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# Creating a Google Cloud Services Connection for an MVE with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN

> This help topic describes how to provision connections between MVE and Google Cloud Services and integrate the connection with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN.

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You can create a network connection from an MVE with Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN to Google Cloud through Partner Interconnect.

When connecting to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) through Partner Interconnect with Megaport, the Virtual Cross Connect (VXC) forms the Layer 2 component of the connection and Layer 3 BGP is established directly between the customer and GCP.

<Callout icon="triangle-exclamation" color="red">
  Before you begin, create an MVE in Aruba Orchestrator. For more information, see [Creating an MVE](/mve/aruba/creating). The MVE needs to be in the active state.
</Callout>

There are three parts to adding a Google Cloud connection to your MVE and Aruba Orchestrator.

1. Create a Partner Interconnect attachment in Google Cloud Console or gcloud CLI. Copy the pairing key that is provided as part of the attachment creation. For additional details, see the Google documentation on
   [Google Partner Interconnects](https://cloud.google.com/interconnect/docs/how-to/partner/provisioning-overview).

2. In the Megaport Portal, create a VXC from your MVE to connect to your Google Cloud attachment.

3. In Aruba Orchestrator, create a new interface and add the details of the Google Cloud connection.

These instructions step through the second and third parts.

<Note>
  MVE for Aruba EdgeConnect SD-WAN requires configuration steps in both Aruba Orchestrator and the Megaport Portal for all cloud connections.
</Note>

## Adding the Google Cloud connection in the Megaport Portal

To set up the Google Cloud Platform connection, you need to create the connection in the Megaport Portal.

**To create a connection to GCP from the Megaport Portal**

1. In the <Link href="https://portal.megaport.com">Megaport Portal</Link>, go to the **Services** page and select the MVE for the connection.

2. Click **+Connection** then click **Cloud**.
   <Image src="/images/cloud/mve/add-connection.png" alt="Add connection" shadow={true} width={700} />

3. Select Google as the service provider.

   <Image src="/images/cloud/megaport/google/gc-vxc-config.png" alt="Google as the provider" shadow={true} width={700} />

   <Tip>
     To check the latency and price of connecting to a particular Google location, click **View all Google Partner locations**. You can proceed to the Connection Details page without a pairing key and review the pricing of the selected port. To place an order for a Google connection, you need to provide a pairing key.
   </Tip>

4. Copy and paste the pairing key from the Google Cloud console into the Google Partner Pairing Key field.\
   After verifying the key, a Valid Service Key notification appears and the relevant Google targets appear based on the region of your GCI Partner connection.

5. Select the target location for your connection then click **Next**.

6. Specify the connection details:

   * **Connection Name** -- The name of your VXC to be shown in the <Link href="https://portal.megaport.com">Megaport Portal</Link>.

   * **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 cannot be changed once deployed. Enter the same rate you selected for your Google port 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](/connections/shut-down-vxc).

     <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.
     </Note>

   * **A-End vNIC** -- Select an A-End vNIC from the drop-down list. For more information about vNICs, see [Creating an MVE in the Megaport Portal](/mve/aruba/creating-mve-manual#creating-mve).

   * **Preferred A-End VLAN** -- The VLAN for this connection that you will receive through the MVE. This must be a unique VLAN ID on this MVE and can range from 2 to 4093. If you specify a VLAN ID that is already in use, the system displays the next available VLAN number. The VLAN ID must be unique to proceed with the order. If you don't specify a value, Megaport will assign one.

   * **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](/portal-admin/auto-renew/#auto-renew) 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](/finance/vxc-pricing) and [VXC, Megaport Internet, and IX Billing](/finance/billing-details).

   * **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.
     </Warning>

   <Image src="/images/cloud/mve/portal-cloud-create-details.png" alt="Google connection details" shadow={true} width={550} />

7. Click **Next** to proceed to the connection detail summary, then click **Add VXC**.

8. Click **Review Order** to proceed through the checkout process, or click **Save** to save the configured services before placing the order.

9. 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.

   <Image src="/images/snippets/add-promo-code.png" alt="Add Promo Code" shadow={true} width={750} />

   If you entered an incorrect promotion code, you can remove it by clicking **Remove**.

   <Note>
     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.
   </Note>

10. Click **Order Now**.

11. Once you have deployed the VXC, go back to your attachment in the Google Cloud Console and accept it.\
    You will be provided your private IP address from Google to configure BGP.\
    Ensure that you pre-activate the attachment or mark the attachment as active after configuring the VXC. Otherwise, you cannot set up BGP with your SD-WAN instance.

<Note>
  The Google ASN will always be 16550.
</Note>

## Adding Google Cloud connection details to Aruba Orchestrator

After you create the connection from your MVE to Google Cloud and set up the connection in the Google console, you need to configure it in Aruba Orchestrator. This involves revising Orchestrator templates to add a LAN interface and configure BGP settings, ASNs, and VLANs.

