Merge pull request #100866 from prmitiki/internet-peering-prmitiki-rp

Add resource provider registration steps

Author: ShannonLeavitt

articles/internet-peering/howto-subscription-association-portal.md

@@ -21,6 +21,34 @@ If you prefer, you can complete this guide using the [PowerShell](howto-subscrip
 ### Sign in to the portal
 [!INCLUDE [Account](./includes/account-portal.md)]
 
+### Register for peering resource provider
+Register for peering resource provider in your subscription by following the steps below. If you do not execute this, then Azure resources required to set up peering are not accessible.
+
+1. Click on **Subscriptions** on the top left corner of the portal. If you don't see it, click on **More services** and search for it.
+
+    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
+    > ![Open subscriptions](./media/rp-subscriptions-open.png)
+
+1. Click on the subscription you want to use for peering.
+
+    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
+    > ![Launch subscription](./media/rp-subscriptions-launch.png)
+
+1. Once the subscription opens, on the left, click on **Resource providers**. Then, in the right pane, search for *peering* in the search window, or use the scroll bar to find **Microsoft.Peering** and look at the **Status**. If the status is ***Registered***, skip the steps below and proceed to section **Create PeerAsn**. If the status is ***NotRegistered***, select **Microsoft.Peering** and click on **Register**.
+
+    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
+    > ![Registration start](./media/rp-register-start.png)
+
+1. Observe that the status changes to ***Registering***.
+
+    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
+    > ![Registration in-progress](./media/rp-register-progress.png)
+
+1. Wait for a min or so for it to complete registration. Then, click on **Refresh** and verify that the status is ***Registered***.
+
+    > [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
+    > ![Registration completed](./media/rp-register-completed.png)
+
 ### Create PeerAsn
 You can create a new PeerAsn resource for associating an Autonomous System Number (ASN) with Azure subscription. You can associate multiple ASNs to a subscription by creating a **PeerAsn** for each ASN you need to associate.
 

articles/internet-peering/howto-subscription-association-powershell.md

@@ -24,8 +24,25 @@ If you prefer, you can complete this guide using the [portal](howto-subscription
 ### Sign in to your Azure account and select your subscription
 [!INCLUDE [Account](./includes/account-powershell.md)]
 
+### Register for peering resource provider
+Register for peering resource provider in your subscription using the command below. If you do not execute this, then Azure resources required to set up peering are not accessible.
+
+```powershell
+Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Peering
+```
+
+You can check the registration status using the commands below:
+```powershell
+Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Peering
+```
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Wait for *RegistrationState* to turn "Registered" before proceeding. It may take 5 to 30 minutes after you execute the command.
+
 ### Update the peer information associated with this subscription
 
+Below is an example to update peer information.
+
 ```powershell
 New-AzPeerAsn `
     -Name "Contoso_1234" `

articles/internet-peering/media/rp-register-completed.png

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.author: prmitiki
 
 # Internet peering overview
 
-Peering is the interconnection between Microsoft’s global network (AS8075) and your network for the purpose of exchanging internet traffic from/to Microsoft online services and Microsoft Azure Services. Carriers or Service Providers can request to connect with Microsoft at any of our Edge locations. Each request is reviewed by Microsoft Azure Networking to ensure that it adheres to our peering policy. You can set up a peering with Microsoft network in two ways:
+Peering is the interconnection between Microsoft’s global network (AS8075) and your network for the purpose of exchanging internet traffic from/to Microsoft online services and Microsoft Azure Services. Carriers or Service Providers can request to connect with Microsoft at any of our Edge locations. Each request is reviewed by Microsoft to ensure that it adheres to our peering policy. You can set up a peering with Microsoft network in two ways:
 
 * **Direct peering:**
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Peering is the interconnection between Microsoft’s global network (AS8075) and
 * Protect customer traffic against failures in your network or transit provider's network, by peering with Microsoft at redundant locations.
 * Learn performance metrics about your peering connections and utilize insights to troubleshoot your network.
 
-## Benefits of using Azure
+## Benefits of using Azure to set up peering
 
 You may request for peering with Microsoft using Azure PowerShell or portal. Peering set up in this manner is managed as an Azure resource and provides the following benefits:
 * Simplified and automatable steps to set up and manage peering with Microsoft.