2.1 Load Balancer Guide

Configuring the Load Balancer

Apply the Environment

  • Click back to the Environmentarrow-up-right tab

  • Click the "+" icon and add the Module_202_LoadBalancer Blueprint to the existing Environment

  • Click Apply

  • Click the Job in the Jobs pane at the bottom of the page

  • Observe the progress

Verify the Load Balancer

  • From the Job details copy the Load Balancer hostname or Public IP into a web browser.

  • Navigate to a browser and enter the load balancer IP or hostname.

  • Refreshing your browser a few times will navigate to the second webserver.

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We deployed two VMs, each with a custom NGINX message for that configured webserver. The load balancer adds both instances as a target and will balance traffic between both. Refreshing your browser demonstrates that traffic routing between the targets.

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Load Balancer with Listener on port 80

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