Network Edge Cloud Connectivity - Add new connectivity

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to provision or designed an Equinix cloud connector. Let's get started!

1. Add new connectivity

From the inventory, in the upper right, click on the Add new connectivity button.

2. Choose you service provider

For this exemple, click on Subscribe link in Equinix tile.

3. Select your project

Select an existing project for a cloud connectors hosting the Cloud connector.

4. Essentials settings

Apply the following process:

• Choose Network Edge tile.
• Define a name for your new Cloud Connector.
• Select an Equinix credentials

And fill the following parameters :

Parameter	Description
A Side Virtual Device Id Primary	Fill with the Device Id Primary of your network edge.
A Side Interface Id Primary	Fill with the Interface Id Primary of your network edge.
A Side Virtual Device Id Secondary	Fill with the Device Id Secondary of your network edge.
A Side Interface Id Secondary	Fill with the Interface Id Secondary of your network edge.

Note

If you've defined only one network edge instance, you need to set the same UUID for the fields : A Side Virtual Device Id Primary and A Side Virtual Device Id Secondary. In than case you have to use and define different "A Side Interface Id Primary" and "A Side Interface Id Secondary".

Click on Continue button

5. General service parameters

Apply the following process:

• Select Location
• Select Reserved Bandwidth
• Select Configured Bandwidth
• Select the Technical VPN you want to connect

Note

Location represents where Orange Business network and Equinix network are directly connected.

Click on Continue button.

6. Connectivity parameters

Parameter	Description
A Side Bgp Asn	Define the Asn you want to implement on your network edge for bgp routing.
IP Subnet Primary	Define /30 subnet you want to configure on the primary link with your network edge (CIDR notation).
IP Subnet Secondary	Define /30 subnet you want to configure on the secondary link with your network edge (CIDR notation).
Routing policy	Basic aggregate: only RFC1918 aggregate will be sent to Equinix. Default route: Only a default route will be sent to Equinix. No aggregate: All your VPN IP routes will be sent to Equinix (Could cause a routing table overflow)

Apply the requested changes and click on Continue when it's ok.

7. Summary and pricing

On this screen you have on the right a summary and an estimated pricing for this configured cloud connector.

From this page you have multiple possibilities:

Option	Description
Modification	Click on the Modify button of the section where you want to modify parameter or click on Back button to navigate to previous pages.
Cancellation	Click on the Cancel button.
Designing	Click on the Save as designed button if you want to save your new configuration. You will be able to provision last the cloud connector from Cloud Connector Inventory. See Provision.
Provisioning	Click on the Provision button to launch provisionning workflow.