Requesting an Operations Connection

Scenarios

If you are a partner, you can request operations connections.

Procedure

1. Collect the information listed in Table 1.

   Table 1 Information required for requesting a connection

   Parameter	Description	Example Value
   Domain Name	Specifies the account name. For details about how to obtain the domain name, see Obtaining the Domain Name.	abc123
   Project ID	Specifies the project ID. Perform the following operations to obtain the project ID. Hover the cursor over the username in the upper right corner and select My Credentials from the drop-down list. In the lower part of the My Credentials page, locate the project. View the project ID.	f9578ed9f9b1496da3ddf4ad29ccd891
   Provider	Specifies the carrier that provides the connection.	others
   Region	Specifies the region where the connection resides. For details about how to obtain the region, see Obtaining the Region.	eu-nl
   Location	Specifies the location where the connection will be terminated. Select a location based on the region you have selected. If you have selected eu-de, you can select Biere or Magdeburg here. If you have selected eu-nl, you can select Amsterdam-Aalsmeer or Amsterdam-Almere here.	Example location in the eu-de region: Biere Example location in the eu-nl region: Amsterdam-Aalsmeer
   Port Type	Specifies the port type. The value can be 1GE, 10GE, 40GE, or 100GE.	40GE
   Bandwidth	Specifies the bandwidth of the connection in the unit of Mbit/s	100 Mbit/s
   Name	Specifies the connection name. The name can contain a maximum of 64 characters. Only letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-) are allowed.	directconnect-001

2. Request a connection using any of the following methods:
   • Email us with the title "Applying for Enabling Direct Connect".
   • Call us and provide the collected information to our customer service.
   • Contact our sales personnel. Send the collected information to our sales personnel.
3. Wait for the notification from your account manager or customer service.