Quick Connect to AWS Direct Connect
Quick Connect to AWS Direct Connect enables a more convenient creation of connections to AWS.
Prerequisites
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An AWS account.
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An Equinix Fabric account.
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Your organization has been transitioned to Equinix Identity and Access Management.
To connect to AWS Direct connect using Quick Connect:
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Log in to the Equinix Fabric portal.
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Use the Context Switcher and select the project under which you want to create the connection. For more information on projects, see Equinix Identity and Access Management: Projects.
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From the Connections menu, select Create Connection.
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On the A Service Provider card, click Connect to a Service Provider and search for Amazon Web Services.
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On the Amazon Web Services card, click Select Service, then click Create Connection.
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Select connection type:
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Redundant - Create a redundant pair of connections.
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Primary - Create a single, primary connection.
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Secondary - Create a single, secondary connection.
Note: A single secondary connection is available for port, service token, and Fabric Cloud Router origin asset types.
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Enter your AWS account identifier and click Next.
Tip: To retrieve your AWS account identifier, log in to 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.
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Select AWS destination metro.
Tip: If you want to terminate your primary and secondary connections in different locations, deselect the Use the same destination for both Connections option and select metro for each connection individually.
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Configure your connection depending on the origin asset type:
Port-
From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Port.
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In the Primary Connection section:
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Click + Select Primary Port, then select your primary connection port and click Select Port.
Note: Only primary ports are available for selection.
- Enter primary connection name.
- Select bandwidth.
- Enter VLAN ID (applicable to Dot1q ports) or Customer VLAN Tag (C-tag) and Service VLAN Tag (S-tag) (applicable to Qinq ports).
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In the Secondary Connection section:
- Click + Select Secondary Port, then select your secondary connection port and click Select Port.
Note: Only secondary ports are available for selection.
- Enter secondary connection name.
- Select bandwidth.
- Enter VLAN ID (applicable to Dot1q ports) or Customer VLAN Tag (C-tag) and Service VLAN Tag (S-tag) (applicable to Qinq ports).
- Click + Select Secondary Port, then select your secondary connection port and click Select Port.
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Click Next.
Cloud Router-
From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Cloud Router.
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Click + Select Cloud Router, select cloud router instance, then click Select Cloud Router.
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In the Primary Connection section:
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Enter primary connection name.
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Select bandwidth.
Note: The bandwidth value you select will also apply to the secondary connection.
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In the Secondary Connection section, enter your secondary connection name.
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Click Next.
Service Token-
From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Service Token.
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In the Primary Connection section:
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Click + Enter Primary Service Token, provide the service token, then click Enter Service Token.
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Enter primary connection name.
- Select bandwidth.
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In the Secondary Connection section:
- Click + Enter Secondary Service Token, provide the service token, then click Enter Service Token.
- Enter secondary connection name.
- Select bandwidth.
- Click + Enter Secondary Service Token, provide the service token, then click Enter Service Token.
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Click Next.
Metal VLANImportant: In case of Fabric connections originating from a Metal VLAN, the charges for the Fabric connection are added to your Equinix Metal invoice.
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From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Metal VLAN.
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Select the project that your connections will be assigned to. For more information, see Identity and Access Management - Projects.
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In the Primary Connection section:
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Click + Select Primary VLAN, then select your primary Metal VLAN and click Select VLAN.
Note:- Only VLANs located in the same metro as the previously selected AWS destination metro are available for selection.
- The list contains VLANs associated with organizations and projects that you have been granted access to.
Tip: You can filter the list by organizations and projects.
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Enter primary connection name.
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Select bandwidth.
Note: The bandwidth value you select will also apply to the secondary connection.
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In the Secondary Connection section:
- Click + Select Secondary VLAN, then select your secondary Metal VLAN and click Select VLAN.
Note: Only VLANs located in the same metro as the previously selected AWS destination metro are available for selection.
- Enter secondary connection name.
- Click + Select Secondary VLAN, then select your secondary Metal VLAN and click Select VLAN.
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Click Next.
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Provide email addresses of the recipients to be notified about asset configuration or its status.
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Enter purchase order number.
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Review connection details and click Create Connection.
Tip: Click Show Order Summary to see order details and connection pricing information.
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Accept your Direct Connect Hosted Connection:
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Using the AWS Direct Connect console:
- Click Connections, select your connection and click View details.
- Select the charges confirmation checkbox, then click Accept.
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Using the Equinix Fabric portal:
- From the Connections menu, select Connections Inventory.
- Locate and click your AWS Direct Connect connection.
- Click Accept.
- Enter an Amazon Access Key and click Submit.
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Tip: You can use Fabric's API to automate or integrate this procedure. For more information, see:
• Equinix Fabric API - Connect to Amazon Web Services
• Equinix Fabric API - Connect Metal to Amazon Web Services