Set Up VPC Peering between Amazon Virtual Private Clouds (VPCs)

Lab Overview

In this Lab, you will make strides in migrating an on-premises application into the AWS cloud. You will configure the networking between two VPCs, one for the frontend web tier and one for the backend API tier. As part of a real-world scenario, you will complete design requirements and debug network issues.

Lab Objectives

Upon completion of this Lab you will be able to:

• Connect VPCs using peering connections
• Use custom DNS names in your networks using Amazon Route 53 private hosted zones
• Diagnose and debug network issues using VPC flow logs

Lab Prerequisites

You should be familiar with the following:

• AWS networking concepts including VPCs, subnets, internet gateways, security groups, and route tables
• AWS compute concepts including EC2 instances, load balancers, Auto Scaling groups, and launch configurations

Lab Environment

Before completing the Lab instructions, the environment will look as follows:

After completing the Lab instructions, the environment should look similar to:

 

Updates

December 7th, 2023 - Resolved an issue that caused the lab to fail to setup on rare occasions

October 10th, 2023 - Resolved Node.js issue

March 19th, 2023 - Updated instructions and screenshots to reflect latest UI

May 31st, 2022 - Corrected permissions issue regarding flow log creation

September 16, 2021 - Replaced screenshots for peer connecting request and modifying route table

April 23rd, 2021 - Updated load balancer screenshots to reflect the latest user interface

March 10th, 2021 - Updated flow log screenshots and instructions to reflect the latest user-interface changes

January 10th, 2019 - Added a validation Lab Step to check the work you perform in the Lab