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3DS Outscale MCR Connections
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Creating MCR Connections to 3DS Outscale

Megaport makes it easy to provision fast, secure, and private connections to 3DS Outscale Connect through our global software-defined network (SDN). Megaport is a 3DS Outscale partner providing direct private access to the 3DS Outscale infrastructure. You can quickly provision connectivity from hundreds of Megaport-enabled locations to 3DS Outscale Connect regions and 3DS Outscale Connect Points-of-Presence (PoPs) across North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific.

Outscale deployment with MCR

The benefits of direct connectivity to 3DS Outscale Connect through Megaport include:

  • Secure, private connectivity throughout Megaport’s redundant network infrastructure. Your traffic will not transit the public internet.
  • High performance and predictability of your network.
  • Improved data and operational security.
  • Flexible and scalable cloud networking options.
  • Consistent connectivity while scaling bandwidth to 3DS Outscale Connect. This means no downtime when you need to change your Virtual Cross Connect (VXC) speed.
  • Connect to multiple regions from a single interconnection point, which leverages multi-region redundancy at a fraction of the cost.

How it works

3DS Outscale Connect consists of a physical network connection at a number of 3DS Outscale locations. 3DS Outscale locations reside within facilities operated by co-located data centers where Megaport is enabled.

Physical fiber connections (NNIs) at each location between Megaport and 3DS Outscale are established to 3DS Outscale routers. These physical connections are maintained between 3DS Outscale and Megaport. Connecting to 3DS Outscale follows these general steps through the Megaport Portal:

  1. Order Megaport Cloud Routers (MCRs) in Megaport locations of your choice. Two MCRs are required for redundancy.
  2. Order VXCs to 3DS Outscale. Bandwidth is available in 1 Mbps increments up to several Gbps. Maximum bandwidth depends on the selected region and service configuration.
  3. VXCs to 3DS Outscale are established as a Layer 2 service between 3DS Outscale and the MCR. One VXC from each MCR is required for resilience.
  4. After you deploy VXCs in the Megaport Portal, establish Layer 3 BGP peering between your routing equipment and 3DS Outscale.

DirectLink connects private 3DS Outscale cloud services to Megaport. Each VXC (DirectLink) lets you manage the bandwidth and as long as the total bandwidth of the VXCs does not exceed the size of the MCR, utilization of each VXC (to the VPC) will not impact the other VPCs.

You can create a VXC from an MCR to 3DS Outscale Connect from the Megaport Portal. You can also create additional VXCs to other Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) for multicloud access from the MCR. Click the appropriate CSP link in the MCR Cloud Connectivity Overview navigation.

Key features include:

  • Connections can share bandwidth, which is managed and monitored to ensure defined network performance.
  • If you connect to 3DS Outscale from an MCR, the DirectLink provides access to the routing information for automatic configuration of your MCR.
  • You can change the service speed without any impact to the service.
  • 3DS Outscale port charges are included with your Megaport order. Billing details and Megaport rates are shown as you configure the connection.

Availability

3DS Outscale Connect is available in this location:

  • Europe
    • Paris (eu-west-2)

For more information about 3DS Outscale locations, see 3DS Outscale Connect.

Prerequisites

Before you create a private connection to 3DS Outscale, make sure you have:

  • Your 3DS Outscale account number.
  • Requested that 3DS Outscale remove your DirectLink quota limit.
  • OSC CLI installed. OSC CLI is required to confirm the DirectLink connection requests.
  • A 3DS Outscale virtual private gateway associated with your VPCs.
  • The ASN for the 3DS Outscale gateway: 50624
  • An MCR. If you don’t currently have an MCR, create one following the procedure in Creating an MCR.

Connecting an MCR to 3DS Outscale

A DirectLink can connect to private 3DS Outscale cloud services. Before you deploy a 3DS Outscale DirectLink, ensure that you meet all of the prerequisites above.

Note

Currently, you can have only one VIF per Virtual Gateway (VGW)/DirectLink connection.

To create a DirectLink VXC from an MCR to 3DS Outscale

  1. In the Megaport Portal, go to the Services page and select the MCR you want to use.
    If you don’t have a Megaport account, see Setting Up a Megaport Account. If this is your first time, you will need to register for an account.
  2. Click +Connection and click Cloud.

  3. Select 3DS Outscale as the service provider, select the destination port, and click Next.
    You can use the Country filter to narrow the selection.
    Destination Port

  4. Specify the connection details:

    • Connection Name – The name of your VXC to be shown in the Megaport Portal.

