Once the gateway is created, you will receive a Service Key.

Select Megaport as the Direct Link Connect Partner.

Create an IBM Direct Link gateway in the IBM console.

To set up IBM Direct Link Connect with Megaport, you will:

Reduced latency and increased availability.

The benefits of creating an IBM Direct Link through Megaport include: Benefits of IBM Direct Link through Megaport Layer 3 BGP connectivity is established directly between the customer and IBM Cloud. When connecting to IBM through a Direct Link Connect with Megaport, the Virtual Cross Connect (VXC) forms the Layer 2 component of the connection. Direct Link 2.0 replaces the legacy Direct Link 1.0 interface, which will be deprecated at a future date. Direct Link Connect with Megaport extends your organization’s data center network and to public clouds to offer better performance, higher throughput, and security to IBM Cloud environments. IBM Direct Link lets you seamlessly create private connections between your on-premises and cloud resources.

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