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Updated on 2024-05-13 GMT+08:00

Creating a Central Network

Function

This API is used to create a central network.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v3/{domain_id}/gcn/central-networks

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

domain_id

Yes

String

Account ID.

Minimum: 10

Maximum: 32

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

No

String

User token.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 2000000

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

central_network

Yes

CreateCentralNetwork object

Central network.

Table 4 CreateCentralNetwork

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Resource name.

description

No

String

Resource description. Angle brackets (<>) are not allowed.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 255

tags

No

Array of Tag objects

Resource tags.

Array Length: 1 - 20

enterprise_project_id

No

String

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

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 36

policy_document

No

CentralNetworkPolicyDocument object

Central network policy document.

Table 5 Tag

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

key

Yes

String

Tag key. The key can contain a maximum of 128 Unicode characters, including letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

value

No

String

Tag value. The value can contain a maximum of 255 Unicode characters, including letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).

Table 6 CentralNetworkPolicyDocument

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

default_plane

Yes

String

Name of the default central network plane.

Default: default-plane

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 64

planes

Yes

Array of CentralNetworkPlaneDocument objects

List of the central network planes.

Array Length: 1 - 100

er_instances

No

Array of AssociateErInstanceDocument objects

List of the enterprise routers on the central network.

Array Length: 1 - 200

Table 7 CentralNetworkPlaneDocument

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

name

Yes

String

Resource name.

associate_er_tables

No

Array of AssociateErTableDocument objects

List of the enterprise routers on the central network.

Array Length: 0 - 100

exclude_er_connections

No

Array of ExcludeErConnectionDocument objects

Whether to exclude the connections to enterprise routers on the central network.

Array Length: 0 - 100

Table 8 AssociateErTableDocument

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID.

region_id

Yes

String

Region ID.

enterprise_router_id

Yes

String

Enterprise router ID.

enterprise_router_table_id

Yes

String

Resource ID.

Table 9 ExcludeErConnectionDocument

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

[items]

No

Array of AssociateErInstanceDocument objects

Connections between enterprise routers managed by the central network plane.

Table 10 AssociateErInstanceDocument

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

enterprise_router_id

Yes

String

Enterprise router ID.

project_id

Yes

String

Project ID.

region_id

Yes

String

Region ID.

Response Parameters

Status code: 202

Table 11 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

request_id

String

Resource ID.

Minimum: 32

Maximum: 36

central_network

CentralNetwork object

Central network.

Table 12 CentralNetwork

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Resource ID.

name

String

Resource name.

description

String

Resource description. Angle brackets (<>) are not allowed.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 255

created_at

String

Time when the resource was created. The time is in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss format.

updated_at

String

Time when the resource was updated. The time must be in the yyyy-MM-ddTHH:mm:ss format.

domain_id

String

ID of the account that the instance belongs to.

state

String

Central network status.

  • AVAILABLE: The central network is available.

  • UPDATING: The central network is being updated.

  • FAILED: The operation on the central network failed.

  • CREATING: The central network is being created.

  • DELETING: The central network is being deleted.

  • DELETED: The central network is deleted.

enterprise_project_id

String

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

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 36

tags

Array of Tag objects

Resource tags.

Array Length: 1 - 20

planes

Array of CentralNetworkPlane objects

List of central network planes.

Array Length: 0 - 2000

er_instances

Array of CentralNetworkErInstance objects

List of enterprise routers on a central network.

Array Length: 1 - 200

connections

Array of CentralNetworkConnectionInfo objects

List of the enterprise router connections on a central network.

Array Length: 0 - 2000

default_plane_id

String

Resource ID.

Table 13 Tag

Parameter

Type

Description

key

String

Tag key. The key can contain a maximum of 128 Unicode characters, including letters, digits, hyphens (-), and underscores (_).

value

String

Tag value. The value can contain a maximum of 255 Unicode characters, including letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and periods (.).

Table 14 CentralNetworkPlane

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Resource ID.

name

String

Resource name.

associate_er_tables

Array of AssociateErTableDocument objects

List of the enterprise routers on the central network.

Array Length: 0 - 100

exclude_er_connections

Array of ExcludeErConnectionDocument objects

Whether to exclude the connections to enterprise routers on the central network.

Array Length: 0 - 100

Table 15 AssociateErTableDocument

Parameter

Type

Description

project_id

String

Project ID.

region_id

String

Region ID.

enterprise_router_id

String

Enterprise router ID.

enterprise_router_table_id

String

Resource ID.

Table 16 ExcludeErConnectionDocument

Parameter

Type

Description

[items]

Array of AssociateErInstanceDocument objects

Connections between enterprise routers managed by the central network plane.

Table 17 AssociateErInstanceDocument

Parameter

Type

Description

enterprise_router_id

String

Enterprise router ID.

project_id

String

Project ID.

region_id

String

Region ID.

Table 18 CentralNetworkErInstance

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Resource ID.

enterprise_router_id

String

Enterprise router ID.

project_id

String

Project ID.

region_id

String

Region ID.

asn

Long

ASN of the network instance when BGP is used for routing.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 4294967295

site_code

String

Site code definition.