      Tip

      Match this to the VXC name on the next screen for easy mapping.

    • Service Level Reference (optional) – Specify a unique identifying number for the VXC to be used for billing purposes, such as a cost center number or a unique customer ID. 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. Accepted values range from 1 Mbps and can scale to several Gbps, in 1 Mbps increments. The maximum available speed depends on the selected region and service configuration.

    • 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.

      Note

      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 still be charged for this connection.

    • Minimum Term – Select No Minimum Term, 12 Months, 24 Months, or 36 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, or 36-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.

      Warning

      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.

    VXC connection details page

  5. Click Next to acknowledge the MCR Connection details. MCR connection details

  6. Click Next.

  7. Specify the cloud details:

    • Outscale Connection Name (optional) – Specify a name for your virtual interface (VIF) that will appear in the 3DS Outscale console (Cockpit/OSC CLI). For easy mapping, use the same name for this field as you did for the VXC name on the previous page.

    • Outscale Account ID – This is the ID of the account you want to connect. You can find this value in the management section of your 3DS Outscale console (Cockpit/OSC CLI).

    • Customer ASN – Your network’s autonomous system number (ASN). The MCR ASN is applied automatically.

    • BGP Auth Key (optional) – Specify the BGP MD5Sometimes known as an MD5 hash or BGP key. The message-digest (MD5) algorithm is a widely used cryptographic function producing a string of 32 hexadecimal digits. This is used as a password or key between routers exchanging BGP information.
       key using alphanumeric characters only. If you leave this blank, Megaport negotiates a key automatically for you with 3DS Outscale which is displayed in the Megaport Portal. The key is also displayed in the OSC CLI API call, but not in the 3DS Outscale Cockpit console.

      Note

      The BGP Auth Key is generated during the ordering process when this field is left blank. It will not be displayed on the Summary page when ordering. To see the key, view the Connection Settings after the service has been deployed and is live.

    • Customer IP Address – The IP Address space (in CIDR format) you will use on your network for peering. For private connections, this field is optional and if left blank, Megaport assigns a private /30 address. For public connections, this field is required and needs public IPs (/30) allocated by you for BGP connectivity. You must own the public IPs.

    • Outscale IP Address (optional) – The IP address space in CIDR format assigned in the 3DS Outscale VPC network for peering. If left blank, Megaport automatically assigns a private /30 address.

    Cloud details

  8. Click Next.
    A summary page appears that includes the monthly cost. Click Back to make changes or click Add VXC to move this configuration to your cart. Once you have finished this configuration, you can configure additional VXCs or proceed through the checkout process.

  9. Click Review Order and complete the ordering process to deploy the VXC.
    Megaport will deploy the connection. The deployment can take several minutes.

Accepting the virtual interface connection

Once you have deployed the VXC, you will accept the virtual interface in 3DS Outscale using the OSC CLI (API calls).

Note

Currently, you cannot accept virtual interface connection requests in 3DS Outscale Cockpit v1. This is only possible through the API.

For more information about the next procedure, see the 3DS Outscale documentation.

To review and accept the virtual interface connection

  1. Go to the OSC CLI.

  2. Enter this command to show the DirectLink request: 

    %osc-cli directlink DescribeVirtualInterfaces --profile "default"
{
    "virtualInterfaces": [
    {
            "virtualInterfaceState": "confirming",
            "authKey": "eu4dq8ieBSZJSiOSlHNw",
            "asn": 133937,
            "vlan": 3977,
            "bgpPeers": null,
            "customerAddress": "192.168.2.2/29",
            "ownerAccount": "XXXXXXXXXXXX",
            "connectionId": "dxcon-a7c2eb08",
            "addressFamily": null,
            "virtualGatewayId": "null",
            "virtualInterfaceId": "dxvif-4ae2a10f",
            "amazonSideAsn": null,
            "routeFilterPrefixes": null,
            "location": "PAR4",
            "directConnectGatewayId": null,
            "customerRouterConfig": null,
            "amazonAddress": "192.168.2.1/29",
            "virtualInterfaceType": "private",
            "virtualInterfaceName": "Direct Link VXC eu-west-2"
        }

    ],
    "requestid": "5ad8af40-c0af-4deb-85db-7a8ae5481d18"
}

    Next, you will ensure that you have a Virtual Private Gateway (VGW) to connect your VIF to.

  3. In Cockpit, choose VPC menu > Virtual Private Gateways.
    Virtual Private Gateways

    If no VGW is available, see the 3DS Outscale documentation to learn how to create one in Cockpit or the OSC CLI.

