Creating MCR Connections to DigitalOcean Infrastructure

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Availability

• DigitalRealty New York JFK10
• Equinix San Jose SV1/10
• Interxion Frankfurt FRA15
• Interxion Amsterdam AMS9/17
• Equinix Singapore SG3

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Prerequisites

• A Megaport account — If you have not already created one, see Creating an Account.
• An MCR — Preferably close to where VXC connections will be made. For more information, see Creating an MCR.
• A service key — A code that is given to you by DigitalOcean to create a connection from a Megaport MCR to a DigitalOcean service. For more information, see the DigitalOcean documentation at How to Create a Partner Attachment.
• Network details — For the target resources on the other side of the network, in Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) notation.

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Creating a DigitalOcean connection

1. Existing DigitalOcean customers must contact their DigitalOcean Account Manager or pre-sales architect to establish a connection. New customers can contact DigitalOcean through their website to discuss options.
2. DigitalOcean will provide a service key. This key will be unique to your business and will include DigitalOcean’s VLAN ID, speed, and cloud peering location.
3. Create a connection to DigitalOcean in the Megaport Portal using the service key. Data including VLAN ID, speed, and DigitalOcean peering location will populate automatically from the data supplied by the service key.

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Creating a VXC to DigitalOcean

1. Make sure you have your DigitalOcean service key.
   When you use the service key created by DigitalOcean, you are responsible for any VXC charges.
2. In the , go to the Services page.
3. Select the MCR you want to use. If you have not already created an MCR, see Creating an MCR.
4. Add a DigitalOcean connection for the MCR. If this is the first connection for the MCR, click the DigitalOcean tile.
   The tile is a shortcut to the configuration page.
   Alternatively, click +Connection, click Cloud, then click DigitalOcean.
5. Enter the service key provided by DigitalOcean in the Megaport Service Key ID field.
6. Click Next.
7. Specify the MCR connection details.
   • Connection Name – The name of your VXC to be shown in the Megaport .
   • Service Level Reference (optional) — Specify a unique identifying number for your Megaport service to be used for billing purposes, such as a cost center number, unique customer ID, or purchase order number. The service level reference number appears for each service under the Product section of the invoice. You can also edit this field for an existing service.
   • Rate Limit – The speed of your connection in Mbps. The speed tiers available are dependent on the selected location, and match the speeds available in DigitalOcean. Select the MCR speed from the drop-down list to match the selected speed in the DigitalOcean portal for the VPC service.
   • VXC State – Select Enabled or Shut Down to define the initial state of the connection. For more information, see Shutting Down a VXC for Failover Testing.
     If you select Shut Down, traffic will not flow through this service and it will behave as if it was down on the Megaport network. Billing for this service will remain active and you will be charged for this connection.
   • Minimum Term — Select No Minimum Term, 12 Months, 24 Months, 36 Months, 48 Months, or 60 Months. Longer terms result in a lower monthly rate. 12 Months is selected by default. Take note of the information on the screen to avoid early termination fees (ETF). Enable the Minimum Term Renewal option for services with a 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60-month term to automatically renew the contract at the same discounted price and term length at the end of the contract. If you don’t renew the contract, at the end of the term, the contract will automatically roll over to month-to-month contract for the following billing period, at the same price, without term discounts. For more information, see VXC Pricing and Contract Terms and VXC, Megaport Internet, and IX Billing.
   • Resource Tags — You can use resource tags to add your own reference metadata to a Megaport service.
     To add a tag:
     1. Click Add Tags.
     2. Click Add New Tag.
     3. Enter details into the fields:
        • Key — string maximum length 128. Valid values are a-z 0-9 _ : . / \ -
        • Value — string maximum length 256. Valid values are a-z A-Z 0-9 _ : . @ / + \ - (space)
     4. Click Save. If you already have resource tags for that service, you can manage them by clicking Manage Tags.
     Never include sensitive information in a resource tag. Sensitive information includes commands that return existing tag definitions and information that will identify a person or company.
8. Click Next.
9. Specify the MCR A-End connection details.
   Set the following fields using information from your DigitalOcean partner attachment:
   • Interface IP Address — Set the Interface IP Address to the partner attachment’s Peer router IP.
   • BGP Connection — Click Add BGP Connection.
     For Local IP, select the Interface IP Address.
     Retrieve the partner attachment’s BGP details from DigitalOcean, and enter them into the fields.
     The Local router IP from DigitalOcean is the Peer IP for Megaport.
     Use the BGP authentication key for the BGP Password.
     Click Add to save your BGP Connection.
   For more information about these fields, see Configuring an MCR.
10. Click Next.
    A summary page appears that includes the monthly cost.
11. Click Back to make changes or click Add VXC.
12. Click Review Order to proceed through the checkout process, or click Save to save the configured services before placing the order.
13. Review the Important Information section and confirm agreement with the Service Agreements. If you do not have a promotion code, skip to the Order Now step. If you do have a promotion code, enter it into the Enter discount code field then click Apply. Alternatively, if a code already appears in the Discounts field, verify it is correct and click Apply. The promotional discount appears below the Standard Term discount. This discount is not reflected in the Monthly Rate shown here, it is applied at the time of billing. If an invalid or expired code causes an error with your order, contact your Megaport Account Manager for a replacement code. If you entered an incorrect promotion code, you can remove it by clicking Remove.
    In addition to entering a promotion code manually, there are two other ways to apply promotion codes.

    • Auto-apply — Megaport automatically applies the promotion code to your order. It appears automatically on the Checkout page.
    • Manual list — Eligible promotion codes appear at checkout for any applicable services in your cart. You can then select and apply them.
14. Click Order Now.

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Helpful references

• DigitalOcean Create a Partner Attachment
• Configuring an MCR
• MCR Pricing and Contract Terms
• VXC Pricing and Contract Terms