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Spoiler (Highlight to read)  I need shipment/receiving guidelines for the Ashburn, VA location. Is there a pallet jack onsite for receiving? Can the receiving deck accommodate Sprinter Vans (variable height loading deck)?

You can create Virtual Devices using Equinix APIs. Many vendors, including Cisco, Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, and others, offer firewalls and routers on our platform.  Check out our use cases to understand the required steps and the set of APIs you need to create Clusters, SD-WANs, and other Self-Configured devices: https://developer.equinix.com/dev-docs/ne/getting-started/launch-cluster-device https://developer.equinix.com/dev-docs/ne/getting-started/launch-sdwan-device https://developer.equinix.com/dev-docs/ne/getting-started/launch-self-configured-device You could take advantage of the Postman collection listed on the above pages to get the payload to create any device type.

In this short Tech Talk, we'll review how to design network access to AWS for high availability and resiliency to ensure your connectivity is available when you need it most. Our experts Dhanil Parwani, Senior Partner Solutions Architect at AWS and Gene McColm, Principal Solutions Architect at Equinix will explain how to:Achieve resiliency with your network deployment of AWS Direct Connect Solve challenges and risks of having a single connection to AWS Discover the benefits of designing for high availability vs resiliency Gain maximum resiliency for critical workloads Manage between cloud regions for data residency and compliance Become geo-resilient across multiple global metros  

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Hi,i have used the API to create a work visit order and the http response is success. 201 with order number in header.However, we are receiving calls from the service desk that the ticket information is not accurate. Like the IBX , cage & cabinet information is missing in the order.I am not sure why this is happening.Anyone faced this ?

Apologies if this is a n00b question but I haven't been able to find an answer in the docs so far.Just starting out on the API journey, so for now at least we only need read-only access for our tooling.What is the recommended way to create a read-only user? So far I can only see how to create accounts for humans.Cheers!

Equinix Terraform Provider v1.16.0 not only has the ability to create Fabric Cloud Router resources directly, but also layer 2 connections to AWS, GCP, and specific fabric ports in Equinix. Connections to Azure and Oracle via Terraform are coming soon! FCR is a great option for those who want to quickly route between clouds using BGP or static networks without worrying about specific OS, vendor requirements, or advanced configuration.   For those who use Network Edge, this Terraform release allows you to disable the default internet connectivity before provisioning specific firewalls (Palo Alto Networks NGFW, Cisco FTDv, and Aviatrix FireNet) just like you can in the console. 

As of version 3.6.2, Cloud Provider Equinix Metal is officially part of the Kubernetes Cloud Provider Special Interest Group! We are happy to offer up the work we continue to do on CPEM to a larger community and allow broader engagement. You can find (and contribute to) the repo under kubernetes-sigs/cloud-provider-equinix-metal or find Equinix listed in the SIG Cloud Provider community readme. Recent updates include fixed elastic IP annotations for those still using facilities (which are being deprecated) as well as a fix to CPEM's use of MetalLB v0.12.1. 

Can I deploy my own CCTV security equipment or biometric reader inside an Equinix IBX?

Are there guidelines, best practices, or documentation provided to help customers understand their security responsibilities?

Hello Equinix,I have a question regarding the creation of a new, redundant connection to Azure with API v4. From "Guide to v3-to-v4 APIs Migration" I see that I should use the connections/bulk endpoint. In the Knowledge Center for "Connect to Microsoft Azure" the simple connection endpoint is shown. Are both valid? Specifically, can I use 2 calls to the connection endpoint to built a redundant connection to Azure? In the API Reference I didn't find any reference for creating connections using the bulk endpoint. That's what got me confused (among other things).Thanks for your help

I would like to use the 【Create Connection】 API of EquinixFabric. We have confirmed the following two API details, but the contents are different. Does both parameters work? Or are there any conditions for proper use?The following are examples of the different parameters.① API catalog（https://developer.equinix.com/catalog/fabricv4） Connections >> [POST] Create Connection type："VG_VC" "EVPL_VC" "EPL_VC" "EC_VC" "IP_VC" "ACCESS_EPL_VC" "EIA_VC" "EVPLAN_VC" "EPLAN_VC" ② API Reference（https://developer.equinix.com/docs?page=/dev-docs/fabric/overview） API Reference >> Fabric v4 APIs - Recommended >> Create Connection >> Body parameters type：EVPL_VC、ACCESS_EPL_VC、IP_VC、EVPLAN_VC

Is anyone out there using the ECP APIs?I am specifically interested in whether anyone has built spokes to workflows in applications such as Salesforce or Servicenow and any advice you can share on pitfalls to avoid.

