Looking to setup an Express Route relationship with Azure

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Looking to setup an Express Route relationship with Azure.

Answer 1

Hi @Corey Peterson ,

to get started with Azure ExpressRoute this might be helpful: ExpressRoute documentation

If your question is more specific please add some details what exactly you are looking for.

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Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hello Corey Peterson

I understand that you are looking to setup an express route setup. Check the below information for more understanding:

Create an ExpressRoute Circuit in Azure:

Go to the Azure Portal and search for ExpressRoute.

Click + Add, then fill in details like name, region, provider, and bandwidth.

Click Create to provision the circuit.

Check the document configure ExpressRoute circuit using the Azure portal

Share the Service Key with Your Provider:

After the circuit is created, Azure gives you a Service Key.

Share this key with your connectivity provider so they can activate the circuit.

Configure Routing (Peering):

Choose Private Peering to connect to your Azure virtual networks.

Enter your ASN, IP ranges, and VLAN ID in the Azure portal.

Set Up a Virtual Network Gateway:

Create a Virtual Network Gateway in Azure.

Choose ExpressRoute as the VPN type and link it to your virtual network.

Check the document Configure a virtual network gateway for ExpressRoute

Link the Circuit to Your Virtual Network:

Go to your ExpressRoute circuit and add a connection to the virtual network gateway.

Document for Connect a virtual network to ExpressRoute circuits

Configure Your On-Premises Router:

Set up BGP (Border Gateway Protocol) using the IPs and ASN from Azure.

Ensure your router supports BGP and VLAN tagging.

Support for BGP communities

Key benefits:

Layer 3 connectivity between your on-premises network and the Microsoft Cloud through a connectivity provider. Connectivity can be from an any-to-any (IPVPN) network, a point-to-point Ethernet connection, or through a virtual cross-connection via an Ethernet exchange.

• Connectivity to Microsoft cloud services across all regions in the geopolitical region.
• Global connectivity to Microsoft services across all regions with the ExpressRoute premium add-on.
• Dynamic routing between your network and Microsoft via BGP.
• Built-in redundancy in every peering location for higher reliability

Check the reference document: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/expressroute/expressroute-introduction#bandwidth-options

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