DirectConnect / Client / update_connection

update_connection

DirectConnect.Client.update_connection(**kwargs)

Updates the Direct Connect dedicated connection configuration.

You can update the following parameters for a connection:

• The connection name

• The connection’s MAC Security (MACsec) encryption mode.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.update_connection(
    connectionId='string',
    connectionName='string',
    encryptionMode='string'
)

Parameters:

• connectionId (string) –

  [REQUIRED]

  The ID of the dedicated connection.

  You can use DescribeConnections to retrieve the connection ID.

• connectionName (string) – The name of the connection.

• encryptionMode (string) –

  The connection MAC Security (MACsec) encryption mode.

  The valid values are no_encrypt, should_encrypt, and must_encrypt.

Return type:

dict

Returns:

Response Syntax

{
    'ownerAccount': 'string',
    'connectionId': 'string',
    'connectionName': 'string',
    'connectionState': 'ordering'|'requested'|'pending'|'available'|'down'|'deleting'|'deleted'|'rejected'|'unknown',
    'region': 'string',
    'location': 'string',
    'bandwidth': 'string',
    'vlan': 123,
    'partnerName': 'string',
    'loaIssueTime': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
    'lagId': 'string',
    'awsDevice': 'string',
    'jumboFrameCapable': True|False,
    'awsDeviceV2': 'string',
    'awsLogicalDeviceId': 'string',
    'hasLogicalRedundancy': 'unknown'|'yes'|'no',
    'tags': [
        {
            'key': 'string',
            'value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    'providerName': 'string',
    'macSecCapable': True|False,
    'portEncryptionStatus': 'string',
    'encryptionMode': 'string',
    'macSecKeys': [
        {
            'secretARN': 'string',
            'ckn': 'string',
            'state': 'string',
            'startOn': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) –

  Information about an Direct Connect connection.

  • ownerAccount (string) –

    The ID of the Amazon Web Services account that owns the connection.

  • connectionId (string) –

    The ID of the connection.

  • connectionName (string) –

    The name of the connection.

  • connectionState (string) –

    The state of the connection. The following are the possible values:

    • ordering: The initial state of a hosted connection provisioned on an interconnect. The connection stays in the ordering state until the owner of the hosted connection confirms or declines the connection order.

    • requested: The initial state of a standard connection. The connection stays in the requested state until the Letter of Authorization (LOA) is sent to the customer.

    • pending: The connection has been approved and is being initialized.

    • available: The network link is up and the connection is ready for use.

    • down: The network link is down.

    • deleting: The connection is being deleted.

    • deleted: The connection has been deleted.

    • rejected: A hosted connection in the ordering state enters the rejected state if it is deleted by the customer.

    • unknown: The state of the connection is not available.

  • region (string) –

    The Amazon Web Services Region where the connection is located.

  • location (string) –

    The location of the connection.

  • bandwidth (string) –

    The bandwidth of the connection.

  • vlan (integer) –

    The ID of the VLAN.

  • partnerName (string) –

    The name of the Direct Connect service provider associated with the connection.

  • loaIssueTime (datetime) –

    The time of the most recent call to DescribeLoa for this connection.

  • lagId (string) –

    The ID of the LAG.

  • awsDevice (string) –

    The Direct Connect endpoint on which the physical connection terminates.

  • jumboFrameCapable (boolean) –

    Indicates whether jumbo frames (9001 MTU) are supported.

  • awsDeviceV2 (string) –

    The Direct Connect endpoint that terminates the physical connection.

  • awsLogicalDeviceId (string) –

    The Direct Connect endpoint that terminates the logical connection. This device might be different than the device that terminates the physical connection.

  • hasLogicalRedundancy (string) –

    Indicates whether the connection supports a secondary BGP peer in the same address family (IPv4/IPv6).

  • tags (list) –

    The tags associated with the connection.

    • (dict) –

      Information about a tag.

      • key (string) –

        The key.

      • value (string) –

        The value.

  • providerName (string) –

    The name of the service provider associated with the connection.

  • macSecCapable (boolean) –

    Indicates whether the connection supports MAC Security (MACsec).

  • portEncryptionStatus (string) –

    The MAC Security (MACsec) port link status of the connection.

    The valid values are Encryption Up, which means that there is an active Connection Key Name, or Encryption Down.

  • encryptionMode (string) –

    The MAC Security (MACsec) connection encryption mode.

    The valid values are no_encrypt, should_encrypt, and must_encrypt.

  • macSecKeys (list) –

    The MAC Security (MACsec) security keys associated with the connection.

    • (dict) –

      Information about the MAC Security (MACsec) secret key.

      • secretARN (string) –

        The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the MAC Security (MACsec) secret key.

      • ckn (string) –

        The Connection Key Name (CKN) for the MAC Security secret key.

      • state (string) –

        The state of the MAC Security (MACsec) secret key.

        The possible values are:

        • associating: The MAC Security (MACsec) secret key is being validated and not yet associated with the connection or LAG.

        • associated: The MAC Security (MACsec) secret key is validated and associated with the connection or LAG.

        • disassociating: The MAC Security (MACsec) secret key is being disassociated from the connection or LAG

        • disassociated: The MAC Security (MACsec) secret key is no longer associated with the connection or LAG.

      • startOn (string) –

        The date that the MAC Security (MACsec) secret key takes effect. The value is displayed in UTC format.

Exceptions

• DirectConnect.Client.exceptions.DirectConnectServerException

• DirectConnect.Client.exceptions.DirectConnectClientException