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 the Direct Connect service to support secure and fast connections between customer networks and the Samsung Cloud Platform environment.

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

Through Direct Connect, customers’ existing systems can naturally migrate to Samsung Cloud Platform even if they have IP hardcoding on devices or architecture dependencies on IPs.

Creating a Direct Connect Connection

Supports connection by selecting a single VPC to connect to the customer network.
Provides access blocking through the Direct Connect Firewall, and provides a secure connection path through Route configuration.

Constraints

Prerequisite Services

This is a list of services that must be pre-configured before creating this service. Please prepare in advance by referring to the guides provided for each service.

1.1 - ServiceWatch Metrics

Direct Connect sends metrics to ServiceWatch. The metrics provided as basic monitoring are data collected at 5-minute intervals.

Basic Metrics

The following are basic metrics for the namespace Direct Connect.

In the table below, metrics displayed in bold are key metrics selected from among the basic metrics provided by Direct Connect. Key metrics are used to configure service dashboards that are automatically built per service in ServiceWatch.

For each metric, the user guide informs which statistical value is meaningful to use when querying that metric, and the statistical value displayed in bold among meaningful statistics is the key statistical value. In the service dashboard, you can query key metrics through key statistical values.

2 - How-to guides

Users can enter the required information for Direct Connect service through the Samsung Cloud Platform Console and select detailed options to create the service.

Creating a Direct Connect

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

To create a Direct Connect, follow these steps:

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected to the Direct Connect Service Home page.

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

   • Enter or select the required information in the Service Information section.

     Item	Required	Description
     Direct Connect Name	Required	A name that makes it easy to identify Direct Connect Enter 3 to 20 characters using uppercase/lowercase letters and numbers
     Use Uplink	Required	Bandwidth of the communication port for communicating with remote sites Select port capacity 1G or port capacity 10G
     VPC	Required	Select the VPC for communicating with remote sites
     Description	Optional	Enter a description for Direct Connect
     Use Firewall	Optional	Select whether to use Direct Connect Firewall.
     Store Firewall Logs	Optional	Whether to store Firewall logs Select whether to store Firewall logs If using Firewall, store access logs For details, refer to Using Firewall Log Storage.

     Table. Direct Connect Service Information Input Items
   • Enter or select the required information in the Additional Information section.

     Item	Required	Description
     Tags	Optional	Add tags Add up to 50 tags per resource Click the Add Tag button and then enter or select Key and Value values

     Table. Direct Connect Additional Information Input Items

3. On the Summary panel, review the detailed information of creation and estimated charges, then click the Complete button.

   • After creation is complete, verify the created resource on the Direct Connect List page.

Viewing Direct Connect Detailed Information

For Direct Connect services, you can view and modify the entire resource list and detailed information in the Resource Management menu. The Direct Connect Detail page consists of Detailed Information, Rules, Tags, and Task History tabs.

To view Direct Connect detailed information, follow these steps:

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected to the Direct Connect Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected 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 redirected to the Direct Connect Detail page.
   • The Direct Connect Detail page displays status information and additional feature information, and consists of Detailed Information, Rules, Tags, and Task History tabs.

     Item	Description
     Status	Current status Active: Operating normally Deleting: Deletion in progress Creating: Creation in progress Failed: Failed Error: Cannot confirm current status If this occurs continuously, contact the registered administrator
     Service Termination	Button to terminate the service If there are no connected services, terminate Direct Connect If you terminate the service, operating services may stop immediately, so fully consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with termination

     Table. Direct Connect Status Information and Additional Features

Detailed Information

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

Rules

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

Tags

On the Direct Connect List page, you can view the tag information of the selected resource, and add, modify, or delete tags.

Task History

You can view the task history of the resource selected on the Direct Connect List page.

Adding Direct Connect Rules

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected to the Direct Connect Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected 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 redirected to the Direct Connect Detail page for that resource.
4. On the Direct Connect Detail page, click the Rules tab.
5. On the Rules tab, click the Add Rule button. You will be redirected to the Add Rule popup.
6. In the Add Rule popup, enter the required information and click the Confirm button.

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

   Table. Direct Connect Rule Addition Input Items

Terminating a Direct Connect

You can terminate unused VPCs to reduce operating costs. However, since terminating the service can immediately stop operating services, you must fully consider the impact of service interruption before proceeding with termination.

To terminate a Direct Connect, follow these steps:

1. Click the All Services > Networking > Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected to the Direct Connect Service Home page.
2. On the Service Home page, click the Direct Connect menu. You will be redirected to the Direct Connect List page.
3. On the Direct Connect List page, click the resource to terminate. You will be redirected to the Direct Connect Detail page for that resource.
4. On the Direct Connect Detail page, click the Service Termination button.
5. After termination is complete, verify that the resource has been terminated on the Direct Connect List page.

3 - API Reference

4 - CLI Reference

5 - Release Note

Direct Connect