Application Scenarios

In this example, the Beijing and Shanghai branches of a company need to communicate and transmit data with each other over private networks. eSurfing Cloud Express Connect Standard Edition is used to connect the VPCs in Beijing and Shanghai, so that the business systems on the VPCs at the two regions can access each other.

The configuration process is shown in the following figure:

Operation Steps

Step 1: Create an instance of Express Connect Standard Edition

Log in to the Express Connect Standard Edition Console. Click Create Express Connect Standard Edition on the Console homepage.
Go to the Create Express Connect Standard Edition page, and specify the corresponding parameters according to the page prompts.
Click Create Now to go to the Order Details page.
After checking the information, read the service agreement carefully, check Agree, and click Confirm Creation. The Express Connect Standard Edition instance is created.

Step 2: Mount network instance (VPC)

Select the Express Connect Standard Edition instance created in Step 1, and click the name to enter the Target Instance Details page.
Click Network Instance Management, and then click Mount Network Instance.
The Mount Network Instance window pops up. Mount the Beijing and Shanghai VPCs and their subnets as prompted.
Click OK. The network instance is mounted.

Step 3: Purchase bandwidth package

On the Express Connect Standard Edition Instance Details page created in Step 1, click Bandwidth Package Management and then click Purchase Bandwidth Package.
Go to the Purchase Bandwidth Package page. According to the page prompts, select the Express Connect Standard Edition instance created in step 1, select the bandwidth size, enter the name of the bandwidth package, and select the required duration.
Click Buy Now to enter the Order Details page.
After confirming the bandwidth package information, click Confirm Order. After the payment, the bandwidth package is purchased.

Steps 4: Configure cross-region interconnection bandwidth

On the Express Connect Standard Edition Instance Details page created in Step 1, click Inter-region Interconnection Bandwidth Management and then click Set Inter-region Interconnection Bandwidth.
The Set Inter-region Interconnection Bandwidth pop-up appears. Select the bandwidth package purchased in Step 3 and the interconnected regions as prompted, and configure the inter-region bandwidth.
Click OK. The inter-region interconnection bandwidth is configured.

Step 5: Verification test

After the preceding configuration is complete, you can check the routing information to verify the relevant configuration, or you can test the connectivity between two VPC subnets through mutual access to resources.

Express Connect Standard Edition

Inter-region VPC Interconnection