Create Load Balancing Rules

On Azure cloud, the ILB is used to create the “Shared IP address” and to probe and route traffic to the LoadMaster instances. Load Balancing Rules must be configured for any traffic that is published through the LoadMaster:

1. Click Add a load balancing rule.

   

2. Under Add load balancing rule, complete the following fields:
   1. Enter a Name for the load balancing rule.
   2. Select the IP Version.
   3. Select the Frontend IP address created earlier.
   4. Select the Backend pool created earlier.
   5. Select the Protocol to use.
   6. Enter the Port that clients will connect to.
   7. Enter the Backed port to send traffic to.
   8. For Health Probe, click Create new.

      

      Note: These two port numbers are typically the same but, if required, the traffic can be directed to a different backend port number than the one clients will connect to.
3. Under Add health probe, complete the following fields:
   1. Enter a Name for the health probe.
   2. Select HTTP as the Protocol.
   3. Enter 8444 as the Port.
   4. Keep the Path as the default setting of /.
   5. Set the Interval to 5.
   6. Click OK.
4. Keep the rest of the configuration as the default settings and click Add.
5. Add additional rules for other ports that are required in the environment.