Part 2: Fabric connection to AWS

In this section, we'll start by configuring the connection from Equinix Fabric to AWS. For now, we'll add the code in the __main__.py file, although later on, we'll separate some logic into other files for better readability and maintenance.

Steps

1. Defining required config parameters

We'll start by adding some configuration variables that we'll need later. Look for the #Configuration section at the beginning of the file and add them:

Python

aws_account_id = config.require("awsAccountId")
aws_region = config.get("awsRegion") or "eu-central-1"

2. Configuring Connection to AWS

Then, we'll move to the end of the file to add the equinix.fabric.Connection resource and the equinix.fabric.get_service_profiles function that we'll use to obtain the ID of the service profile for AWS Direct Connect.

Python

# Service Profile lookup
aws_service_profile = equinix.fabric.get_service_profiles(
    filter=equinix.fabric.GetServiceProfilesFilterArgs(
        property="/name",
        operator="=",
        values=["AWS Direct Connect"],
    ),
)

# Fabric Connection creation
aws_fabric_connection = equinix.fabric.Connection("connectionToAWS",
    name="pulumi-demo-fcr-aws",
    type="IP_VC",
    notifications=[equinix.fabric.ConnectionNotificationArgs(
        type="ALL", emails=notification_emails)],
    order=equinix.fabric.ConnectionOrderArgs(
        purchase_order_number=purchase_order_num,
    ),
    bandwidth=speed_in_mbps,
    redundancy=equinix.fabric.ConnectionRedundancyArgs(priority="PRIMARY"),
    a_side=equinix.fabric.ConnectionASideArgs(
        access_point=equinix.fabric.ConnectionASideAccessPointArgs(
            type="CLOUD_ROUTER",
            router=equinix.fabric.ConnectionASideAccessPointRouterArgs(
                uuid=fabric_cloud_router.id
            )
        )
    ),
    z_side=equinix.fabric.ConnectionZSideArgs(
        access_point=equinix.fabric.ConnectionZSideAccessPointArgs(
            type="SP",
            authentication_key=aws_account_id,
            seller_region=aws_region,
            profile=equinix.fabric.ConnectionZSideAccessPointProfileArgs(
                type=aws_service_profile.data[0].type,
                uuid=aws_service_profile.data[0].uuid,
            ),
            location=equinix.fabric.ConnectionZSideAccessPointLocationArgs(
                metro_code=equinix_metro,
            ),
        ),
    ),
    opts=pulumi.ResourceOptions(
        depends_on=[fabric_cloud_router],
        ignore_changes=["redundancy", "order"]
    ),
)

It's important to note that in this case, we'll need to specify the AWS account ID in the authentication_key. Equinix will use it to create the request in that account, and it must be approved later from the AWS side