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OVHcloud MCR Connections

Creating MCR Connections to OVHcloud Connect

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

OVHcloud deployment with MCR

You can create a Virtual Cross Connect (VXC) from an MCR to OVHcloud 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.

The benefits of direct connectivity to OVHcloud 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 OVHcloud Connect. This means no downtime when you need to change your 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

OVHcloud Connect consists of a physical network connection at a number of OVHcloud locations around the world. OVHcloud locations reside within facilities operated by co-located data centers where Megaport is enabled.

Physical fiber connections (NNIs) at each location between Megaport and OVHcloud are established to OVHcloud routers. These physical connections are maintained between OVHcloud and Megaport.

Connecting to OVHcloud 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 OVHcloud in fixed increments of 200 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps, 2 Gbps, or 5 Gbps.
    VXCs to OVHcloud are established as a Layer 3 service between OVHcloud and the MCR. One VXC from each MCR is required for redundancy.

Availability

OVHcloud is available in these locations:

  • Europe
    • Frankfurt
    • London
    • Paris

You can connect to multiple regions from a single interconnection point (which lets you leverage multi-region redundancy at a fraction of the cost).

For more information, see OVHcloud Connect.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, notify OVHcloud. If you are an existing OVHcloud customer, contact your OVHcloud Account Manager and establish an agreement for OVHcloud services. If you are a new customer, you can order from the OVHcloud Connect website.

OVHcloud will provide you with a service key that is unique for each cloud peering location interface: one for the primary and one for the secondary cloud peering location interface.

The key includes the provider (Megaport), VLAN ID, speed, and OVHcloud port location.

To use your OVHcloud service key, you will need to create an MCR or connect your service key to an existing MCR from your Megaport Portal account. An MCR enables data transfer between multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, network service providers, and cloud service providers. For more information, see Creating an MCR.

Setting up OVHcloud Connect

The easiest way to create a connection between Megaport and OVHcloud is with a service key. A service key includes the essential configuration details for your business and automates much of the configuration process. Once you receive your service key from OVH, you specify your Layer 3 connectivity information in the OVHcloud portal. You then create a VXC in the Megaport Portal to connect MCR to OVHcloud.

To configure your Point of Presence in OVHcloud

  1. Log in to the OVHcloud website.
    If this is your first time, you will need to register for an account.
  2. Order an OVHcloud Connect with Megaport as the partner.
  3. Click Order Product.
    Ordering the connection
  4. Select Megaport as the partner.
  5. Select the speed for the connection.

  6. Select the OVHcloud Connect location.
    Within minutes of placing the order, you will receive an email notification that includes your Service Key identifier.

    Note

    When you use the service key created by OVHcloud, you are responsible for any VXC charges.

  7. Select My Orders from the Dashboard navigation pane to verify if your order is complete and ready for service.
    Order details
    Once the Service Key is active in your OVHcloud portal account, you will attach a vRack.

  8. In the Dashboard view, select OVHcloud Connect. OVHcloud Connect details
  9. Choose Network > OVHcloud Connect, and select the Service Description that you created when ordering the OVHcloud Connect service key.
  10. Click Attach a vRack under vRack.
  11. Select the vRack to attach from the drop-down list and click Attach.
    If required, you can click the link to order a new vRack.
    Attach a vRack
    Once the vRack is attached, you will provide the Layer 3 connection details.
  12. Specify the following details in the Add a PoP Configuration dialog box:
    • Type – L3
    • Customer ASN – Megaport ASN 133937
    • OVHcloud ASN – Your customer desired ASN
    • Subnetwork in /30 – The IP address subnet range to peer with MCR. For example, 172.16.0.0 /30. OVHcloud will use the first IP address from the subnet mask.
      Add a PoP configuration
      These details apply the required IP address with a subnet mask and ASN to establish your peering connection between OVHcloud and Megaport.
  13. Click Create.

To deploy a VXC from MCR to OVHcloud Connect

  1. Log in to the Megaport Portal and go to the Services page. If you don’t have a Megaport account, see Setting Up a Megaport Account.
  2. Select the MCR for the connection and click +Connection.
  3. Click Enter Service Key and click Next.
    New connection
  4. Enter the service key provided by OVHcloud in the Megaport Service Key Id field.
    Service key
    Megaport validates the key. Data including VLAN ID, speed, and OVHcloud location are included in the key and populate automatically. For more information on using a service key, see Creating a VXC with a service key.

