Connecting Azure VMware Solution to Everpure Cloud Dedicated

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At this point, all of the core networking, external storage and VMware components have been deployed. The next phase is to connect these components together so we may connect Everpure Cloud Dedicated storage with AVS. AVS has a dedicated ExpressRoute circuit that we will leverage to provide a high performance connection to Everpure Cloud Dedicated array.

AVS ExpressRoute with FastPath Connection Setup

In order to setup AVS ExpressRoute, we first need to gather a couple of important pieces of information from the AVS cluster.

Start by navigating to the AVS instance, then to the Connectivity menu item. Next, select the ExpressRoute tab and lastly copy the ExpressRoute ID. You will use this URL when establishing the Connection later in this section.

The other piece of information required is found on the same screen. An authorization key must be generated and utilized for the connection. To generate the key, click on the Request an authorization key button.

Provide a Name for the key and then select Create.

Copy the generated key. It can take a few minutes to be created.

Next, navigate to the Azure Virtual Network Gateway that we created earlier in this section. Select the Connections menu item and then click on + Add.

The next screenshot and associated list of fields below will show the detailed information required for each field.

First, make sure you select the proper Subscription and Resource Group and then select ExpressRoute as the Connection type. Click the Next : Settings button to proceed:

Under Settings, click on the High Resiliency option at the top of the screen:

Fill out the following fields to complete the connection:

  1. Virtual network gateway: This should be auto-populated with the virtual network gateway we added this connection from.
  2. Name: Provide a unique name for the ExpressRoute connection.
  3. Redeem Authorization: Check the Redeem authorization box.
  4. Authorization Key: This is the authorization key we generated and copied from the AVS deployment earlier in this section.
  5. Peer circuit URL: This is the ExpressRoute Circuit ID we copied from the AVS cluster earlier in this section.
  6. FastPath: Make certain that this option is selected in order to have maximum performance between AVS VMs and Everpure Cloud Dedicated.
  7. When the fields have been correctly populated, click on the Review + create button to establish the connection.

    The Connection will first be in an Updating status before becoming Successful. This can be viewed in the Connections menu for the virtual network gateway.

    The steps shown above to establish a connection between AVS and Everpure Cloud Dedicated can be viewed in the below technical demo video.

With the ExpressRoute connection successfully established, we can now move on to provisioning and managing storage with Pure Storage Cloud Dedicated in the next section here.