Creating a Direct Connect

Creating a Direct Connect

1. Create a connection.
   1. Log in to the management console.
   2. Click in the upper left corner and select the region and project.
   3. Click in the upper left corner of the page and choose Networking > Direct Connect to switch to the Connections page.
   4. Click Create Connection.
   5. On the Create Connection page, enter the equipment room details and select the Direct Connect location and port based on Table 1.

      Table 1 Parameters required for creating a cloud connection

      Parameter	Description
      Billing Mode	Specifies how you are charged. Currently, only Yearly/Monthly is supported.
      Region	Specifies the region where the connection is deployed. You can change the region in the upper left corner of the console.
      Connection Name	Specifies the name of your connection.
      Location	Specifies the location where your leased line can connect to.
      Carrier	Specifies the carrier that provides the leased line.
      Port Type	Specifies the type of the port used by the connection. There are four types of ports: 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, and 100GE.
      Leased Line Bandwidth	Specifies the bandwidth of the leased line in the unit of Mbit/s. This is the bandwidth of the leased line you bought from the carrier.
      Your Equipment Room Address	Specifies the address of your equipment room. The address must be specific to the floor your equipment room is on,
      Tag	Identifies the connection. A tag consists of a key and a value. You can add 10 tags to a connection. Tag keys and values must meet requirements listed in Table 2. NOTE: If a predefined tag has been created on Tag Management Service (TMS), you can directly select the corresponding tag key and value. For details about predefined tags, see Predefined Tag Overview. If you have configured tag policies for Direct Connect, you need to add tags to your connections based on the tag policies. If you add a tag that does not comply with the tag policies, connections may fail to be created. Contact your administrator to learn more about tag policies.
      Description	Provides supplementary information about the connection.
      Contact Person/Phone Number/Email	Specifies information about the person who is responsible for your connection.
      Required Duration	Specifies how long the connection will be used for.
      Auto-renewing DBSS	Specifies whether to automatically renew the connection to ensure service continuity. It is recommended that you set the auto-renewal period to be the same as the required duration. If the required duration is three months, the system automatically renews the subscription for every three months.
      Enterprise Project	Specifies an enterprise project by which cloud resources and members are centrally managed.

      Table 2 Tag key and value requirements

      Parameter	Rule
      Key	Cannot be left blank. It must be unique for each resource. Can contain a maximum of 36 characters. Can contain only letters, digits, hyphens, underscores, and Unicode characters from \u4e00 to \u9fff.
      Value	Can be empty. 43 character limit. Can contain only letters, digits, period, hyphens, and underscores.

   6. Click Confirm Configuration.
   7. Confirm the connection information and click Pay Now.
   8. Confirm the order, select a payment method, and click Confirm.

2. Connect your on-premises data center to the cloud.
   1. After you have paid for the order, the system automatically allocates a connection ID for you, and the connection information is displayed on the management console. The connection status is Creating, when you will be contacted to confirm the construction plan and relevant information (including your company name, constructor, expected construction time, and construction workers).
   2. After having confirmed the construction plan, you can arrange the carrier to deploy the dedicated line and connect it to your equipment room based on your construction plan.
   3. In normal cases, Huawei resident engineers will connect the dedicated line to the Huawei Cloud gateway port within two working days.
   4. After the construction is complete, the connection status becomes Normal, indicating that the connection is ready.

3. Create a virtual gateway.
   1. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Direct Connect > Virtual Gateways.
   2. In the upper right corner of the Virtual Gateways page, click Create Virtual Gateway.
   3. Configure the virtual gateway parameters.
   4. Click OK.

4. Create a virtual interface.
   1. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Direct Connect > Virtual Interfaces.
   2. Click Create Virtual Interface.
   3. Configure the parameters as prompted.
   4. Click Create.