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Updated on 2024-06-12 GMT+08:00
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Managing Attachments

Scenarios

To allow enterprise routers and global DC gateways to communicate with each other across regions, you need to add these network resources to a central network.

Constraints

  • The global DC gateways you want to add to the central network have been created.

    Check the regions where global DC gateways are available on the Direct Connect console.

  • By default, up to three attachments can be added. You can submit a service ticket to increase the quota.
  • Up to five attachments can be added at a time on the console. If you want to add more attachments, click OK and then click Add Attachment.

Adding Attachments

  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 navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Connect > Central Networks.
  4. Locate the central network that you want to add attachments to and click its name.
  5. Switch to the Attachments tab and click Add Attachment.
  6. Add network resources, such as enterprise routers and global DC gateways, to the central network as attachments. Table 1 lists the parameters required for adding attachments.
    Table 1 Parameters for adding attachments

    Parameter

    Setting

    Name

    Enter the name of the attachment.

    Enterprise Router

    Select the enterprise router you want to add to the central network.

    You can also click Create Enterprise Router if there are no enterprise routers for you to select.

    Select Global DC Gateway

    Region

    Select the region of the global DC gateway.

    Global DC Gateway

    Select the global DC gateway you want to add to the central network.

    You can also click Create Global DC Gateway if there are no global DC gateways for you to select.
  7. Click OK.

Deleting an Attachment

  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 navigation pane on the left, choose Cloud Connect > Central Networks.
  4. Locate the central network that you want to delete an attachment from and click its name.
  5. Switch to the Attachments tab, locate the attachment you want to delete, and click Delete in the Operation column.
  6. Click OK.