create_connection¶

create_connection(**kwargs)¶

Creates a connection between a customer network and a specific Direct Connect location.

A connection links your internal network to an Direct Connect location over a standard Ethernet fiber-optic cable. One end of the cable is connected to your router, the other to an Direct Connect router.

To find the locations for your Region, use DescribeLocations.

You can automatically add the new connection to a link aggregation group (LAG) by specifying a LAG ID in the request. This ensures that the new connection is allocated on the same Direct Connect endpoint that hosts the specified LAG. If there are no available ports on the endpoint, the request fails and no connection is created.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.create_connection(
    location='string',
    bandwidth='string',
    connectionName='string',
    lagId='string',
    tags=[
        {
            'key': 'string',
            'value': 'string'
        },
    ],
    providerName='string',
    requestMACSec=True|False
)

Parameters

location (string) --
[REQUIRED]

The location of the connection.
bandwidth (string) --
[REQUIRED]

The bandwidth of the connection.
connectionName (string) --
[REQUIRED]

The name of the connection.
lagId (string) -- The ID of the LAG.
tags (list) --
The tags to associate with the lag.
- (dict) --
  Information about a tag.
  - key (string) -- [REQUIRED]
    The key.
  - value (string) --
    The value.
providerName (string) -- The name of the service provider associated with the requested connection.
requestMACSec (boolean) --
Indicates whether you want the connection to support MAC Security (MACsec).

MAC Security (MACsec) is only available on dedicated connections. For information about MAC Security (MACsec) prerequisties, see MACsec prerequisties in the Direct Connect User Guide .

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.DuplicateTagKeysException
DirectConnect.Client.exceptions.TooManyTagsException
DirectConnect.Client.exceptions.DirectConnectServerException
DirectConnect.Client.exceptions.DirectConnectClientException

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