Start an Amazon Direct Connect Resiliency Toolkit virtual interface failover test - Amazon Direct Connect
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Start an Amazon Direct Connect Resiliency Toolkit virtual interface failover test

You can start the virtual interface failover test using the Amazon Direct Connect console, or the Amazon CLI.

To start the virtual interface failover test from the Amazon Direct Connect console

  1. Open the Amazon Direct Connect console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/directconnect/v2/home.

  2. Choose Virtual interfaces.

  3. Select the virtual interfaces and then choose Actions, Bring down BGP.

    You can run the test on a public, private, or transit virtual interface.

  4. In the Start failure test dialog box, do the following:

    1. For Peerings to bring down to test, choose which peering sessions to test, for example IPv4.

    2. For Test maximum time, enter the number of minutes that the test will last.

      The maximum value is 4,320 minutes (72 hours).

      The default value is 180 minutes (3 hours).

    3. For To confirm test, enter Confirm.

    4. Choose Confirm.

    The BGP peering session is placed in the DOWN state. You can send traffic to verify that there are no outages. If needed, you can stop the test immediately.

To start the virtual interface failover test using the Amazon CLI

Use StartBgpFailoverTest.