Creating a Fabric Cloud Router
You can set up and provision a new Fabric Cloud Router through the Equinix Customer portal.
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Sign into the Equinix Customer Portal and navigate to Fabric.
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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.
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From the Cloud Routers menu, select Create a Fabric Cloud Router.
Select Location
- 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 |
You can only connect a Cloud Router to other endpoints within the same metro location.
- Choose a Billing Account from the drop-down list.
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.
- Click Next: Fabric Cloud Router Details.
Details
- In the Fabric Cloud Router Details section, enter the new Cloud Router name. The name must contain 3–24 characters.
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Select a term length
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(Optional) Enter a Purchase Order Number.
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Select a package with the maximum number of IPv4 and IPv6 routes that you need for the new Cloud Router.
You can only connect a Cloud Router to other endpoints within the same metro location.
- Click Next: Review.
Review and Submit
- Review your order. To download a PDF summary of the order, click Download Design Summary in the Pricing Overview section.
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In the Notifications section, enter an additional email address and click Add Another Email.
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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.