Table 19 CentralNetworkConnectionInfo

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Resource ID.

plane_id

String

Resource ID.

global_connection_bandwidth_id

String

Global connection bandwidth ID.

bandwidth_size

Integer

Bandwidth range, in Mbit/s.

connection_type

String

Type of a central network connection.

  • ER-ER: connections between enterprise routers

  • ER-GDGW: connections between enterprise routers and global DC gateways

  • ER-ER_ROUTE_TABLE: connections between enterprise routers and route tables of other enterprise routers

connection_point_pair

Array of ConnectionPoint objects

Both ends of a central network connection. The length is fixed to an array of 2.

Array Length: 2 - 2

state

String

Central network connection status.

  • AVAILABLE: The connection is available.

  • CREATING: The connection is being created.

  • UPDATING: The connection is being updated.

  • DELETING: The connection is being deleted.

  • FREEZING: The connection is being frozen.

  • UNFREEZING: The connection is being unfrozen.

  • RECOVERING: The connection is being recovered.

  • FAILED: The operation on the connection failed.

  • DELETED: The connection is deleted.

  • APPROVING: The connection is being approved.

  • APPROVED: The connection is approved.

  • UNAPPROVED: The approval failed.

Table 20 ConnectionPoint

Parameter

Type

Description

id

String

Resource ID.

project_id

String

Project ID.

region_id

String

Region ID.

site_code

String

Site code definition.

instance_id

String

Resource ID.

type

String

Type of a central network connection point.

  • ER: an enterprise router

  • GDGW: a global DC gateway

  • ER_ROUTE_TABLE: an enterprise router route table

Example Requests

Creating a central network

POST /v3/{domain_id}/gcn/central-networks

{
  "central_network" : {
    "name" : "name"
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 202

The central network has been created.

{
  "request_id" : "e9837622a6d4f31e4417b5432f42fafe",
  "central_network" : {
    "id" : "e096c86f-817c-418c-945c-6b1d8860a15d",
    "name" : "name",
    "created_at" : "2023-10-09T06:22:40.856Z",
    "updated_at" : "2023-10-09T06:22:40.856Z",
    "domain_id" : "XXX",
    "state" : "CREATING",
    "enterprise_project_id" : "0"
  }
}

SDK Sample Code

The SDK sample code is as follows.

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package com.huaweicloud.sdk.test;

import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.ICredential;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.core.auth.GlobalCredentials;
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.cc.v3.region.CcRegion;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.cc.v3.*;
import com.huaweicloud.sdk.cc.v3.model.*;


public class CreateCentralNetworkSolution {

    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 GlobalCredentials()
                .withAk(ak)
                .withSk(sk);

        CcClient client = CcClient.newBuilder()
                .withCredential(auth)
                .withRegion(CcRegion.valueOf("<YOUR REGION>"))
                .build();
        CreateCentralNetworkRequest request = new CreateCentralNetworkRequest();
        CreateCentralNetworkRequestBody body = new CreateCentralNetworkRequestBody();
        CreateCentralNetwork centralNetworkbody = new CreateCentralNetwork();
        centralNetworkbody.withName("name");
        body.withCentralNetwork(centralNetworkbody);
        request.withBody(body);
        try {
            CreateCentralNetworkResponse response = client.createCentralNetwork(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 GlobalCredentials
from huaweicloudsdkcc.v3.region.cc_region import CcRegion
from huaweicloudsdkcore.exceptions import exceptions
from huaweicloudsdkcc.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 = __import__('os').getenv("CLOUD_SDK_AK")
    sk = __import__('os').getenv("CLOUD_SDK_SK")

    credentials = GlobalCredentials(ak, sk) \

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

    try:
        request = CreateCentralNetworkRequest()
        centralNetworkbody = CreateCentralNetwork(
            name="name"
        )
        request.body = CreateCentralNetworkRequestBody(
            central_network=centralNetworkbody
        )
        response = client.create_central_network(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/global"
    cc "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/cc/v3"
	"github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/cc/v3/model"
    region "github.com/huaweicloud/huaweicloud-sdk-go-v3/services/cc/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 := global.NewCredentialsBuilder().
        WithAk(ak).
        WithSk(sk).
        Build()

    client := cc.NewCcClient(
        cc.CcClientBuilder().
            WithRegion(region.ValueOf("<YOUR REGION>")).
            WithCredential(auth).
            Build())

    request := &model.CreateCentralNetworkRequest{}
	centralNetworkbody := &model.CreateCentralNetwork{
		Name: "name",
	}
	request.Body = &model.CreateCentralNetworkRequestBody{
		CentralNetwork: centralNetworkbody,
	}
	response, err := client.CreateCentralNetwork(request)
	if err == nil {
        fmt.Printf("%+v\n", response)
    } else {
        fmt.Println(err)
    }
}

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Status Codes

Status Code

Description

202

The central network has been created.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.