  4. To accept the VIF creation request, take note of the virtualInterfaceId from step 2 and the virtualGatewayID from step 3 and enter this command:

    % osc-cli directlink ConfirmPrivateVirtualInterface --profile "default" \
--virtualGatewayId "vgw-76e8160d" \
--virtualInterfaceId "dxvif-4ae2a10f"
{
    "virtualInterfaceState": "pending",
    "requestid": "9b66a7e8-a02a-45ba-9a21-c01058273190"
}

    Next, you will verify that the status is now available for the VIF.

  5. Click the DirectLink name in the Virtual Interfaces screen.
    3DS Outscale VIFs

  6. Verify the VIF status in the Details screen.
    3DS Outscale VIF status

    You can also verify the status through the API:

    %osc-cli directlink DescribeVirtualInterfaces --profile "default"
{
    "virtualInterfaces": [
        {
            "virtualInterfaceState": "available",
            "authKey": "eu4dq8ieBSZJSiOSlHNw",
            "asn": 133937,
            "vlan": 3977,
            "bgpPeers": null,
            "customerAddress": "192.168.2.2/29",
            "ownerAccount": "XXXXXXXXXXXX",
            "connectionId": "dxcon-a7c2eb08",
            "addressFamily": null,
            "virtualGatewayId": "vgw-76e8160d",
            "virtualInterfaceId": "dxvif-4ae2a10f",
            "amazonSideAsn": null,
            "routeFilterPrefixes": null,
            "location": "PAR4",
            "directConnectGatewayId": null,
            "customerRouterConfig": null,
            "amazonAddress": "192.168.2.1/29",
            "virtualInterfaceType": "private",
            "virtualInterfaceName": "Direct Link VXC eu-west-2"
        }
    ]
}

Note

After you create the VIF, you must accept it within 7 days.

Once you accept the virtual connection in the OSC CLI, the VXC state changes to Configured in the Megaport Portal and appears on the Portal Services page associated with the MCR.
3DS Outscale VXC

To view the details of this connection, click the VXC name. You can review the configuration details to get the A-End VLAN ID, BGP Auth Key, IP addresses and the BGP peering status:
Configuration Details

To edit a VXC

  • Click the gear icon next to the connection in the Megaport Portal to make changes.

    Edit a VXC

If you have the required permissions to edit VXCs, you can modify the details on the Megaport side including the connection name, VLAN ID, Service Level Reference, and rate limit. Once submitted, those changes take effect in a few minutes.
For more information, see Configuring an MCR.

To delete a VXC

  • Click the trash icon next to the connection in the Megaport Portal.

    Delete a VXC

    For more information, see Terminating a VXC.

Redundancy

To establish full redundancy between your MCR and 3DS Outscale, we recommend deploying redundant VXCs between two different 3DS Outscale locations with two corresponding Ports at each Megaport-enabled data center.

Redundant solution

Redundant solution

Fully redundant solution

Fully redundant solution

To set up a redundancy to access 3DS Outscale, create a DirectLink and then repeat the procedure to create a second DirectLink. Ensure that your VXCs are set up on separate DirectLink interconnection ports.

With two VIFs configured on two different DirectLink interconnections, you can then connect both VIFs to the same VGW.

Note

Redundancy is not possible if the VIFs are set up on the same DirectLink interconnection.

Updating the service bandwidth

You can scale the service speed up to the 3DS Outscale Connect speed rate at any time. To change the 3DS Outscale Connect speed, edit the VXC and change the speed.

3DS Outscale Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Are there any 3DS Outscale port fees?

3DS Outscale doesn’t charge for ingress or egress data transfer.

What services are available using 3DS Outscale?

3DS Outscale offers private cloud with computing power, storage solutions, network infrastructure, and virtual private cloud.

With 3DS Outscale DirectLink, you can link your company network to your private 3DS Outscale Virtual Private Cloud network without creating a VPN tunnel through the internet. This gives you a faster, more stable connection with guaranteed bandwidth.

How do I establish redundancy between my MCR and 3DS Outscale?

We suggest establishing redundant VXCs between two different 3DS Outscale regions or availability zones within a region with two corresponding ports at each Megaport-enabled data center.

Are my bandwidth speeds set?

The bandwidth is set in increments specified by you from 1 Mbps. Maximum bandwidth depends on the selected region and service configuration.

Does 3DS Outscale support public or private ASNs?

3DS Outscale supports private ASNs. If you are using a private ASN, it must be between 64512 and 65535. The use of public ASNs is available upon request.

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