Use AWS Subscription Keys

You can use subscription keys from Amazon Web Services (AWS) Marketplace to create new Fabric Cloud Router services, connections, or IP-WAN connections.

Subscription keys are provided in the welcome email that you received during the AWS Marketplace sign-up process. For more information, see Order a Cloud Router or VC in Cloud Service Provider (CSP) Marketplace.

There are three ways to use AWS subscription keys to sign up for Cloud Router services:

To create a new Fabric Cloud Router through AWS Direct Connect:

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

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

  3. In the Select Location section, click a region and a metro location.

  4. In the Service Provider Subscription section, paste in the Subscription Key copied from your "Welcome to Equinix AWS Marketplace" email.

  5. Click Next: Fabric Cloud Router Details.

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

  7. Select a package with the maximum number of IPv4 and IPv6 routes that you need for the new Cloud Router. The packages that are available are determined by your Cloud Router subscription.

  8. Click Next: Review.

  9. Review your order.

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

    • In the Notifications section, enter additional email addresses.

  10. Click Submit Order.

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

    For example, in the Suggested Actions section of your new Cloud Router order confirmation, you can click View this Fabric Cloud Router in your Inventory 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.

To connect to AWS Direct Connect from a Fabric Cloud Router:

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

  2. From the Connections menu, select Create Connection.

  3. On A Service Provider card, click Connect to a Service Provider and search for Amazon Web Services.

  4. On the AWS Amazon Web Services card, click Select Service, then click Create Connection.

  5. In Enter Your AWS Information, select a connection type:

    • Redundant - Create a redundant pair of connections

    • Primary - Create a single, primary connection

    • Secondary - Create a single, secondary connection

  6. Enter your AWS Account identifier and click Next.

    Tip: To retrieve your AWS account identifier, sign into the AWS Management Console and click your username in the top-right corner. When you paste your account ID, make sure to remove dash characters.

  7. From the AWS Destination drop-down list, select your metro. Make sure that Use the same destination for both Connections is selected, and click Next.

  8. In Configure Your Connection, select Cloud Router from the Origin Asset Type drop-down list.

  9. Click +Select Cloud Router. In the form that displays on the right, select a cloud router instance, and click Select Cloud Router.

  10. In the Primary Connection section:

    1. Enter the primary Connection Name. The name must contain 3–24 characters.

    2. Select a Bandwidth from the drop-down list.

      Note: The bandwidth value that you select also applies to the secondary connection.

  11. In the Secondary Connection section, enter your secondary Connection Name, and click Next.

  12. In Review Order and Additional Information, review your connections.

    • To view a summary of your order details, click Show Order Summary in the lower right. To download a PDF summary of the order, click Download Design Summary.

    • In the Notifications section, enter additional email addresses.

  13. Click Create Connection in the lower right corner.

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

    To view details about the new Cloud Router connection, click View Connections in Fabric Inventory. For more information, see Fabric Cloud Router Inventory.

Before attempting to connect an IP-WAN to a Fabric Cloud Router, consider the following:

  • You must have access to an available IP-WAN purchased through the AWS Marketplace.

  • You must have access to an A-side Fabric Cloud Router purchased through the AWS Marketplace.

  • Only the AMER region is currently supported. Connections to the global network aren't available yet.

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

  2. From the Connections menu, select Create Connection.

  3. On My Own Assets card, click Connect to My Own Assets.

  4. On the Connect to a Network card, click Create Connection.

    The Select Locations form is displayed. By default, Service Token is selected as the connection type.

  5. In the Origin section, click Fabric Cloud Router.

  6. Select a metro location and a Fabric Cloud Router.

  7. In the Destination section, click IP-WAN and click Next. The Connection Details form is displayed.

  8. In the Connection Information section, enter a connection name.

  9. In the Connection Bandwidth section, select a bandwidth. The choices that are available are determined by your subscription.

  10. Click Next. The Review page is displayed.

  11. Verify the details in the Connection Summary and Pricing Overview sections.

    In the Notifications section, enter additional email addresses.

  12. Review your Connection Summary and click Submit Order.

    Confirmation of your new Cloud Router is displayed with its unique ID.

    To view this connection in your Connections Inventory, click Go to My Inventory. For more information, see Connections Inventory.