Connect My Assets to a Service Profile

If you have an existing private service profile, you can create a virtual connection within your company’s Equinix Fabric deployment by connecting your ports or virtual devices to that service profile.

This feature is available for any Fabric customer, including sub-accounts of resellers.

1. Log in to Equinix Fabric.

2. From the Connections menu, select Create Connection.
   

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

4. On the Connect assets to a Service Profile card, click Create Connection.

   

5. Select a service profile and click Create Connection.

6. Use one of these options to select the origin location:

   • Port – Select a metro and a port

   • Service Token – Enter a token, then select a metro and a port

   • Virtual Device – Select a metro and a virtual or redundant device, or a cluster

7. Select a port in the origin location. Hover over the port to see the associated billing account and cable ID.

8. Select a Destination metro, then click Next.

9. Complete the Connection Details section. 

   • If you are setting up a port connection:

     1. Enter connection and VLAN information, a purchase order number (optional), and additional buyer options.

        

     2. Click Next.

   • If you are setting up a virtual device connection:

     1. Enter a Virtual Connection Name, select an interface, and enter a purchase order number (optional) and additional buyer options.

        

     2. Select a primary and secondary connection speed, then click Next.

   • If you are using redundant devices to set up a virtual device connection:

     1. Enter a Virtual Connection Name, a redundant Virtual Connection Name, select an interface, and enter a purchase order number (optional) and additional buyer options .

        

     2. Select a primary and secondary connection speed, then click Next.

10. Select a Connection Speed, a secondary Connection Speed (if needed), then click Next.

    The connection is automatically provisioned.

11. Review the Connection Summary and Pricing Overview information. Add an optional email address for Notifications, then click Submit Order.

    The Connections Inventory section of the portal shows the status of this new connection. The Service Profile Name is My Port to Port Connection.