Direct Connect

• 1: Overview
• 1.1: ServiceWatch Metrics
• 2: How-to guides
• 3: API Reference
• 4: CLI Reference
• 5: Release Note

1 - Overview

Service Overview

Samsung Cloud Platform provides Direct Connect service to support safe and fast connection between the customer’s network and the Samsung Cloud Platform environment. Through Direct Connect, you can allocate the internal private network range of the existing system to Samsung Cloud Platform resources and use it. You can deploy Backend systems such as application servers in a private network range without internet access, and you can enhance security by applying network services of Samsung Cloud Platform such as Security Group.

Through Direct Connect, even if the customer’s existing system hard-codes IPs on devices or has architecture dependencies on IP, it can seamlessly migrate to Samsung Cloud Platform.

Direct Connect Create Connection

Select a single VPC to connect to the customer network and support the connection.
Through Direct Connect Firewall provision, access blocking is possible, and by providing Route configuration functionality, a safe connection path is provided.

Constraints

Preceding Service

This is a list of services that must be pre-configured before creating the service. Please refer to the guide provided for each service for details and prepare in advance.

1.1 - ServiceWatch Metrics

Direct Connect sends metrics to ServiceWatch. The metrics provided as basic monitoring are data collected at a 5‑minute interval.

Basic Indicators

The following are the default metrics for the Direct Connect namespace.

2 - How-to guides

The user can create a Direct Connect service by entering the required information and selecting detailed options through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

Creating Direct Connect

You can create a Direct Connect service using the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create a Direct Connect, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Direct Connect button. It will move to the Create Direct Connect page.

   • In the Service Information Input section, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Direct Connect Name	Required	A name that can easily identify Direct Connect Enter within 3-20 characters using English letters and numbers
     Uplink Usage	Required	Bandwidth of the communication port for remote communication Select port capacity 1G or port capacity 10G
     VPC	Required	Select a VPC for communication with the remote site
     Description	Optional	Enter a description of Direct Connect
     Firewall Usage	Optional	Select whether to use Direct Connect Firewall.
     Firewall Log Storage	Optional	Whether to store Firewall logs Select whether to store Firewall logs Store access logs if Firewall is used For more information, see Using Firewall Log Storage

     Table. Direct Connect Service Information Input Items

   • In the Additional Information Input section, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required	Detailed Description
     Tags	Optional	Add tags Up to 50 tags can be added per resource Click the Add Tag button and enter or select Key and Value

     Table. Direct Connect Additional Information Input Items

3. In the Summary panel, check the created details and estimated billing amount, and click the Complete button.

   • Once created, check the created resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Checking Direct Connect Details

The Direct Connect service can be checked and modified in its entirety on the Resource Management menu. The Direct Connect Details page consists of Details, Rules, Tags, and Work History tabs.

To check the Direct Connect details, follow these steps.

1. Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource you want to check the details for. It will move to the Direct Connect Details page.
   • The Direct Connect Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Rules, Tags, and Work History tabs.

Details

You can check and modify the details of the selected resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Rules

You can register or modify communication rules between the remote site and VPC.

Tags

You can check, add, change, or delete tag information of the selected resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Work History

You can check the work history of the selected resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Adding Direct Connect Rules

1. Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource you want to add a rule to. It will move to the Direct Connect Details page of that resource.
4. On the Direct Connect Details page, click the Rules tab.
5. On the Rules tab, click the Add Rule button. It will move to the Add Rule popup window.
6. On the Add Rule popup window, enter the required information and click the Confirm button.

   Category	Detailed Description
   Destination IP	Enter the destination IP range Example: 192.168.25.0/24
   Destination	Select the routing direction according to VPC and remote site.

   Table. Direct Connect Rule Addition Input Items

Canceling Direct Connect

You can cancel unused VPC to reduce operating costs. However, service cancellation may immediately stop the operating service, so consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the cancellation.

To cancel Direct Connect, follow these steps:

1. Click on All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. It will move to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource you want to cancel. It will move to the Direct Connect Details page of that resource.
4. On the Direct Connect Details page, click the Service Cancellation button.
5. Once canceled, check if the resource has been canceled on the Direct Connect List page.

3 - API Reference

4 - CLI Reference

5 - Release Note

Direct Connect