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 a Direct Connect service that supports safe and fast connections between the customer’s network and the Samsung Cloud Platform environment.

Through Direct Connect, you can allocate the internal private network range of an existing system to Samsung Cloud Platform resources for use. You can deploy backend systems such as application servers in a private network range without internet access, and enhance security by applying Samsung Cloud Platform network services such as Security Groups.

Through Direct Connect, customers can seamlessly migrate their existing systems to Samsung Cloud Platform even if they hard-code IP addresses on devices or have architecture dependencies on IP.

Direct Connect Connection Creation

Supports connecting by selecting a single VPC to connect to the customer network.
Access can be blocked through the Direct Connect Firewall, and a Route configuration feature is provided to ensure a secure connection path.

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 and prepare in advance.

1.1 - ServiceWatch Metrics

Direct Connect sends metrics to ServiceWatch. The metrics provided by default monitoring are data collected at 5‑minute intervals.

Basic Metrics

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

The indicators whose names are displayed in bold below are the key indicators selected from the basic indicators provided by Direct Connect. Key metrics are used to configure service dashboards that are automatically generated for each service in ServiceWatch.

Each metric indicates through the user guide which statistical value is meaningful when viewing that metric, and among the meaningful statistics, the statistical values shown in bold text are the primary statistics. In the service dashboard, primary metrics can be viewed using the primary statistical values.

2 - How-to guides

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

Create Direct Connect

You can create and use the Direct Connect service in the Samsung Cloud Platform Console.

To create Direct Connect, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. Navigate to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Direct Connect button. You will be taken to the Create Direct Connect page.

   • Enter or select the required information in the Service Information Input area.

     Category	Required status	Detailed description
     Direct Connect name	Required	A name for Direct Connect that is easy to identify Enter using English letters (uppercase and lowercase) and numbers, within 3 to 20 characters
     Use Uplink	Required	Bandwidth of the communication port for remote communication Select port capacity of 1G or 10G
     VPC	Required	Select a VPC for communicating with remote locations
     Explanation	Selection	Enter a description of Direct Connect
     Use firewall	Select	Select whether to use Direcrt Connect Firewall.
     Whether to save firewall logs	Select	Firewall log saving option Select whether to save firewall logs When using the firewall, connection logs are saved For more details, refer to Using Firewall Log Saving.

     Table. Direct Connect service information input items
   • In the Additional Information Input area, enter or select the required information.

     Category	Required status	Detailed description
     Tag	Select	Add Tag Up to 50 can be added per resource After clicking the Add Tag button, enter or select Key, Value values

     Table. Direct Connect additional information input fields

3. Summary Check the detailed information and estimated charges generated in the panel, and click the Complete button.

   • Once creation is complete, check the created resources on the Direct Connect List page.

Direct Connect View detailed information

The Direct Connect service allows you to view and edit the full resource list and detailed information from the Resource Management menu. The Direct Connect Details page consists of Details, Rules, Tags, Activity Log tabs.

To view the detailed information of Direct Connect, follow these steps.

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be taken to Direct Connect’s Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. You will be taken to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource for which you want to view detailed information. You will be taken to the Direct Connect Details page.
   • The Direct Connect Details page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Details, Rules, Tags, Activity History tabs.

     Category	Detailed description
     Status	Current status Active: Operating normally Deleting: Deletion in progress Creating: Creation in progress Failed: Failed Error: Unable to determine current status If it occurs continuously, contact the registered administrator
     Service termination	Button to terminate the service Terminate Direct Connect when there are no linked services When terminating a service, the running service may be stopped immediately; therefore, proceed with the termination only after fully considering the impact of service interruption

     Table. Direct Connect status information and additional features

Detailed Information

Direct Connect List page lets you view detailed information of the selected resource and, if needed, modify the information.

Rule

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

tag

Direct Connect list page allows you to view, add, modify, or delete the tag information of the selected resource.

Job History

On the Direct Connect List page, you can view the operation history of the selected resource.

Direct Connect Add Rule

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be taken to the Service Home page of Direct Connect.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. You will be taken to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource to which you want to add a rule. You will be taken to that resource’s Direct Connect Details page.
4. On the Direct Connect Details page, click the Rules tab.
5. Click the Add Rule button in the Rules tab. You will be taken to the Add Rule popup.
6. Add Rule Enter the required information in the popup window, and click the Confirm button.

   Category	Detailed description
   Destination IP	Enter destination IP range Example: 192.168.25.0/24
   Destination	Choose between the VPC and the remote location according to the routing direction.

   Table. Direct Connect rule additional input fields

Terminate Direct Connect

You can terminate unused VPCs to reduce operating costs. However, terminating a service may cause the running service to stop immediately, so you should thoroughly consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with the termination.

To cancel Direct Connect, follow the steps below.

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be taken to Direct Connect’s Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. You will be taken to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource to terminate. You will be taken to that resource’s Direct Connect Details page.
4. On the Direct Connect Details page, click the Cancel Service button.
5. When termination is complete, check on the Direct Connect List page whether the resource has been terminated.

3 - API Reference

4 - CLI Reference

5 - Release Note

Direct Connect