Equinix ordering considerations
You must use the Equinix Fabric portal to create a connection for your Equinix service provider. Then, using your IBM Cloud account, return to the Direct Link page in the IBM Cloud console to review, accept, and finalize the creation of your direct link.
For Exchange on Classic instructions, see Steps to order Direct Link Exchange on Classic for Equinix.
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Sign in to the Equinix Fabric Portal.
- Enter your username and password.
- Click Sign In.
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In the Frequent Connections section, click the IBM Cloud tile.
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In the IBM Cloud Direct Link 2 profile, click Create Connection.
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In the Origin section, click Port.
For diversity in the same locations:
- To have two or more diversity direct links between Equinix and IBM, a minimum of two Origin ports must be available from the customer side with a port priority set as primary and secondary.
- All direct links ordered from a customer Origin port with a priority set to primary are provisioned on an IBM destination primary port.
- All direct links ordered from a customer Origin port with a priority set to secondary are provisioned on an IBM destination secondary port.
- No Destination port selection is required; only the IBM location is selected. The Equinix port mapping is auto-mapped to match the same Origin port priority and Destination port priority.
If you have any questions or require assistance for setting or changing the Origin port priority, contact Equinix support. For more information, see Change the Priority of an Equinix Fabric Port.
Select a Port, Location, and Destination -
Select a Location, followed by a Destination. Then, click Next.
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On the Connection Details page, enter the connection information.
Your IBM Cloud Account ID is the 32-character ID located in the Account section on the Account settings page.
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Select a Connection Speed, then click Next.
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Review and click Submit Your Order.
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Return to the Direct Link page in the IBM Cloud console using your IBM Cloud account. Notice that the connection status for your direct link connection states Create in Progress.
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Click the Direct Link name in the table to view its Details page. Then, go to the Actions section and click Review to finalize provisioning of the direct link.
Select to Review this request to finalize direct link provisioning -
In the Review configuration side panel, review your settings, then click Accept.
Select Accept to finalize creation of your direct link -
After your direct link settings are accepted successfully, select a resource group, routing option, and billing type. Optionally, you can enable MD5 authentication to provide additional security for the BGP session, or update your network connection type.
Review your order summary, agree to the Direct Link Connect prerequisites, and then click Create to complete this order.
Complete your direct link settings, then click Create
Your direct link is created:
