# Change History

Release Date | What's New
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2019-12-06

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Updated the screenshots in Process Description.
- Updated the screenshots in Obtaining the Domain Name.
- Updated the screenshots in Direct Connection Management.
- Updated the screenshots in Connection Management.
- Added Deleting a Connection.
- Updated the screenshots in Virtual Gateway Management.
- Updated the screenshots in Virtual Interface Management.

2019-03-12 | Accepted in OTC-4.0/Agile-03.2019.
2019-03-04 | This release incorporates the following change: Updated Viewing a Direct Connection.
2019-02-25 | This release incorporates the following change: Updated Modifying a Connection.
2019-02-22 | This release incorporates the following change: Updated the screenshots based on the latest console.

2019-02-12

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Updated the screenshots in Viewing a Connection.
- Updated Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.

2019-01-31

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Updated the figure for creating a virtual interface and added parameter Bandwidth (Mbit/s) in Creating a Direct Connection.
- Updated the figure and deleted the description in Modifying a Connection.
- Changed OK to Yes in the Delete Virtual Interface dialog box in Deleting a Connection.

2018-11-06 | This release incorporates the following change: Modified the operation of accessing multiple VPCs from one direct connection in Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.
2018-10-31 | This release incorporates the following change: Modified the operation of accessing multiple VPCs from one direct connection in Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.
2018-10-26 | This release incorporates the following change: Added an operation in Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.
2018-10-17 | This release incorporates the following change: Added the bandwidth values in Table 1.

2018-10-16

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Updated the screenshots for creating a connection in Creating a Direct Connection.
- Updated the screenshots for modifying a connection in Modifying a Connection.
- Added Redundant Connection Access.

2018-08-02 | This release incorporates the following change: Updated the steps for creating a connection in Procedure.

2018-07-12

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Updated the descriptions of the parameters for creating a connection in Table 1.
- Updated the descriptions of the parameters for creating a virtual gateway in Table 2.
- Updated the descriptions of the parameters for creating a virtual interface in Table 3.
- Updated the figures for creating a virtual gateway and creating a virtual interface, respectively in Creating a Direct Connection.
- Updated the figure for viewing connection details.
- Updated the description and figure for modifying a connection in Modifying a Connection.
- Updated the figure for viewing a virtual interface.
- Updated the descriptions of the parameters for modifying a virtual interface in Modifying a Virtual Interface.
- Deleted the FAQ: Can I Access Multiple VPCs Using a Direct Connect Connection?

2018-06-26 | Accepted in OTC 3.1.

2018-06-08

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Added requirements for the values of parameter Peering Position and Name in Table 1.
- Added the requirement for the value of parameter Name in Table 2.
- Modified the description for parameter Bandwidth. Added the requirement for the value of parameter Name. Added the description for parameter Virtual Gateway in Table 3.
- Deleted the section "Interconnecting with CTS".
- Deleted the content about viewing a connection, a virtual gateway, and a virtual interface in Viewing a Direct Connection.
- Deleted the content about modifying a connection, a virtual gateway, and a virtual interface in Modifying a Direct Connection.
- Added sections Connection Management, Virtual Gateway Management, and Virtual Interface Management.
- Added an FAQ Can a Virtual Gateway Have Multiple Virtual Interfaces Bound?

2018-05-31

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Changed the value of parameter Peering Position in Table 1.
- Modified the description of parameter Type in Table 2.
- Modified the descriptions of the following parameters: Type, Connection, Virtual Gateway, and Bandwidth in Table 3.
- Modified the scenario description in Deleting a Connection.
- Modified the scenario and procedure for using a connection to access multiple VPCs in Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.
- Modified the FAQ "Can I Access Multiple VPCs Using a Direct Connection?" in How Can I Access Direct Connect?
- Added section Interconnecting with CTS.

2018-03-22 | This release incorporates the following change: Modified the information about the entrance combination of Direct Connect and Direct Connect 2.0.
2018-02-07 | Accepted in OTC 3.0.

2018-01-30

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Added Glossary.
- Modified the description of Bandwidth and the example value of Peering Position in table "Physical connection parameters" of Creating a Direct Connection.
- Modified the description of VLAN in table "Virtual interface parameters" in Creating a Direct Connection.
- Added the following content to Scenarios: If you want to modify the values of other parameters when you applied for enabling Direct Connect, contact the administrator in Modifying a Direct Connection.
- Added a screenshot in Viewing a Direct Connect 2.0 Connection.
- Added a note: You can only increase, but not decrease the bandwidth size in Modifying a Direct Connect 2.0 Connection"
- Deleted the FAQ: What Are the Differences Between Direct Connect and Direct Connect 2.0?
- Added a link to section Using a Connection to Access Multiple VPCs in Creating a Direct Connection.
- Added a link to section Enabling Direct Connect in How Can I Access Direct Connect?
- Added the content: The port type you can select is 1GE or 10GE in What Factors Do I Need to Consider When Enabling Direct Connect?
- Added the content: The maximum bandwidth supported by Direct Connect 2.0 is 1000 Mbit/s in What Is the Maximum Bandwidth Supported by Direct Connect?
- Updated the screenshot in Viewing a Direct Connection.

2018-01-23

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Adjusted the document structure, involving Self-service Mode, Direct Connection Management, and Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.
- Added introductions to Direct Connect and Direct Connect 2.0 in Direct Connect.
- Added the Direct Connect application scenario in Direct Connect Application Scenario.
- Deleted section Procedure of Enabling Direct Connect.
- Modified the scenario of enabling Direct Connect in Creating a Direct Connection.
- Deleted parameter Project Name in Table 1.
- Added restrictions on the length of parameter Name and parameter Description, and changed the example value of parameter Bandwidth in Table 3.
- Put Figure 3 before Table 3.
- Changed "connection list" to "physical connection list" in a step.
- Modified example values of parameter Tenant and Next Hop in Using a Direct Connection to Access Multiple VPCs.
- Deleted a FAQ "What is Direct Connect".
- Added a FAQ "What Are the Differences Between Direct Connect and Direct Connect 2.0?"
- Added the original FAQs, involving How Can I Access Direct Connect? What Factors Do I Need to Consider When Enabling Direct Connect? and How Should I Plan Addresses Accessed by Direct Connect?
- Changed "original Direct Connect" to "Direct Connect" in "Can I Access Multiple VPCs Using a Direct Connection?"
- Changed the maximum bandwidth to 10240 Mbit/s in What Is the Maximum Bandwidth Supported by Direct Connect?
- Deleted the PLAS description from the change history.
- Updated operations in Obtaining the VPC ID based on the latest management console.

2017-11-30

This release incorporates the following changes:

- Added Direct Connect 2.0 features in Self-service Mode.
- Added PLAS connection.
- Updated steps based on the latest management console in Obtaining the VPC ID.

2017-07-30 | This release incorporates the following change: Added parameter Project Name for enabling Direct Connect.
2016-12-30 | This release incorporates the following change: Supported the multi-project feature in Obtaining the Region, Obtaining the VPC ID, Obtaining the Resource ID, and Viewing a Direct Connection.
2016-10-19 | This issue is the first official release.