Creating a VPC Endpoint

VPC endpoints are secure and private channels for connecting VPCs to VPC endpoint services.

You can create a VPC endpoint to connect a resource in your VPC to a VPC endpoint service in another VPC of the same region.

A VPC endpoint comes with a VPC endpoint service. VPC endpoints vary depending on the type of the VPC endpoint services that they can access.

• VPC endpoints for accessing interface VPC endpoint services are elastic network interfaces that have private IP addresses.
• VPC endpoints for accessing gateway VPC endpoint services are gateways, with routes configured to distribute traffic to the associated VPC endpoint services.

You can create an interface or a gateway VPC endpoint based the type of the associated VPC endpoint service.

• Creating a VPC Endpoint for Accessing Interface VPC Endpoint Services
• Creating a VPC Endpoint for Accessing Gateway VPC Endpoint Services

• VPC endpoints are region-level resources. Select a region and project when you create such a VPC endpoint.
• Each tenant can create a maximum of 50 VPC endpoints.
• When you create a VPC endpoint, ensure that the associated VPC endpoint service is deployed in the same region as the VPC endpoint.

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.
5. On the Create VPC Endpoint page, configure the parameters.

   Table 1 VPC endpoint parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC endpoint is to be located. Resources in different regions cannot communicate with each other over an intranet. For lower latency and quicker access, select the nearest region.
   Service Category	There are two options: Cloud services: Select this value if the target VPC endpoint service is a cloud service. Find a service by name: Select this value if the target VPC endpoint service is a private service of your own.
   Service List	This parameter is available only when you select Cloud services for Service Category. The VPC endpoint service has been created by the O&M personnel and you can directly use it.
   VPC Endpoint Service Name	This parameter is available only when you select Find a service by name for Service Category. In the VPC endpoint service list, locate the VPC endpoint service, copy its name in the Name column, paste it to the VPC Endpoint Service Name text box, 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 mandatory when the VPC endpoint will be used to access an interface VPC endpoint service.
   VPC	Specifies the VPC where the VPC endpoint is to be deployed.
   Subnet	This parameter is available when you want to access an interface VPC endpoint service. Specifies the subnet where the VPC endpoint is to be located.
   IPv4 Address	This parameter is available only when you create a VPC endpoint for connecting to an interface VPC endpoint service. Specifies the IPv4 address of the VPC endpoint. IPv4 addresses can be automatically assigned or manually specified.
   Access Control	This parameter is available when you want to access an interface VPC endpoint service. It controls IP addresses and CIDR blocks that are allowed to access the VPC endpoint. If Access Control is enabled, only IP addresses or CIDR blocks in the whitelist are allowed to access the VPC endpoint. If Access Control is disabled, any IP address or CIDR block can access the VPC endpoint.
   Whitelist	This parameter is available when you want to access an interface endpoint service and Access Control is enabled. It lists the IP addresses or CIDR blocks that are allowed to access the VPC endpoint. You can add a maximum of 20 records.
   Policy	Specifies the VPC endpoint policy. VPC endpoint policies are a type of resource-based policies. You can configure a policy to control which principals can use the VPC endpoint to access VPC endpoint services.
   Tag	This parameter is optional. Specifies the VPC endpoint tag, which consists of a key and a value. You can add 20 tags to each VPC endpoint. Tag keys and values must meet requirements listed in Table 2.
   Description	Provides supplementary information about the VPC endpoint service.

   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 128 characters. Can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and Unicode characters from \u4e00 to \u9fff.
   Tag value	Can be left blank. Can contain a maximum of 255 characters. Cannot start or end with a space or contain special characters =*<>\,|/

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.

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.
5. On the Create VPC Endpoint page, configure the parameters.

   Table 3 VPC endpoint parameters

   Parameter	Description
   Region	Specifies the region where the VPC endpoint is to be located. Resources in different regions cannot communicate with each other over an intranet. For lower latency and quicker access, select the nearest region.
   Service Category	There are two options: Cloud services: Select this value if the target VPC endpoint service is a cloud service. Find a service by name: Select this value if the target VPC endpoint service is a private service of your own.
   Service List	This parameter is available only when you select Cloud services for Service Category. In the VPC endpoint service list, select the VPC endpoint service whose type is gateway. The VPC endpoint service has been created by the O&M personnel and you can directly use it.
   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 7 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.
   VPC	Specifies the VPC 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. NOTE: This parameter is available only in the regions where the route table function is enabled. Select all route tables. Or, the access to OBS may fail. Select a route table required for the VPC where the VPC endpoint is to be located. For details about how to add routes, see the Virtual Private Cloud User Guide.
   Policy	Specifies the VPC endpoint policy. VPC endpoint policies are a type of resource-based policies. You can configure a policy to control which principals can use the VPC endpoint to access VPC endpoint services.
   Tag	This parameter is optional. Specifies the VPC endpoint tag, which consists of a key and a value. You can add 20 tags to each VPC endpoint. Tag keys and values must meet requirements listed in Table 4.
   Description	Provides supplementary information about the VPC endpoint service.

   Table 4 Tag requirements for VPC endpoints

   Parameter	Requirement
   Tag key	Cannot be left blank. Must be unique for each resource. Can contain a maximum of 128 characters. Can contain only letters, digits, hyphens (-), underscores (_), and Unicode characters from \u4e00 to \u9fff.
   Tag value	Can be left blank. Can contain a maximum of 255 characters. Cannot start or end with a space or contain special characters =*<>\,|/

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.