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 a Direct Connect, follow these steps.

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

2. On the Service Home page, click the Create Direct Connect button. 2. Navigate 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 easily identifiable 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 Port capacity can be selected from 1G / 10G /20G / 40G The selected port capacity cannot be changed after creation
     VPC name	Required	Select a VPC for communicating with the remote site AZ information can be checked in the VPC list; VPCs already in use cannot be selected If the selected VPC is Multi-AZ, choose a connection center; selecting an Active connection center automatically assigns a Standby connection center
     Explanation	Selection	Enter description for Direct Connect
     Use firewall	Selection	Select whether to use Direct Connect Firewall
     Whether to store firewall logs	Selection	Firewall log saving option Select whether to save Firewall logs When using the Firewall, connection logs are saved For more details, see Using Firewall Log Storage

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

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

     Table. Direct Connect additional information input fields

3. Summary Review the detailed information and estimated charges generated in the panel, then click the Create button.

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

Direct Connect Check detailed information

The Direct Connect service can view and edit the full resource list and detailed information in the Resource Management menu. The Direct Connect Details page consists of the Details, Rules, Tags, Activity History tabs.

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

1. All Services > Networking > Direct Connect Click the menu. 1. Navigate to Direct Connect’s Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. 2. Go to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource for which you want to view detailed information. 3. Go to the Direct Connect Details page.
   • 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 Error: Unable to determine current status If it occurs continuously, contact the registered administrator
     Service cancellation	Button to cancel the service Terminate Direct Connect when there is no connected service When you cancel a service, the running service may be stopped immediately, so proceed with the cancellation only after fully considering the impact of service interruption

     Table. Direct Connect status information and additional features

Detailed Information

On the Direct Connect List page, you can view detailed information of the selected resource and edit the information if needed.

rule

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

Tag

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

Job History

Direct Connect list page allows you to view the operation history of the selected resource.

Add Direct Connect rule

To add a Direct Connect rule, follow these steps.

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

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

   Table. Direct Connect rule additional input items

Terminate Direct Connect

You can cancel unused Direct Connect to reduce operating costs. However, if you terminate the service, the running service may be discontinued immediately, so you should proceed with the termination only after fully considering the impact of the service interruption.

To cancel Direct Connect, follow these steps.

1. All Services > Networking > Direct Connect Click the menu. 1. Go to Direct Connect’s Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. 2. Go to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource to cancel. 3. Go to the Direct Connect Details page of the resource.
4. On the Direct Connect 상세 page, click the 서비스 해지 button.
5. When termination is complete, verify on the Direct Connect List page that the resource has been terminated.

3 - API Reference

4 - CLI Reference

5 - Release Note

Direct Connect