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Building a High-Availability VPN System with Cloud Interconnect

ADVANCED
150 minutes
5 tasks

This lab will guide students through the process of configuring a high-availability VPN using GCP's Cloud Interconnect and HA VPN features. Students will learn how to provision VLAN attachments, configure Cloud Routers, and enforce robust security policies to ensure reliable network connectivity between on-premises networks and Google Cloud VPCs. The lab includes steps to simulate failover scenarios to validate the high availability of the VPN setup.

Scenario

Imagine you are the network engineer for a multinational corporation that relies on seamless connectivity between its headquarters and cloud-based data centers spread across the globe. The company needs to establish a highly available and secure communication channel to ensure data integrity and business continuity. Your task is to design and implement a hybrid connection that supports failover and redundancy using Google Cloud's VPN services.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to configure Cloud Interconnect with high availability.
  • Learn to combine HA VPN with Interconnect for secure network channels.
  • Develop skills to troubleshoot BGP routing issues and optimize network pathing.

tasks (5)

task 1: Configure Cloud Interconnect with VLAN attachment.

30 min

task 2: Configure HA VPN with Cloud Interconnect for redundancy.

45 min

task 3: Implement Cloud Router to manage dynamic routing with BGP.

30 min

task 4: Simulate failover and test network resilience.

30 min

task 5: Optimize BGP attributes for better route management.

45 min

Prerequisites

  • •Basic understanding of VLAN and BGP concepts

Skills Tested

Provisioning VLAN attachments with Cloud InterconnectConfiguring HA VPN for reliable hybrid network connectivityImplementing and optimizing BGP on Cloud Router

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