Managing load balancers
You can manage load balancers: view, edit and delete them, add and modify balancing rules, manipulate public IP addresses.
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select the project.
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Go to Virtual networks → Load balancers.
A list of load balancers will be displayed.
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Click on the name of the necessary balancer.
A page will open with detailed information about the balancer. In this page you can also edit the balancer parameters.
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select a project.
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Go to Virtual networks → Load balancers.
A list of load balancers with their provisioning statuses and common operating statuses will be displayed.
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select the project.
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Go to Virtual networks → Load balancers.
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Click Add balancer or Add.
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Set the balancer parameters:
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Loadbalancer name.
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Network: the network and subnet where the balancer will be located.
The balancer will distribute incoming traffic to the selected services located in this subnet.
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Availability zone: select the availability zone from the list. To optimize and speed up the balancer connection to VMs, place them in the same zone.
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DNS-name: (Optional) DNS name for the balancer.
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Assign external IP: if this option is selected, the balancer will be assigned a public IP address through which it will be accessible from the Internet. Otherwise the balancer will act as an internal load balancer. Such IP address can be assigned later.
Select this option if you plan to place services behind the load balancer that must be accessible from the Internet. The option can only be selected if the network selected earlier is behind a router that has access to the Internet.
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Set the balancer rules.
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Click the Add balancer button.
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select the project.
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Go to Virtual networks → Load balancers.
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Perform one of the actions for the load balancer you want to edit:
- Click on the balancer name.
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for the balancer and select Edit balancers.
This will open a page detailing the balancer.
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To change the name:
- Click on the pencil icon next to the current balancer name.
- Set the new name.
- Click the Rename button.
If the balancer network is connected to a router with Internet access, you can assign a public (external) IP address to the balancer.
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select the project.
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Go to Virtual networks → Load balancers.
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Do one of the following:
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Click the name of the necessary load balancer.
On the balancer details page, click the Assign external IP link in the IP address → External IP block.
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Click
for the required balancer and select Assign external IP.
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Select the necessary public IP address from the list, or create a new one.
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Click the Confirm button.
If the balancer network is connected to a router with Internet access, and a public (external) IP address is assigned to the balancer, this address can be unassigned.
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select the project.
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Go to Virtual Networks → Load balancers.
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Do one of the following:
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Click the name of the necessary load balancer.
On the balancer details page, click the x symbol next to the IP address in the IP address → External IP section.
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Click
for the required balancer and select Unlink external IP.
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Click Confirm.
This is a group operation: if necessary, you can remove multiple load balancers at once by selecting them using the checkboxes.
To remove a load balancer:
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Go to VK Cloud management console.
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Select the project where the necessary load balancer is located.
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Go to Virtual networks → Load balancers.
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Perform one of the actions for the necessary load balancer:
- Select the balancer using the checkbox, then click Delete.
- Click for the balancer and select Delete balancer.
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Confirm the removal of the balancer.