Quick Connect to Google Cloud Platform - Port, Cloud Router, Service Token

Use Quick Connect to establish connections from Fabric ports, Fabric Cloud Routers, or using service tokens. You can create connections by:

• Signing into Google Cloud Platform from the Equinix Customer Portal, and creating pairing keys during the ordering process in Equinix.

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• Creating Google Pairing Keys in the Google Cloud Portal before ordering a connection in the Equinix Customer Portal, and entering them manually during the ordering process in Equinix.

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For instructions on connecting from a Network Edge virtual device, see Connect to Google Cloud Platform (Network Edge Device).

20 Gbps & 50 Gbps Virtual Connection Availability to Google Cloud

Equinix Fabric has added support for Google Partner Interconnect at 20 Gbps and 50 Gbps speeds in select metros.

If your A-side port location and the Z-side Google metro onramp combination qualifies, these connection speeds will be made available to you during the connection creation process.

These speeds are currently available for:

• Customers with 100 Gbps EVPL Fabric ports; single 100 Gbps port and nx100 Gbps LAG group configurations are supported.
• Newly created connections. Upgrading connection bandwidth to 20 or 50 Gbps is currently not supported.
• Connections in select metros (see list below).
• Remote connections between metro pairs where higher speeds are supported. For details, see 25 Gbps & 50 Gbps Virtual Connection Availability.

20 and 50 Gbps speeds availability:

AMER	EMEA	APAC
Atlanta (AT) Calgary (CL) Chicago (CH) Dallas (DA) Los Angeles (LA) Miami (MI) Montreal (MT) New York (NY) Philidelphia (PH) Rio de Janeiro (RJ) San Paulo (SP) Seattle (SE) Silicon Valley (SV) Toronto (TR) Washington D.C. (DC)	Amsterdam (AM) Frankfurt (FR) Helsinki (HE) London (LD) Madrid (MD) Manchester (MA) Sofia (SO) Stockholm (SK) Zurich (ZH)	Hong Kong (HK) Melbourne (ME) Mumbai (MB) Osaka (OS) Singapore (SG) Sydney (SY) Tokyo (TY)

Prerequisites

Before creating a connection to Google Cloud Platform from a Fabric port, a Fabric Cloud Router, a Metal VLAN or using an A-side service token, you must have:

• An Equinix Fabric account, with the following IAM roles assigned: Fabric Connections Manager.

• A Fabric port(s), an A-side service token, a Metal VLAN, or a Fabric Cloud Router instance. For details, see Fabric Port Requirements.

• A valid Google account to access Google connections.

• A dedicated router in the Google Cloud Account to create a connection, with the ASN number set as 16550.

• An enabled compute API in an existing project.

• Sufficient Google VLAN attachment quotas available.

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  Log in to your Google Cloud Console and make sure you have sufficient VLAN attachment quota available to accommodate new connections. Request additional quota if necessary. Insufficient VLAN attachment quota will result in failed connection provisioning.

Create Pairing Keys in the Google Cloud Portal (Optional)

Equinix recommends that you create two Pairing Keys for redundant connections. A customer receives an SLA for Partner Interconnect if they have a minimum of two VLAN attachments (Virtual Connections on Fabric). Google offers both a 99.9% and a 99.99% SLA for Partner Interconnect. The SLA that a customer receives is based on the number of VLAN attachments (Virtual Connections) that are configured. For more details, see Partner Interconnect overview.

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You can order a connection to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) without needing to create a Google pairing key beforehand. Proceed to Creating a Connection Using Quick Connect

To create Pairing Keys:

1. In Google Cloud Platform, go to the Networking product catalog and select Network Connectivity.

   

2. Select Interconnect, then click CREATE VLAN ATTACHMENTS.

   

3. Select Partner Interconnect connection, then click Continue.

4. Because Equinix will be the service provider, click I ALREADY HAVE A SERVICE PROVIDER.

   

5. Select a redundancy option. To ensure high availability, we recommend you create a redundant pair of VLAN attachments.

   

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   When you create a single VLAN attachment in Google Cloud Console, you cannot explicitly choose the Edge Availability Domain that the VLAN attachment will be assigned to. To make sure you have the correct pairing key available that matches your Fabric port priority, create a pair of VLAN attachments, use the one that corresponds to your port, then delete the unused VLAN attachment.

6. Select a VPC network and a region.

7. In the VLAN (A/B) section:

   • Select a cloud router instance. Click CREATE NEW ROUTER to create a new cloud router instance.
   • Enter a VLAN attachment name.
   • Provide a description.
   • Select Maximum transmission unit (MTU).

