Getting Information About DirectLink Locations

You can get information about available DirectLink locations. You can then request a connection between one of these locations and your own network.

See the DirectLink dashboard.

The ReadLocations command lists the locations, corresponding to datacenters, where you can set up a DirectLink.

For more information, see About DirectLink.

Request sample
$ osc-cli api ReadLocations --profile "default"

This command contains the following attributes that you need to specify:

  • DryRun: (optional) If true, checks whether you have the required permissions to perform the action.

  • NextPageToken: (optional) The token to request the next page of results. Each token refers to a specific page.

  • ResultsPerPage: (optional) The maximum number of logs returned in a single response (between 1 and 1000, both included).

The ReadLocations command returns the following elements:

  • Locations: Information about one or more locations.

    • Code: The location code, to be set as the Location parameter of the CreateDirectLink method when creating a DirectLink.

    • Name: The name and description of the location, corresponding to a datacenter.

  • NextPageToken: The token to request the next page of results. Each token refers to a specific page.

  • ResponseContext: Information about the context of the response.

    • RequestId: The ID of the request.

Result sample
{
  "ResponseContext": {
    "RequestId": "0475ca1e-d0c5-441d-712a-da55a4175157"
  },
  "Locations": [
    {
      "Name": "Telehouse 3, France",
      "Code": "PAR1"
    },
    {
      "Name": "Equinix Pantin, France",
      "Code": "PAR4"
    }
  ]
}

The ReadLocations command lists the locations, corresponding to datacenters, where you can set up a DirectLink.

For more information, see About DirectLink.

Request sample
$ oapi-cli --profile "default" ReadLocations

This command contains the following attributes that you need to specify:

  • DryRun: (optional) If true, checks whether you have the required permissions to perform the action.

  • NextPageToken: (optional) The token to request the next page of results. Each token refers to a specific page.

  • ResultsPerPage: (optional) The maximum number of logs returned in a single response (between 1 and 1000, both included).

The ReadLocations command returns the following elements:

  • Locations: Information about one or more locations.

    • Code: The location code, to be set as the Location parameter of the CreateDirectLink method when creating a DirectLink.

    • Name: The name and description of the location, corresponding to a datacenter.

  • NextPageToken: The token to request the next page of results. Each token refers to a specific page.

  • ResponseContext: Information about the context of the response.

    • RequestId: The ID of the request.

Result sample
{
  "ResponseContext": {
    "RequestId": "0475ca1e-d0c5-441d-712a-da55a4175157"
  },
  "Locations": [
    {
      "Name": "Telehouse 3, France",
      "Code": "PAR1"
    },
    {
      "Name": "Equinix Pantin, France",
      "Code": "PAR4"
    }
  ]
}

Before you begin: Install and configure AWS CLI. For more information, see Installing and Configuring AWS CLI.

To get information about DirectLink locations, use the describe-locations command following this syntax:

Request sample
$ aws directconnect describe-locations \
    --profile YOUR_PROFILE \
    --endpoint https://directlink.eu-west-2.outscale.com

This command contains the following options that you need to specify:

The describe-locations command returns the following elements:

  • locations: Information about one or more locations. This element contains the following information for each location:

    • locationName: The name of the location, indicating its physical site.

    • locationCode: The code of the location, needed to request a connection.

Result sample
{
    "locations": [
        {
            "locationName": "Telehouse 3 D02",
            "locationCode": "PAR1"
        }
    ]
}

Related Pages

Corresponding API Methods

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