Create a Load Balancer

Learn how to create load balancers for entities within a network. Load balancers distribute network traffic to ensure stability and forward it between specified ports.

Create a Load Balancer

1. In the CubeCMP management console, go to the Networking page.

2. Go to Load Balancers tab.

3. To start creating a load balancer, click Add Load Balancer.

4. Select a VPC Network. A Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network provides a logical security boundary for your networks. Load balancers operate within this network boundary to manage your traffic.

5. Select a Flavor. The flavor defines the capacity and performance scale of your load balancer. Options include Default, Small, Medium, and Large.

6. Define your Forwarding Rules. Forwarding rules define how traffic is routed to the load balancer.

   1. Select a Protocol and fill in a Port for the load balancer.
   
   2. Select a Protocol and fill in a Port for your instances.
   
   3. To configure the maximum time the load balancer waits for a response from a member after forwarding a request, you must configure the Member Data Timeout field in seconds.
   4. To configure the maximum time the load balancer waits for a response from a client after forwarding a request, you must configure the Client Data Timeout field in seconds.
   5. To configure the access allowlist for the load balancer, set the allowed CIDRs in the Allowed CIDRs field. Entering 0.0.0.0/0 as the allowed CIDR will allow all network traffic.
   6. To attach instances or Auto Scaling Group to the load balancer, select the Instances or Auto Scaling Group and add the resources to the load balancer.
   7. To define additional forwarding rules, click Add Rule and configure the new forwarding rule.

7. To conclude the generation of the load balancer, input the subsequent details.

   1. Name: field to name your load balancer.
   2. Project: Select a project. The load balancer will belong to the selected project.

8. To create the load balancer, click Create Load Balancer.