Accessing the load balancer details page
- Log in to Aruba CMP;
- you can access load balancer management from Public Cloud or VMware on Aruba Cloud:
- Public Cloud:
- from the menu, select PUBLIC CLOUD > Compute essential;
- in the OpenStack Cloud Server area, select Go to the Control Panel;
- from the menu, select PUBLIC CLOUD > Network > Load balancers;
- VMware on Aruba Cloud:
- from the menu, select VMWARE ON ARUBA CLOUD > Compute essential;
- in the VMware Cloud Server area, select Go to the Control Panel;
- from the menu, select VMWARE ON ARUBA CLOUD > Network > Load balancers;
- select the Data Center that hosts the load balancer;
- in the Manage load balancers section, locate the load balancer and select MANAGE at the end of the corresponding row;
- from the details page, you can:
Changing the load balancer status
Changing the status of an enabled load balancer
- Access the load balancer details page;
- select DISABLE LOAD BALANCER in the LOAD BALANCER STATUS area;
- in the Disable Load balancer window, confirm by selecting OK, DISABLE.
Changing the status of a disabled load balancer
- Access the load balancer details page;
- select ENABLE LOAD BALANCER in the LOAD BALANCER STATUS area;
- in the Enable Load balancer window, confirm by selecting OK, CONFIRM.
Connecting and disconnecting one or more servers
Connecting a server
- Access the load balancer details page;
- scroll down to the Balanced Servers section;
- select CONNECT SERVER;
- in the Connect Server to balance window, select which machines you want to connect to the load balancer from those listed;
- using the Dedicated Server IP Address field, you can connect one or more Dedicated Servers by entering the relevant IP address;
- select CONNECT to confirm;
- check that the change works correctly by running tests.
Disconnecting a Cloud Server / Dedicated Server
You cannot disconnect all servers from the load balancer; at least one server must always remain connected.
- Access the load balancer details page;
- scroll down to the Balanced Servers section;
- locate the server you want to disconnect from the load balancer;
- select the corresponding DISCONNECT button;
- in the Disconnect machine window, confirm by selecting OK, DISCONNECT;
- check that the change works correctly by running tests.
Creating or deleting one or more rules
Adding a rule
- Access the load balancer details page;
- scroll down to the Rules section;
- select CREATE RULE;
- in the Create new load balancer rule window, enter the four rule parameters and confirm by selecting CREATE RULE;
- check that the change works correctly by running tests.
Deleting a rule
Analyzing statistics
- Access the load balancer details page;
- scroll down to the Load history section;
- by selecting one of the available options in the Period list, you can change the display period up to the last 30 days; by default, the last 24 hours are displayed;
- for a more detailed analysis by balanced server and applied rule, select GO TO STATISTICS.
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Editing the name and notification settings
- Access the load balancer details page;
- select the Edit (Name and Notifications) tab under the load balancer name;
- the page displayed contains two areas:
- Load balancer name (remember that, within the same network, you cannot use a name that has already been assigned);
- Notifications.
- make the required changes and select SAVE CHANGES at the bottom of the page.