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Establish private connectivity for AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery using AWS Direct Connect

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This article explains how to establish private connectivity for AWS Elastic Disaster Recovery using AWS Direct Connect, allowing secure replication of data between on-premises sources and AWS without using the public internet.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Creating a Direct Connect gateway and private virtual interface (VIF)
  • Associating the Direct Connect gateway with a virtual private gateway
  • Configuring VPC endpoints for Elastic Disaster Recovery, EC2, and S3
  • Installing the Elastic Disaster Recovery replication agent with private endpoints
  • Conclusion on the benefits of using Direct Connect for secure, private connectivity


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