Loading a Network Instance

Scenarios

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

Constraints

To provide cross-region network communications, Cloud Connect will obtain and transmit your credential and account ID from the Chinese mainland to the country or region where the network instances you want to connect to are running for identity verification and authentication.

The credential and account ID is required only for providing services for you. If you need to use Cloud Connect for network communications, please read and agree to the Cloud Connect Service Disclaimer.

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 cloud connection.
4. Click Network Instances.
5. Click Load Network Instance.
6. In the Load Network Instance dialog box, specify the account.
   • If the network instance to be loaded is from your own account that is used to create the cloud connection, select Current account.

     Configure parameters based on Table 1 and then click OK.

   • If the network instance is from the other user, select Peer account.

     Configure parameters based on Table 2 and then click OK.

   Table 1 Parameters for loading network instances in the current account

   Parameter	Description
   Account	Specifies whether network instances will be loaded across accounts. Set it to Current account.
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC you want to connect is located.
   Instance Type	Specifies the type of the network instance. Two options are available, VPC and Virtual gateway.
   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 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: Select one or all subnets of the VPC. Other CIDR Block
   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.
   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: Local Subnet Remote Subnet
   Remarks	Provides supplementary information about the network instance.

   Table 2 Parameters for loading network instances across accounts

   Parameter	Description
   Account	Specifies whether network instances will be loaded across accounts. Select Peer account.
   Peer Account ID	Specifies the ID of this other user's account.
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC you want to connect is located.
   Peer Project ID	Specifies the project ID of the VPC in the other user's account.
   Instance Type	Specifies the type of the instance you want to load to the cloud connection.
   Peer VPC	Specifies the ID of the VPC you want to load.
   VPC CIDR Block	Specifies the subnets of the VPC you want to load and the custom CIDR blocks.
   Remarks	Provides supplementary information about the network instance.

   

   • A network instance can be loaded to only one cloud connection.
   • If a VPC is loaded, the associated virtual gateway cannot be loaded.
7. Configure other parameters and click OK.
8. Click Load Another Instance if you want to continue loading network instances. Then click the Network Instances tab to view the network instances you loaded.