Amplifying this post:  https://developer.equinix.com/forum/issue-creating-work-visit-request We've sent the customer to api-experience@equinix.com as colo related APIs are involved. Hello, We are trying to automate creating work visit requests in Equinix portal using rest API's. Following the documentation , i was able to generate client creds etc and use to generate bearer token. when i used the same to submit a work visit request, i get invalid token used error. Anyone faced this ??? Any recommendations ?? Thanks in Advance

What are some examples of applications that are commonly deployed across multiple cloud providers?  Is this generally done to improve resiliency for the application or are there other reasons (e.g., performance improvements) to use this design? 

How do you decide which parts of a system to test with chaos engineering? How do you measure success when straining a system? I'm interested to hear your thoughts!

Hello everyone,I'm working with Yahoo on a project that involves monitoring power data for a large number of PDUs—more than 1000—every hour. We've hit a snag, though. The API we're using has a daily limit of 1000 calls.Here's the current API we're using: curl -s -X GET "https://api.equinix.com/power/v1/current?accountNo=${EQUINIX_ACCOUNT_NUMBER}&ibx=${EQUINIX_IBX}&levelType=CIRCUIT&levelValue=${LEVELVALUE}" I've tried adding multiple values to "levelValue," but it's not working as expected.The challenge is that we have to check so many PDUs every hour that making a single call per PDU isn't practical. If we go that route, we'll hit the API limit in just one hour.I found an alternative approach on the forum:   curl -s -X POST "https://api.equinix.com/power/v1/current" -H "content-type: application/json" -H "Authorization: Bearer ${1}" -d '{ "accountNo": "'${2}'", "ibx": "'${3}'", "levelType": "circuit" }' This method provides data for all PDUs in a single response. Ho

Helo,We are trying to automate creating work visit requests in Equinox portal using rest API's.Following the documentation , i was able to generate client creds etc and use to generate bearer token.when i used the same to submit a work visit request, i get invalid token used error.Anyone faced this ??? Any recommendations ??Thanks in Advance

Connect Using Service Token - Equinix APIs use OAuth 2.0 protocol to authenticate the requests you make to API endpoints. In order to interact with Equinix APIs, you need a bearer acess token. Bearer determines the type of authentication scheme and is a part of the OAuth 2.0 protocol. https://developer.equinix.com/docs

Over 115 million customers use the IHG One Rewards mobile app to book hotels and enhance guest experiences worldwide. Through their software-defined network, IHG empowers their DevOps teams to swiftly onboard new partners, SaaS vendors, and cloud services, fostering continuous innovation without compromising network stability.The Equinix network solution also allows data and applications to easily move between regions into their enterprise data warehouse for analytics, keeping the business and their customers running at top performance.  

How can we get the correct Final A-Side System Name using the API as displayed in the Install Base Download for Metro-connects or inter-IBX cross-connects? This is what we see when getting the asset details with the API https://api.equinix.com/v1/assets/ { "key": "SYSTEM_NAME", "value": "CH2:02155:EQUINIX", "tag": "A_SIDE_INFORMATION" } But when we download the Install Base we see that information displayed as the Legacy System Name in the Cross-connect Z-side report.Final A-side System Name: CH1:05:XXXXXX:Some Other Broadband Legacy System Name: CH2:02155:EQUINIX

You might be deploying on Network Edge today to run through @Charles_Randall's tutorial. While reading up on Network Edge at Developer Platform, then perhaps you're thinking "what's the difference between Playground, Sandbox, and Production?". In short: Playground is a test environment to test Equinix APIs, using static data without integrating within the actual API. Sandbox is a mock test environment to test Equinix APIs, using synthetic data (not production data) to integrate with Equinix APIs before moving to Production. Production is the live environment.

Studies show that technology is progressing at such a rapid pace that up to 85% of the jobs that will be available in 2040 have not been created yet. Will AI, ML, and hardware advancements create a society where careers we take for granted today won’t exist in the future? In the Traceroute Podcast episode 9 “The Kids are Alright”, join me, Grace Ewura-Esi and Amy Tobey as Producer John Taylor puts a personal face on this idea through his 13-year-old daughter, Ella, who wants to be a chef when she grows up. Together, they explore this issue with Executive Chef-turned-Dell Computer Advocate Tim Banks, as well as employment attorney Michael Lotito, whose Emma Coalition seeks solutions to TIDE, the technologically induced displacement of Employment. Between trips to fully-automated restaurants and the latest advancements in 3D food replication, we discover that Gen Z’s humanity may be their biggest asset in tomorrow’s job market.

Using the GET /fabric/v4/connections/{uuid}/stats API call, i now get a 500 internal server error with the following message: [ { "errorCode": "EQ-3033010", "errorMessage": "Internal server error.", "details": "Please check the request payload and submit the request again.", "correlationId": "1028656-0000-105679634794-api", "additionalInfo": [ { "reason": "Internal server error." } ] } ] Nothing has changes in my code that utilizes this endpoint and i get the same issues with Postman.Are there issues or has anything changed with this API endpoint?

I'd be interested to hear if anyone is using the cross connect API and what you experience has been.