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Creating a Load Balancer Instance

Creating a load balancer instance provisions a dedicated load balancing appliance within your virtual network to distribute application traffic across multiple backend resources. Create a load balancer instance to improve application availability, optimize traffic distribution, and enhance performance by directing client requests to healthy backend servers.

To a create a load balancer instance, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to Networking > Load Balancer Instances. The following screen appears: img
  2. Click the New Load Balancer Instance button. The following screen appears: img img
  3. Select an Availability Zone, which is the geographical region where your instance will be deployed.
  4. In the Select Network Destination, specify the VPC and subnet.
  5. Select Load Balancer Version.
  6. Under Choose an Appliance Configuration, select a load balancer appliance pack.
  7. Enter name in Name Your Load Balancer Instance.
  8. Select the I have read and agreed to the End User License Agreement and Privacy Policy option, and click the Buy Monthly button. The following screen appears: img
  9. Click the Confirm button.