Use CreateVpnGateway with an AWS SDK or CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use CreateVpnGateway with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use CreateVpnGateway.

CLI
AWS CLI

To create a virtual private gateway

This example creates a virtual private gateway.

Command:

aws ec2 create-vpn-gateway --type ipsec.1

Output:

{
    "VpnGateway": {
        "AmazonSideAsn": 64512,
        "State": "available",
        "Type": "ipsec.1",
        "VpnGatewayId": "vgw-9a4cacf3",
        "VpcAttachments": []
    }
}

To create a virtual private gateway with a specific Amazon-side ASN

This example creates a virtual private gateway and specifies the Autonomous System Number (ASN) for the Amazon side of the BGP session.

Command:

aws ec2 create-vpn-gateway --type ipsec.1 --amazon-side-asn 65001

Output:

{
    "VpnGateway": {
        "AmazonSideAsn": 65001,
        "State": "available",
        "Type": "ipsec.1",
        "VpnGatewayId": "vgw-9a4cacf3",
        "VpcAttachments": []
    }
}
PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example creates the specified virtual private gateway.

New-EC2VpnGateway -Type ipsec.1

Output:

AvailabilityZone :
State            : available
Tags             : {}
Type             : ipsec.1
VpcAttachments   : {}
VpnGatewayId     : vgw-1a2b3c4d

  • For API details, see CreateVpnGateway in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.