Overview

Scenario

With the development of hybrid clouds, there is also a growing need for companies to perform unified security management of on- and off-cloud or hybrid clouds. HSS supports the access and management of third-party cloud servers and on-premises IDCs. Users are allowed to use the same security policies on different clouds, preventing the risks caused by inconsistent security policies.

For third-party cloud servers and on-premises IDCs that cannot access the public network, you can refer to this solution to access HSS through Direct Connect and a proxy for protection management. If your server can access the Internet, connect the server to HSS by referring to Installing the Agent for a Third-Party Server.

Architecture

Third-party servers communicate with VPCs on the cloud through Direct Connect, and then connect to HSS through ECS agent, as shown in Connecting a third-party server to HSS through Direct Connect and ECS agent.

Direct Connect establishes a dedicated network connection that features high speed, low latency, stability, and security between your on-premises data center and Huawei Cloud VPC. Direct Connect allows you to maximize legacy IT facilities and leverage cloud services to build a flexible, scalable hybrid cloud compute environment.
Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) is a scalable and on-demand cloud server. It helps you to efficiently set up reliable, secure, and flexible application environments, ensuring stable service running and improving O&M efficiency.

Figure 1 A third-party server accessing HSS through a Direct Connect and proxy servers