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--- title: Set up and monitor a direct peering titleSuffix: Internet peering description: Learn how to provision and manage a direct peering in Azure Peering Service. ms.author: halkazwini author: halkazwini ms.service: internet-peering ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 04/21/2025 #CustomerIntent: As an administrator, I want to learn about the requirements to create a direct peering in Azure Peering Service, so I can provision and manage direct peerings. # Customer intent: As an administrator, I want to understand how to provision and manage direct peering in a cloud service, so that I can establish and maintain reliable connections for optimized network performance. --- # Set up and monitor a direct peering In this article, you learn how to set up and manage a direct peering in Azure Peering Service. ## Create a direct peering :::image type="content" source="./media/walkthrough-direct-all/direct-peering.png" alt-text="Diagram showing the direct peering workflow and connection states." lightbox="./media/walkthrough-direct-all/direct-peering.png"::: To provision a direct peering: 1. Review the Microsoft [peering policy](policy.md) to understand requirements for direct peering. 1. Complete the steps in [Create or modify a direct peering](howto-direct-powershell.md) to submit a peering request. 1. After you submit a peering request, Microsoft contacts you by using your registered email address to provide a Letter of Authorization (LOA) or to provide other information. 1. When your peering request is approved, the connection state changes to **ProvisioningStarted**. Then, you complete these steps: 1. Complete wiring according to the LOA. 1. (Optional) Complete a link test by using the IP address range 169.254.0.0/16. 1. Configure a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) session. 1. Notify Microsoft. 1. Microsoft provisions the BGP session with a DENY ALL policy and completes an end-to-end session validation. 1. If the provisioning is successful, you're notified that the peering connection state is **Active**. Traffic is then allowed through the new peering. > [!NOTE] > Connection states are different from standard BGP session states. ## Convert a legacy direct peering to an Azure resource To convert a legacy direct peering, complete the steps to [convert a legacy direct peering to an Azure resource](howto-legacy-direct-portal.md). After you submit the conversion request, Microsoft reviews the request and contacts you if necessary. If the request is approved, your direct peering appears with a connection state of **Active**. ## Deprovision a direct peering To deprovision a direct peering, contact the [Microsoft peering](mailto:peering@microsoft.com) team. When a direct peering is set to deprovision, the connection state changes to **PendingRemove**. > [!NOTE] > If you run a PowerShell cmdlet to delete a direct peering when the connection state is **ProvisioningStarted** or **ProvisioningCompleted**, the operation fails. ## Related content - Learn about the [prerequisites to set up peering with Microsoft](prerequisites.md). - Learn about [peering policy](policy.md).