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Private Self made Cloud Connectivity - Add new connectivity

In this guide, we will walk you through the steps to provision or design a GCP 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 your service provider

For this example, click on Subscribe link in GCP tile.

3. Select your project

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

4. Fill in the First Settings Form

Define a name for your new Cloud Connector.

Choose Private Self-made type.

Click on Continue button

5. Cloud configuration

Apply the following process :

  • Choose the GCP location with Orange
  • Finalize the configuration by selecting your bandwidth

Click on Continue button.

6. Connectivity parameters

  • Selection of the Pairing Key.
  • Select the Pairing Key used to connect the Cloud connector.

⚠️ Important

Only Pairing Keys with the status "Waiting for partner" can be selected.

Field Descriptions

FieldDescription
Pairing KeyPairing key provided to establish private connectivity
StatusMust be Partner Awaiting

Routing Policy

Select the routing policy to apply:

Routing PolicyDescription
Basic AggregateOnly aggregated RFC1918 prefixes are advertised
Default RouteOnly the default route is advertised
No AggregateAll VPN IP routes are advertised (may cause routing table overflow)

Click on Continue when the configuration is correct.

7. Summary and Pricing

On this screen, you will find on the right:

  • a summary of the configuration
  • a pricing estimate for the Cloud connector

From this page, several actions are possible:

OptionDescription
ModificationClick on the Modify button of the section to adjust or on Back to return to previous pages
CancellationClick on the Cancel button
SavingClick on Save as design to save the configuration. Provisioning can be launched later
ProvisioningClick on Provision to launch the provisioning workflow