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# IBM Cloud Direct Link on Classic (End of Market)

The IBM Cloud Direct Link on Classic solution is designed to seamlessly connect your on-premises resources to your cloud resources.

## Get started

- [Direct Link on Classic (1.0) End of Marketing Announcement](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-eom-announcement&format=markdown)
- [Getting started with IBM Cloud Direct Link on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-get-started-with-ibm-cloud-direct-link&format=markdown)
- [About Direct Link on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-about-ibm-cloud-direct-link&format=markdown)
- Deployment considerations
   - [Alternatives for your Direct Link on Classic deployment](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-alternatives-for-your-ibm-cloud-direct-link-deployment&format=markdown)
   - [Models for diversity and redundancy in Direct Link on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-models-for-diversity-and-redundancy-in-direct-link&format=markdown)
   - [Comparing Layer-2 and Layer-3 connections for Direct Link](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-comparing-layer-2-layer-3&format=markdown)
- Related links
   - [Getting started with Direct Link (2.0)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/dl?topic=dl-get-started-with-ibm-cloud-dl&format=markdown)
   - [Getting started with Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/vpc?topic=vpc-getting-started&format=markdown)
- [Release notes for Direct Link](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-direct-link-release-notes&format=markdown)

## Tutorials

- Classic infrastructure
   - [Bring Your Own IP Address](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-byoip&format=markdown)

## How to

- [Ordering Direct Link Connect on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-how-to-order-ibm-cloud-direct-link-connect-classic&format=markdown)
- [Ordering Direct Link Dedicated on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-how-to-order-ibm-cloud-direct-link-dedicated&format=markdown)
- [Ordering Direct Link Dedicated Hosting on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-how-to-order-ibm-cloud-direct-link-dedicated-hosting&format=markdown)
- [Ordering Direct Link Exchange on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-how-to-order-ibm-cloud-direct-link-exchange&format=markdown)
- [Configuring Direct Link on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-configure-ibm-cloud-direct-link&format=markdown)
- [Using IBM Cloud Direct Link to connect to IBM Cloud Object Storage](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-using-ibm-cloud-direct-link-to-connect-to-ibm-cloud-object-storage&format=markdown)
- [Updating a direct link](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-update-dl-gateway&format=markdown)
- [Deleting a direct link](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-delete-direct-link-gateway&format=markdown)
- [Managing IAM permissions](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-managing-permissions&format=markdown)

## Reference

- [Your responsibilities by using IBM Cloud Direct Link](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-responsibilities-direct-link&format=markdown)
- [Related resources](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-related-resources&format=markdown)
- [Understanding latency](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-understanding-latency&format=markdown)
- [Virtual routing and forwarding on IBM Cloud](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-overview-of-virtual-routing-and-forwarding-vrf-on-ibm-cloud&format=markdown)
- [Converting to virtual routing and forwarding](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-what-happens-during-the-account-conversion-process&format=markdown)
- Direct Link prerequisites
   - [Direct Link Connect prerequisites](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-ibm-cloud-dl-connect-prerequisites&format=markdown)
   - [Direct Link Dedicated prerequisites](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-ibm-cloud-dl-dedicated-prerequisites&format=markdown)
   - [Direct Link Dedicated Hosting prerequisites](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-ibm-cloud-dl-dedicated-hosting-prerequisites&format=markdown)
   - [Direct Link Exchange prerequisites](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-ibm-cloud-dl-exchange-prereqs&format=markdown)

## Help

- [FAQs](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-faqs&format=markdown)
- [Known limitations](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-known-limitations&format=markdown)
- [Getting help and support for Direct Link on Classic](https://cloud.ibm.com/docs/direct-link?topic=direct-link-help-and-support&format=markdown)