8. Click CREATE.

Copy the Pairing Key that is generated to the clipboard, then click OK. The status from the service provider is displayed.

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You don't need to pre-activate the VLAN attachments.

Creating a Connection Using Quick Connect

To create a connection to Google Cloud Platform:

1. Log in to the Customer Portal > Fabric Dashboard.

2. 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.

3. From the Connections menu, select Create Connection.

4. In the A Service Provider card, click Connect to a Service Provider.

   

5. Locate the Google Cloud Platform card and click Quick Connect.

   

Configuring the Google Cloud Destination

You can either sign into Google Cloud and select the GCP resources you are connecting to, or you can enter your pre-generated Pairing Key(s).

Signing into Google

5. If you have not already created Pairing Keys, click Sign in to Google to create pairing keys, review the prerequisites, then click Sign In. If you already have Pairing Keys, you can enter them into the fields.

6. Select a connection type:

   • Redundant - Create a redundant pair of connections.
   • Primary - Create a single, primary connection.
   • Secondary - Create a single, secondary connection.

   

7. From the Google Cloud Destination drop-down list, select the metro you want to connect to.

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   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 the metro for each connection individually.

8. Select your GCP project, choose a VPC network and select a region.

   

9. In the VLAN A section:

   • Cloud Router – Choose from the cloud routers available in the selected project, network, and region.
   • VLAN Attachment – Enter a name for the primary VLAN attachment.
   • Description – Enter an optional description.
   • Maximum Transmission Unit – Select packet frame size.

   

10. In the VLAN B section:

    • Cloud Router – Choose the same cloud router you selected in the VLAN A section.
    • VLAN Attachment – Enter a name for the secondary VLAN attachment.
    • Description – Enter an optional description.
    • Maximum Transmission Unit – Select packet frame size.

11. Click Next.

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VLAN attachments created via Quick Connect are pre-activated.

Entering Pairing Keys

If you did not sign into Google, enter your Google Cloud Pairing Keys. The Pairing Keys are associated with the specific Google Cloud Platform resources you are connecting to.

Connection Configuration

Configure your connections depending on the origin asset type.

Port

From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Port.

In the Primary Connection section:

1. Click + Select Primary Port, then select your primary connection port and click Select Port. Only primary ports are available for selection.

   

2. Enter the primary connection name.

3. Select a bandwidth.

4. Enter a VLAN ID (applicable to Dot1q ports) or a Customer VLAN Tag (C-tag) and a Service VLAN Tag (S-tag) (applicable to Qinq ports).

In the Secondary Connection section:

1. Click + Select Secondary Port, then select your secondary connection port and click Select Port. Only secondary ports are available for selection.
2. Enter the secondary connection name.
3. Select a bandwidth.
4. Enter a VLAN ID (applicable to Dot1q ports) or a Customer VLAN Tag (C-tag) and a Service VLAN Tag (S-tag) (applicable to Qinq ports).
5. Click Next.

Cloud Router

1. From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Cloud Router.

   

2. Click + Select Cloud Router, select a cloud router instance, then click Select Cloud Router.

   

3. In the Primary Connection section:

   • Enter the primary connection name.
   • Select a bandwidth. The bandwidth value you select will also apply to the secondary connection.

4. In the Secondary Connection section, enter your secondary connection name.

5. Click Next.

Service Token

1. From the Origin Asset Type drop-down list, select Service Token.

   

2. In the Primary Connection section:

   • Click + Enter Primary Service Token, provide the service token, then click Enter Service Token.

     

   • Enter the primary connection name.

   • Select a bandwidth.

3. In the Secondary Connection section:

   • Click + Enter Secondary Service Token, provide the service token, then click Enter Service Token.
   • Enter the secondary connection name.
   • Select a bandwidth.

4. Click Next.

Review and Submit

1. Review the information in the Connection Configuration section.

2. Use the Notifications field to provide the email addresses of the recipients to be notified about the connection's status. You can add up to 12 email addresses.

3. (Optional) Enter or add order information in the Purchase Order section.

   • Click Select Purchase Order Number.

     

   • Click Select an Existing Purchase Order.

     

   3. Select purchase order number you want to apply to your order, then click Done.

      

4. Provide customer reference identifier, that will help you identify this order on your invoice.

5. Click Show Order Summary to see order details and connection pricing information.

When you are ready, click Create Connection.

Connect to Google Cloud Platform Using API

You can use Fabric's API to automate this procedure and integrate it with your internal systems. For details, see Connect to Google Cloud Partner Interconnect).