Learn how to set up the OVHcloud Connect Provider solution via the OVHcloud Control Panel.
With OVHcloud Connect, you can link your company network to your private OVHcloud vRack network, without creating a VPN tunnel through the internet. This will give you a quicker, more stable connection with guaranteed bandwidth.
Requirements
NOTE: To ensure the correct operation of this service, you must be aware of the technical capabilities and limitations of the OVHcloud Connect solution and configure your network devices accordingly.
- An OVHcloud Connect Provider solution
- An OVHcloud vRack
- Access to the OVHcloud Control Panel
Instructions
Step 1: Ordering your solution
Once you have ordered your OVHcloud Connect Provider solution, you will receive an order confirmation via email, along with a service key.
Depending on the provider you have chosen, go to their portal to log in via the link provided in the order confirmation email. Then enter your service key and confirm the order presented to you.
Next, check the activation status of your solution in the OVHcloud Control Panel. To do this, go to the Bare Metal Cloud section and click on Network. Next, open OVHcloud Connect and click on your solution. Your solution’s status should have changed to “Active”.
Step 2: Associating a vRack
Log in to the OVHcloud Control Panel, and navigate to your OVHcloud Connect service via the Bare Metal Cloud and Network menus.
In the Specifications panel, click + Attach a vRack.
Select an existing vRack from the drop-down menu and click Attach.
A message will confirm the vRack association.
Step 3: Adding a PoP configuration
NOTE: The OVHcloud Connect Provider solution requires an L3-level configuration.
Once you have connected your vRack, click the gear icon ⚙ in the PoP configuration section and choose the L3 configuration from the drop-down menu.
You will then need to enter the following and click Create.
| Information | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer ASN | Your AS BGP number, which is configured on your router located in the PoP |
| OVHcloud ASN | The OVHcloud AS number that will be configured on the OVHcloud Connect routers located in the PoP |
| Subnetwork in /30 | A size /30 IPv4 block, used for the link between your router and the OVHcloud Connect router located in the PoP |
The PoP configuration menu will then appear.
Step 4: Adding a data center configuration
When your PoP configuration has been set, click Add a configuration under the DC configuration menu.
Select a data center from the dropdown menu, then enter the information required.
| Information | Description |
|---|---|
| OVHcloud ASN | The OVHcloud AS number that will be configured on the OVHcloud Connect routers located in the AZ. This number may be different from the ASN chosen for the PoP |
| A /28 subnetwork | A private subnetwork configured in your vRack in the selected AZ. This can be an IPv4 block of size /28 or higher |
You can add additional data center configurations by clicking on the ... button, then Add a configuration.
You must also add a routing configuration.
Adding a routing configuration
Click on the ... button on the desired data center then on Add routing configuration.
Then choose the routing type between Static and BGP.
If you choose the BGP type, then enter the required information:
| Information | Description |
|---|---|
| Customer ASN | Your AS BGP number, which is configured on your router located in the AZ |
| IP Neighbor | IP address of the BGP neighbor of your router in the AZ. This address must be part of the subnet specified in the AZ Configuration menu |
If you choose the Static type, enter the required information:
| Information | Description |
|---|---|
| Subnetwork | A prefix using CIDR notation |
| Next hop | IP address acting as gateway in the subnet range |
You can add multiple routing configurations within the same data center. The configuration type (BGP or Static) chosen for your first configuration will then apply to the next configuration in the same data center.
Deleting resources
Each resource (PoP or DC) can be deleted individually, but deleting a parent resource such as DC or POP will automatically delete all the sub-resources.
Recursive removal is slower than sequential removal of each resource.
If a DC configuration is shared between two or more OVHcloud Connect services, removing the PoP configuration from a single OVHcloud Connect service will not affect the DC resource.
Deleting a Routing Configuration
To delete a routing configuration, click the ... button on the routing configuration to delete, then click Delete.
Deleting a DC configuration
To delete a DC configuration, click the ... button on the DC configuration to delete, then click Delete.
Deleting a DC configuration will delete the related routing configurations.
Enabling the configuration
To delete a PoP configuration, click the ... button on the PoP configuration, then click Delete configuration.
Deleting a PoP configuration will delete the DC and routing configurations.
Go further
For more information and tutorials, please see our other Network support guides or explore the guides for other OVHcloud products and services.