Internal LB Rule

An internal Load Balancer (LB) is a type of load balancer that routes traffic to workloads within a  virtual private network.

Creating a New Internal LB Rule

To create a new Internal LB Rule, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Networking > Virtual Private Clouds. The following screen appears:
2. Click the VPC name and navigate to the Internal LB Rules tab. The following screen appears:
3. Click the Create New Rule button. The following screen appears:
4. Provide the following details:
   • Name: Enter a unique name to identify the load balancer rule.
   • Source and Instance Port: Specify the source port and the destination instance port for traffic forwarding.
   • Algorithm: Select the load balancing algorithm used to distribute incoming traffic across instances.
   • Tier: Select the tier you want to associate with this LB rule.
   • Source IP Address (optional): Specify a source IP address to restrict traffic to a particular IP.
5. Click the Add This Rule button.

Adding an Instance

To add an instance, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Networking > Virtual Private Clouds. The following screen appears:
2. Click the VPC name and navigate to the Internal LB Rules tab. The following screen appears:
3. Click the Add Instance icon (highlighted in red). The following screen appears:
4. Select the instance to add in Internal LB Rule.
5. Click the Add to Rule button.

Deleting an Internal LB Rule

To delete an instance, follow these steps:

1. Navigate to Networking > Virtual Private Clouds. The following screen appears:
2. Click the VPC name and navigate to the Internal LB Rules tab. The following screen appears:
3. Click the Delete icon (highlighted in red). The following screen appears:
4. Click the Delete button.