**To add a LAN interface in Aruba Orchestrator**

1. Collect the connection details from the Google console.\
   Display the details of the connection you created in Google Cloud for this connection. Note the values for the **Peer ASN**, **Cloud Router BGP IP**, and **BGP Peer IP**.
   <Image src="/images/cloud/mve/google-connection-settings.png" alt="Google connection details" shadow={true} width={800} />

2. Collect the connection details from the Megaport Portal.\
   To display the details, click the gear icon <InlineImage src="/images/buttons/gear-icon.png" alt="Gear icon" /> for the Google connection from your MVE and click the **Details** view. Note the value for the **A-End VLAN**.
   <Image src="/images/cloud/mve/aruba/google/google-config-details.png" alt="Google configuration details" shadow={true} width={400} />
   Next, you will add a subinterface to your Aruba EC-V.

3. Log in to Aruba Orchestrator.

4. Choose Configuration > Networking | Deployment.

5. Locate the appliance by the hostname and click the Edit (pencil) icon.
   <Image src="/images/mve/aruba/aruba-edit-icon.png" alt="Edit appliance" shadow={true} width={700} />

6. Add a new LAN side interface: Click **+Add** next to LAN Interfaces.

   <Note>
     If this is the first LAN side service connection, click **+Add**. If you already have a LAN interface, click **+IP** under the Interface drop-down list to add a new configuration.
   </Note>

   Here is a screen with sample values.

   <Image src="/images/cloud/mve/aruba-add-interface.png" alt="Aruba LAN interface details" shadow={true} width={900} />

7. In the Interface drop-down menu, choose wan0.

8. In the **VLAN** field, enter the A-End VLAN value for this Google connection in the Megaport Portal.\
   Click the Details icon for the connection in the Megaport Portal to find this value.

9. (Optional) Select a preconfigured Label or select None.

10. In the **IP/Mask** field, enter the A-End interface IP Address and subnet mask for this Google connection.
    These values are available in the VLAN attachment details in the Google Cloud console. The IP address appears in the **BGP Peer IP** field.

11. For the Next Hop, enter the Google-side **Cloud Router BGP IP** address from the VLAN attachment details in the Google Cloud console.

12. Specify in and out bandwidth values.\
    The bandwidth must be equal to or less than the MVE bandwidth limit: Small ≤ 500 Mbps, Medium ≤ 1 Gbps, or Large ≤ 5 Gbps.

13. Click **Apply**.

14. If prompted, reboot the appliance.\
    A reboot is required only when adding the first LAN interface, as the system switches the appliance from server mode to router mode.

Once the device is reachable from Orchestrator, you can configure a BGP session.

**To configure a BGP session** (optional)

1. In Orchestrator, go to Configuration > Networking | BGP.

2. Click the Edit (pencil) icon for the appliance.

3. Move the slider to **Enable BGP**.

4. Provide the autonomous system number (ASN).\
   This is the Customer ASN (your local MVE), collected in Step 1.

5. In the **Router ID** field, enter a system IP as required by your network design.\
   You can use any IP address on the MVE, such as the loopback 0 IP specified during the initial acceptance of the appliance, the interface IP on the MVE side of the VXC, or the transit IP address.
   <Image src="/images/mve/aruba/aruba-enable-bgp.png" alt="Add BGP peer for Aruba" shadow={true} width={800} />

6. In the BGP Peers section, click **Add** and provide the following information:
   * **Peer IP** -- This is the local Google Cloud IP address. This value is available in the VLAN attachment details in the Google Cloud console. The IP address appears in the **Cloud Router BGP IP** field.
   * **Local Interface** -- Choose the newly created LAN interface (the interface is in the format *wan0+VLAN*).
   * **Peer ASN** -- This is the Google Cloud ASN of 16550. This is a fixed value, and appears in the VLAN attachment details on the Google console.
   * **Peer Type** -- Choose Branch.
   * **Enable <Gloss term="MD5" anchor="md5" /> Password** -- If required, select this and then enter and confirm your MD5 password. This is the BGP Auth Key in the Megaport Portal.
   <Image src="/images/cloud/mve/aruba-add-bgp-peer.png" alt="Add BGP peer for Aruba" shadow={true} width={400} />

7. Click **Add**.

8. Click **Apply**.\
   It takes several seconds for the configuration to be pushed to the appliance. Click the refresh icon to update the data from the appliance.

When successful, the Peer State is *Established*:

<Image src="/images/cloud/mve/aruba/aruba-bgp-status-established.png" alt="BGP peer state for Aruba" shadow={true} width={1000} />

## Validating your Google Cloud connection

You can review connection details, including the connection state, from the CLI with these commands:

* `show interface wan0.<subinterface id>` -- Displays configuration details and current status for the appliances.
* `show bgp neighbors` or `show bgp summary` -- Displays configuration details and current status for the BGP neighbors.

**To start a CLI session from Orchestrator**

1. In Orchestrator, use the mouse to hover over the appliance and click the Appliance Menu icon to the right of the appliance name.
   <Image src="/images/mve/aruba/cli-appliance-menu.png" alt="BGP peer state for Aruba" shadow={true} width={600} />

2. Choose CLI Session from the menu.
   <Image src="/images/mve/aruba/cli-cli-session.png" alt="BGP peer state for Aruba" shadow={true} width={600} />

3. Enter **enable** mode to use the recommended CLI commands to display configuration details.