  5. Click Next.

  6. Specify the connection details:

    • Connection Name – The name of your VXC to be shown in the Megaport Portal. Enter the name of the VXC using the label provided by OVH.

    • 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.

      Note

      Partner-managed accounts can apply a Partner Deal to a service. For more information, see Associating a Deal With a Service.

    • Rate Limit – The speed of your connection in Mbps. The rate limit for the VXC is capped at the maximum allowable based on the OVHcloud Connect service key speed.

    • 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.

    • Preferred B-End VLAN – This populates automatically based on the value defined in the service key.

    • 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). See VXC Pricing and Contract Terms and VXC, Megaport Internet, and IX Billing for more information.
      VXC details

  7. Click Next.
    The MCR Connection detail page appears, where you set up the peering session between the MCR and OVHcloud.

  8. Enter your private IP address to connect to OVHcloud.
    You will apply this IP /30 subnet within your OVHcloud Manager Portal for the vRack environment.
    IP address

  9. Click Add BGP Connection.
    BGP Connection details

  10. Specify the connection details:

    • Local IP – The IP address on this interface (the MCR) that communicates with the BGP peer (OVHcloud Connect). The menu is automatically populated based on the address you specified in the MCR Connection detail. Select the IP address assigned to the MCR from the drop-down list.
    • Peer IP – Specify the IP address for the BGP peer (OVHcloud Connect).
    • Peer ASN – Enter the private peer autonomous system number (ASN) that you specified in the OVHcloud Manager Portal to connect to the MCR. Private ASNs must be between 64512 and 65535.
    • BGP Password (optional) – Specify the BGP MD5 key. If you leave this blank, Megaport negotiates a key automatically for you with OVHcloud which will be displayed in the Megaport Portal. (The key is not displayed in the OVHcloud Control Panel.) The shared key length is from 1 to 32 characters.
    • Description (optional) – Enter a name for this connection. The minimum description length is from 1 to 100 characters.
    • BGP State – This option should be set to Enabled.
  11. Click Add to view the configured BGP connections.
  12. Click Next.
  13. Click Add VXC to proceed through the ordering process.
    Summary

  14. Repeat these steps to provision your secondary OVHcloud interface on a second MCR.

    Note

    The second MCR must be in a different location from the primary MCR.

  15. Review the Order Services agreement and click Order Now.

Once the VXC connection is deployed to OVHcloud, a single VLAN is assigned from your Megaport Portal account, with Layer 3 networking routing established using BGP between your MCR and OVHcloud VM vRack environment. Connections are private peering types, and will use private IPv4 addresses.

Redundancy

To establish full redundancy between your data center and OVH, we recommend deploying redundant VXCs between two different OVHCloud regions (or availability zones within a region) with two corresponding MCRs at each Megaport-enabled data center.

Redundant solution

Redundant solution

Fully redundant solution

Fully redundant solution

Updating the service bandwidth

You can scale the service speed up to the OVHcloud Connect speed rate at any time. If you require additional capacity, you must place an order for a new connection speed on the OVHcloud website.

To change the OVHcloud Connect speed, you must delete the Cloud Connect and VXC connections, and then recreate them.

OVHcloud Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Are there any OVHcloud port fees?
OVHcloud doesn’t charge for data transfer. Customers pay a flat, auto-renewable monthly rate.

What services are available using OVHcloud?
OVHcloud offers Private Cloud based on VMware platform, Bare Metal servers, Public Cloud based on Openstack and PaaS services as Kubernetes Managed, and Databases as a Service.

What if I’m not located within an OVHcloud PoP?
You don’t have to be located within the same facility as OVHcloud; you can establish a VXC to the closest OVHcloud location of your choice. Each VXC is carried across Megaport’s redundant network to OVHcloud.

Does OVHCloud support public or private ASNs?
OVHcloud supports public and private ASNs. If you are using a public ASN, you must own it. Private ASNs must be between 64512 and 65535. AS_PATH prepending does not work if you are using a private ASN for your public VIF. Your preference is requested at the time of order. This is a private connection, but customers can peer with their private or public ASN and an OVHcloud private ASN that they can choose.

Helpful references

Last update: 2024-04-15