGateway(
            vpc_id="6592c28e-95d7-4b0a-9f61-004fdf03420c",
            name="vgw-c7b22",
            description="",
            local_ep_group=listLocalEpGroupVirtualGateway,
            bgp_asn=64512
        )
        request.body = CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody(
            virtual_gateway=virtualGatewaybody
        )
        response = client.create_virtual_gateway(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
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    # coding: utf-8

from huaweicloudsdkcore.auth.credentials import BasicCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkdc.v3.region.dc_region import DcRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkdc.v3 import *

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    # In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak = os.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk = os.getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    credentials = BasicCredentials(ak, sk) \

    client = DcClient.new_builder() \
        .with_credentials(credentials) \
        .with_region(DcRegion.value_of("<YOUR REGION>")) \
        .build()

    try:
        request = CreateVirtualGatewayRequest()
        virtualGatewaybody = CreateVirtualGateway(
            name="vgw-er",
            description="",
            bgp_asn=64512
        )
        request.body = CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody(
            virtual_gateway=virtualGatewaybody
        )
        response = client.create_virtual_gateway(request)
        print(response)
    except exceptions.ClientRequestException as e:
        print(e.status_code)
        print(e.request_id)
        print(e.error_code)
        print(e.error_msg)
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    package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    dc "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        Build()

    client := dc.NewDcClient(
        dc.DcClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.CreateVirtualGatewayRequest{}
	var listLocalEpGroupVirtualGateway = []string{
        "192.168.1.0/24",
    }
	nameVirtualGateway:= "vgw-c7b22"
	descriptionVirtualGateway:= ""
	bgpAsnVirtualGateway:= int32(64512)
	virtualGatewaybody := &model.CreateVirtualGateway{
		VpcId: "6592c28e-95d7-4b0a-9f61-004fdf03420c",
		Name: &nameVirtualGateway,
		Description: &descriptionVirtualGateway,
		LocalEpGroup: listLocalEpGroupVirtualGateway,
		BgpAsn: &bgpAsnVirtualGateway,
	}
	request.Body = &model.CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody{
		VirtualGateway: virtualGatewaybody,
	}
	response, err := client.CreateVirtualGateway(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}
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    package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/core/auth/basic"
    dc "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/dc/v3/region"
)

func main() {
    // The AK and SK used for authentication are hard-coded or stored in plaintext, which has great security risks. It is recommended that the AK and SK be stored in ciphertext in configuration files or environment variables and decrypted during use to ensure security.
    // In this example, AK and SK are stored in environment variables for authentication. Before running this example, set environment variables CLOUD_SDK_AK and CLOUD_SDK_SK in the local environment
    ak := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk := os.Getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    auth := basic.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        Build()

    client := dc.NewDcClient(
        dc.DcClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.CreateVirtualGatewayRequest{}
	nameVirtualGateway:= "vgw-er"
	descriptionVirtualGateway:= ""
	bgpAsnVirtualGateway:= int32(64512)
	virtualGatewaybody := &model.CreateVirtualGateway{
		Name: &nameVirtualGateway,
		Description: &descriptionVirtualGateway,
		BgpAsn: &bgpAsnVirtualGateway,
	}
	request.Body = &model.CreateVirtualGatewayRequestBody{
		VirtualGateway: virtualGatewaybody,
	}
	response, err := client.CreateVirtualGateway(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

201

Created

Error Codes

See Error Codes.

Parent Topic: Virtual Gateways