An Azure ExpressRoute allows for a private connection between the On-premises network and the Microsoft Azure cloud. The Connection to Microsoft services can be through the universal network or a point-to-point Ethernet connection via a network connectivity provider to the data center.
Requirements for Using Azure ExpressRoute
- If we choose our Port type as Provider, we need to select the Provider Name, Peering location, and the Bandwidth.
- If we choose our Port type as Direct, we must select the ExpressRoute Direct resource.
In this article, we will learn how to connect our ExpressRoute Circuit to ExpressRoute Direct.
Step 1
From the Microsoft Azure portal, click Create a Resource and search ExpressRoute and select Create.
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Step 2
On the Basics page, enter the Name for the ExpressRoute, and click next for the Configuration.
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Step 3
On the Configuration page, enter the below details.
Select the Port type as Direct.
Enter the ExpressRoute Direct Name we created in our previous article; for more details, click here.
Select the Circuit Bandwidth for our ExpressRoute Direct Bandwidth.
Select SKU as Standard.
Select the Billing as Metered,
Click Create.
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Step 4
The ExpressRoute status is provisioned, and we need to create the Connection.
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Step 5
On the ExpressRoute circuit, select the connections under the settings and click +Add.
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Step 6
On the Basic page, select the Connection type as ExpressRoute, enter the Name for the Connection and click Next for the Configuration.
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Step 7
Select the Virtual network gateway, and we have already created a Virtual Network Gateway for ExpressRoute, so select that Virtual network gateway, select the ExpressRoute circuit, and click create.
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Step 8
Now the connection status is Succussed.
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Summary
In this article, we learned how to deploy the ExpressRoute circuit and connect our ExpressRoute circuit to ExpressRoute Direct.