Step 3: Create a VPC Endpoint

Scenarios

After you add the required whitelist record, you can create a VPC endpoint in VPC 1 to connect to the target VPC endpoint service.

Select the same region and project as those of the VPC endpoint service.

Procedure

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner and select the required region and project.
3. Click Service List and choose Networking > VPC Endpoint.
4. On the VPC Endpoints page, click Create VPC Endpoint.
   The Create VPC Endpoint page is displayed.

   Figure 1 Create VPC Endpoint (Service Category set to Find a service by name)
   
5. Configure VPC endpoint parameters.

   Table 1 VPC endpoint parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC endpoint is to be deployed. This region is the same as that of the VPC endpoint service.
   Service Category	There are two options: Cloud services: Select this option if the VPC endpoint service to be accessed is a cloud service. Find a service by name: Select this option if the VPC endpoint service to be accessed is a private service of your own. In this example, select Find a service by name.
   VPC Endpoint Service Name	This parameter is available only when you select Find a service by name for Service Category. Enter the VPC endpoint service name recorded in 8 (example: eu-de.69e93219-e3ad-43b9-8416-9d788319ac9f) and click Verify. If "Service name found." is displayed, proceed with subsequent operations. If "Service name not found." is displayed, check whether the region is the same as that of the VPC endpoint service or whether the name entered is correct.
   Create a Private Domain Name	If you want to access a VPC endpoint using a domain name, select Create a Private Domain Name. This parameter is only available for interface VPC endpoints. For the gateway type, this parameter is unavailable. For the interface type, this parameter is optional.
   VPC	Specifies the VPC where the VPC endpoint is to be deployed.
   Subnet	Specifies the subnet where the VPC endpoint is to be deployed.
   Route Table	This parameter is available only when you create a VPC endpoint for connecting to a gateway VPC endpoint service. Select a route table for the VPC where the VPC endpoint is to be deployed.
   Private IP Address	This parameter is available only when you create a VPC endpoint for connecting to an interface VPC endpoint service. Specifies the private IP address of the VPC endpoint. You can select Automatically assign or Manually specify.
   Tag	This parameter is optional. Specifies the VPC endpoint tag, which consists of a key and a value. You can add up to 20 tags to each VPC endpoint. Tag keys and values must meet requirements listed in Table 2. NOTE: If a predefined tag has been created on TMS, you can directly select the corresponding tag key and value. For details about predefined tags, see Predefined Tag Overview.

   Table 2 Tag requirements for VPC endpoints

   Parameter	Requirement
   Tag key	Cannot be left blank. Must be unique for each resource. Can contain a maximum of 36 characters. Can contain only digits, letters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and at signs (@).
   Tag value	Can contain a maximum of 43 characters. Can contain only digits, letters, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and at signs (@).

6. Confirm the specifications and click Create Now.
   • If all of the specifications are correct, click Submit.
   • If any of the specifications are incorrect, click Previous to return to the previous page and modify the parameters as needed, and click Submit.
7. Manage the connection of the VPC endpoint.
   If the status of the VPC endpoint changes to Accepted, the VPC endpoint is connected to the required VPC endpoint service. If the status is Pending acceptance, connection approval is enabled for the VPC endpoint service, ask the owner of the VPC endpoint service to perform the following operations:

   1. In the navigation pane on the left, choose VPC Endpoint > VPC Endpoint Services.
   2. Locate the VPC endpoint service and click its name.
   3. On the displayed page, select the Connection Management tab.
      • If you allow a VPC endpoint to connect to this VPC endpoint service, locate the VPC endpoint and click Accept in the Operation column.
      • If you do not allow a VPC endpoint to connect to this VPC endpoint service, click Reject in the Operation column.
   4. Go back to the VPC endpoint list and check whether the status of the VPC endpoint changes to Accepted. If yes, the VPC endpoint is connected to the VPC endpoint service.
8. In the VPC endpoint list, click the ID of the VPC endpoint to view its details.
   After a VPC endpoint is created, a private IP address is assigned together with a private domain name if you select Create a Private Domain Name during creation.

   Figure 2 Summary of the VPC endpoint (for accessing an interface VPC endpoint service)
   

   You can use the private IP address or private domain name to access the VPC endpoint service.