Creating a Fabric Cloud Router

You can set up and provision a new Fabric Cloud Router through the Equinix Customer portal.

1. Sign into the Equinix Customer Portal and navigate to Fabric.

2. If your Fabric account has been transitioned to Equinix Identity and Access Management (IAM) platform, use the Context Switcher drop-down list to access your project and its assets. For more information, see Identity and Access Management.

3. From the Cloud Routers menu, select Create a Fabric Cloud Router.

   

Select Location

1. In the Select Location form, click a region and a metro location. For a list of the Autonomous System Numbers used for Cloud Routers in each of the available metros, see the table below.

   Autonomous System Numbers:

   Metro Location	Metro Code	Autonomous System Number
   Amsterdam	AM	60000
   Ashburn	DC	13531
   Atlanta	AT	30157
   Barcelona	BA	34952
   Bogota	BG	269971
   Bordeaux	BX	28744
   Boston	BO	18928
   Brussels	BL	48088
   Calgary	CL	27407
   Canberra	CA	137860
   Chicago	CH	32007
   Culpeper	CU	22232
   Dallas	DA	36641
   Denver	DE	64292
   Dubai	DX	48562
   Dublin	DB	60640
   Frankfurt	FR	59991
   Geneva	GV	16023
   Hamburg	HH	34972
   Helsinki	HE	47732
   Hong Kong	HK	24188
   Houston	HO	27315
   Istanbul	IL	42494
   Kamloops	KA	27433
   Lima	LM	273037
   Lisbon	LS	44729
   London	LD	60013
   Los Angeles	LA	33109
   Madrid	MD	25033
   Manchester	MA	39757
   Melbourne	ME	63525
   Mexico City	MX	270132
   Miami	MI	27354
   Milan	ML	43457
   Montreal	MT	27438
   Mumbai	MB	137859
   Munich	MU	24581
   New York	NY	40052
   Osaka	OS	63524
   Ottawa	OT	273032
   Paris	PA	59997
   Perth	PE	45508
   Philadelphia	PH	398975
   Rio de Janeiro	RJ	270475
   Santiago	ST	273032
   São Paulo	SP	61643
   Seattle	SE	33157
   Seoul	SL	139286
   Silicon Valley	SV	25658
   Singapore	SG	24116
   Sophia	SO	24581
   Stockholm	SK	43432
   Sydney	SY	24569
   Tokyo	TY	24114
   Toronto	TR	30159
   Vancouver	VA	27444
   Warsaw	WA	42319
   Winnipeg	WI	27466
   Zurich	ZH	42629

   note

   You can only connect a Cloud Router to other endpoints within the same metro location.

2. Choose a Billing Account from the drop-down list.

   note

   You can order a new Fabric Cloud Router and set up a billing account through the AWS Marketplace. For instructions, see Order a Cloud Router or VC in the AWS Marketplace.

3. Click Next: Fabric Cloud Router Details.

Details

1. In the Fabric Cloud Router Details section, enter the new Cloud Router name. The name must contain 3–24 characters.

   

2. Enter a Purchase Order Number.

3. Select a package with the maximum number of IPv4 and IPv6 routes that you need for the new Cloud Router.

   note

   You can only connect a Cloud Router to other endpoints within the same metro location.

4. Click Next: Review.

Review and Submit

1. Review your order. To download a PDF summary of the order, click Download Design Summary in the Pricing Overview section.

   

2. In the Notifications section, enter an additional email address and click Add Another Email.

3. Click Submit Order.

Confirmation of your new Cloud Router is displayed, with its unique ID and suggested follow-up actions.

In the Suggested Actions section of your new Cloud Router order confirmation, you can click View this Fabric Cloud Router to display the inventory list. For more information, see Fabric Cloud Router Inventory.

Within a few minutes, you'll receive an email notification that your new Cloud Router is provisioned and ready for use.

Create a Cloud Router Using API

You can use Fabric Cloud Router API to automate this procedure and integrate it with your internal systems. For details, see Create a Fabric Cloud Router.