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Creating Cloud Connection (Google Cloud)

This page explains how to connect to Google Cloud using the Create Cloud Connection function on the OCX Portal. OCX allows you to establish virtual connections using the Google Cloud Partner Interconnect plan.

About Partner Interconnect *External link.

Preparation​

Please confirm the following before creating a Cloud Connection:

  1. Your User Role is either admin or user.
  2. Create a Google Cloud Partner Interconnect VLAN attachment in advance and have the following information ready:
    • Pairing Key

Remarks​

When creating a Partner Interconnect VLAN attachment, ensure that the edge-availability-domain is specified as either availability-domain-1 or availability-domain-2. While it is possible to create a Pairing Key with the edge-availability-domain set to any using Cloud Shell or other tools, the OCX Portal cannot accept it. The format and examples of accepted Pairing Keys are as follows:

Format: <random-string>/<region-name>/<edge-availability-domain>

Example 1: abcdefgh-ijkl-mnop-qrst-uvwxyz012345/asia-northeast1/any (Not accepted)
Example 2: abcdefgh-ijkl-mnop-qrst-uvwxyz012345/asia-northeast1/1 (Accepted)
Example 3: abcdefgh-ijkl-mnop-qrst-uvwxyz012345/asia-northeast1/2 (Accepted)

If the Cloud NNI PoP name contains zone1, please specify a pairing key where <edge-availability-domain> is 1. If it contains zone2, please specify a pairing key where <edge-availability-domain> is 2.

For more details, please refer to Create unencrypted VLAN attachments *External link.

Procedure for Creating a Cloud Connection (Google Cloud)​

  1. Log in to the OCX Portal.

  2. Click [Cloud Connections] from the left navigation bar.

  3. From the Cloud Connections list page, click [Create] and select Google Cloud.

  4. The screen will switch to the information input page. Fill in the following items and click [Create]. Items marked with an asterisk (*) are required.

    • Select either Cloud Connection without Redundancy or Cloud Connection with Redundancy.
    • If Cloud Connection with Redundancy is selected, enter the following settings for both the Primary and Secondary Cloud Connections.
    • Name: Set an arbitrary name (max 40 characters). Leading/trailing whitespace will be removed.
    • Speed (Bandwidth): Select a value from 50Mbps to 5Gbps. (Bandwidths below 1Gbps have been supported since November 2023).
    • VLAN ID: Automatically assigned by the OCX system; no input is required.
    • Cloud Name: Google Cloud will be displayed.
    • Cloud NNI PoP Name: Select the desired location from the drop-down menu.
    • Pairing Key: Enter the Pairing Key issued by Google Cloud. Refer to the format requirements above.

  5. The [Confirm Creation] pop-up will appear. Review the costs and click [Create].

  6. Confirm that the status becomes available on the list page. The status billing pending will also be displayed.

This completes the creation of the Cloud Connection (Google Cloud).

Remarks​