Exploring VPC Peering
- Hafeez Baig |
- 42 steps |
- 4 minutes
Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg>
Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
Type **VPC** in the search bar and click on **VPC** to view the VPC Dashboard
**What is VPC in AWS?** VPC (Virtual Private Cloud) is a virtual network environment within a cloud provider's infrastructure that offers isolation, customization, control over network traffic, connectivity options, and scalability for deploying and managing cloud resources.
On **VPC** dashboard, on the top lef corner click on the **Create VPC** button
**Create VPC** wizard will open, give the **Name tag** as "**project**" in the text input field and type "**10.0.0.0/16**" in the text input field for **IPv4 CIDR block**
**What does 10.0.0.0/16 do?** "**10.0.0.0/16**" represents a subnet with a network address of "10.0.0.0" and a subnet mask of "/16", allowing for up to 65,536 host addresses within the range of 10.0.0.0 to 10.0.255.255.
Scroll the page and click on the **Create VPC** button
The VPC has been created in the Ohio US-East-2 region
On the top right corner click on the regions dropdown and select the option **US West (N.California) us-west-1**
Open the **VPC dashboard** and scroll to the **VPC Settings,** give the **Name tag** as "**project2**" in the text input field
Scroll to the **IPv4 CIDR block,** and give "**10.0.0.0/16**" in the text input field
Scroll the page and click on the **Create VPC** button
A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) created in the N. California region.
Click on the **Your VPCs** from the left bar
On the **Your VPCs** wizard you can see the **project2** VPC which is created in the region **US-West (N.Calafornia)**
On the top right corner click on the Regions dropdown right-click on the **US East (Ohio)** and select the option **Open link in new tab**
On the **Your VPCs** wizard you can see the **project** -vpc which is created in the region **US-East (Ohio)**
Click on the **Peering connections** from the left bar
**What are Peering connections in AWS?** Peering connections are direct interconnections between separate networks, allowing for the exchange of traffic without traversing the public internet. They enhance network performance, reduce latency, and lower costs by facilitating direct traffic exchange between parties.