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VPC Peering

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VPC peering allows you to connect two VPCs together, enabling bi-directional network communication between instances in different VPCs. This page explains how to manage VPC peering connections using carbide-admin-cli.

VPC Peering Commands

The carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering command provides three main operations:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering <COMMAND>
$
$Commands:
$  create  Create VPC peering connection
$  show    Show list of VPC peering connections
$  delete  Delete VPC peering connection

Creating VPC Peering Connections

To create a new VPC peering connection between two VPCs:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering create <VPC1_ID> <VPC2_ID>

Example:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering create e65a9d69-39d2-4872-a53e-e5cb87c84e75 366de82e-1113-40dd-830a-a15711d54ef1

Notes:

  • The operator should confirm with both VPC owners (VPC tenant org) that they approve the peering before creating the connection
  • The VPC IDs can be provided in any order
  • The system will automatically enforce canonical ordering (smaller ID becomes vpc1_id)
  • If a peering connection already exists between the two VPCs, the command will return an error indicating a peering connection already exists
  • Both VPCs must exist before creating the peering connection

Listing VPC Peering Connections

To view VPC peering connections, you can either show all connections or filter by a specific VPC:

Show all peering connections:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering show

Show peering connections for a specific VPC:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering show --vpc-id <VPC_ID>

Example:

$# Show all peering connections
$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering show
$
$# Show peering connections for a specific VPC
$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering show --vpc-id 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

The output will display:

  • Peering connection ID
  • VPC1 ID (smaller UUID)
  • VPC2 ID (larger UUID)
  • Connection status
  • Creation timestamp

Deleting VPC Peering Connections

To delete an existing VPC peering connection:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering delete <PEERING_CONNECTION_ID>

Example:

$carbide-admin-cli vpc-peering delete 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000

Notes:

  • You need the peering connection ID (not the VPC IDs) to delete a connection
  • Use the show command to find the peering connection ID