Express Connect:Manage tags

Resources that support attaching tags

In Express Connect, the resources that support attaching tags include:

• Physical port

• Virtual border routers

• Express Connect Router (ECR)

  • The association between ECR and TR

  • The association between ECR and VPC

• QoS policies

The following uses physical ports as an example to describe how to manage and use the tag feature.

Add tags to an instance

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.

2. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

3. On the Physical Port page, follow these steps to add tags to an instance.

   • Add a tag to a single instance

     1. You can add a tag to a single instance by using either of the following methods.

        Tag status	Method 1	Method 2
        The target instance has no tags.	Find the target Express Connect circuit instance and move the pointer over the icon in the Tag column. Click Associate in the pop-up box.	Find the target Express Connect circuit instance and click its ID. On the instance details page, in the Basic Information section, click the icon to the right of Tags.
        The target instance already has tags.	Find the target Express Connect circuit instance and move the pointer over the icon in the Tag column. Click Edit in the pop-up box.

     2. In the Edit Tags dialog box, configure the tags, and then click OK.

        Parameter	Description
        Key	Select an existing tag key or enter a new one. A tag key can be up to 128 characters in length. It cannot start with aliyun or acs:, and cannot contain http:// or https://.
        Value	Select an existing tag value or enter a new one. A tag value can be up to 128 characters in length. It cannot contain http:// or https://.

   • Add tags to multiple instances

     1. Select the target instances. In the lower-left corner of the page, choose Set label > Batch add labels.

     2. In the Edit Tags dialog box, specify a Key and a Value, and then click OK.

Filter instances by tags

You can filter instances by tag to quickly locate resources.

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.

2. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

3. On the Physical Port page, click Label filtering.

4. In the Label filtering dialog box, select or enter a tag key and a tag value.

   You can specify a complete key-value pair or only a tag key.

Remove tags from an instance

If a tag is shared across multiple instances, removing it from one instance does not affect the others.

1. Log on to the Express Connect console.

2. In the top navigation bar, select a region.

3. On the Physical Port page, follow these steps to remove tags from an instance.

   • Remove tags from a single instance

     1. Use either of the following methods to access the tag editing options.

        Method	Procedure
        Method 1	Find the target Express Connect circuit instance and move the pointer over the icon in the Tag column. Click Edit in the pop-up box.
        Method 2	Find the target Express Connect circuit instance and click its ID. On the instance details page, in the Basic Information section, click the icon to the right of Tag.

     2. In the Edit Tags dialog box, find the tag you want to delete, click the icon next to it, and then click OK.

   • Remove tags from multiple instances

     1. Select the target instances. In the lower-left corner of the page, choose Set label > Batch delete labels.

     2. In the Delete Tags for Multiple Resources dialog box, select the tags to delete, and then click Untag.

API

• TagResourcesForExpressConnect: Adds tags to Express Connect circuit instances.

• UntagResourcesForExpressConnect: Removes tags from Express Connect resources.

• ListTagResourcesForExpressConnect: Lists tags on Express Connect resources.

Related documents

• What is Tag?

• Tag-based cost allocation

• Find resources using tags