Migrate a virtual interface - AWS Direct Connect

Migrate a virtual interface

Use this procedure when you want to perform any of the following virtual interface migration operations:

  • Migrate an existing virtual interface associated with a connection to another LAG.

  • Migrate an existing virtual interface associated with an existing LAG to a new LAG.

  • Migrate an existing virtual interface associated with a connection to another connection.

Note

  • You can migrate a virtual interface to a new connection within the same Region, but you can't migrate it from one Region to another. When you migrate or associate an existing virtual interface to a new connection, the configuration parameters associated with those virtual interfaces are the same. To work around this, you can pre-stage the configuration on the connection, and then update the BGP configuration.

  • You can't migrate a VIF from one hosted connection to another hosted connection. VLAN IDs are unique; therefore, migrating a VIF in this way would mean the VLANs don't match. You either need to delete the connection or VIF, and then recreate that using a VLAN that's the same for both the connection and the VIF.

Important

The virtual interface will go down for a brief period. We recommend you perform this procedure during a maintenance window.

To migrate a virtual interface

  1. Open the AWS Direct Connect console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/directconnect/v2/home.

  2. In the navigation pane, choose Virtual Interfaces.

  3. Select the virtual interface, and then choose Edit.

  4. For Connection, select the LAG or connection.

  5. Choose Edit virtual interface.

To migrate a virtual interface using the command line or API