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Getting started

Load balancer overview​

Once your new load balancer has been launched, it will appear in the load balancers section of your ANS Glass account. Any load balancers which haven't had their initial deployment will be marked with "Initial Setup Required".

Clicking on the load balancer will take you to the screens which you use to configure and deploy your new load balancer.

Initial Setup Required

From the load balancer overview screen, you can work your way through the onboarding wizard. If you already know how to set up a ANS load balancer, you can skip this wizard and work your way through the screens yourself by clicking "Skip Onboarding Wizard".

You can also rename a load balancer to help you remember which load balancer is which if you have multiple in your account. This is done by clicking the pencil icon (highlighted in blue on the screenshot below) typing in the new name and clicking the save icon.

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The primary IP on this page is not a VIP for you to use, it is the IP of the actual load balancer device. You should set up your virtual IPs when configuring your listeners. Each load balancer comes with one VIP by default but you can buy more if needed by speaking to your account manager.

Renaming a load balancer

A load balancer needs at least three resources configuring before the first deployment can be made:

  • At least one target group
  • At least one target within that target group
  • At least one listener

There are also optional aspects that can be configured within a load balancer, for example:

  • Access IP controls
  • SSL certificates
  • Access control rules

For more information on these terms, check out the key terms page.

Target groups​

The first step of configuring a load balancer is to add a target group. You can do this by clicking Add Target Group in the onboarding wizard or by going to the Target Groups tab and clicking Create Target Group.

Add Target Group

Fill the form in and then press Create Target Group at the bottom right of the form. For more information on target group settings, check the target groups documentation.

Targets​

Once you've created a target group, you can start adding targets to it. Targets are the servers that the load balancer will share requests between, you can add as few or as many as you would like. You can do this by clicking Add Target in the onboarding wizard or by going to the Targets tab and clicking Create Target.

Add Target

Fill the form in and then press Create Target at the bottom right of the form. For more information on target settings, check the targets documentation.

Listeners​

Once you've created a target group and at least one target, you can add a listener. You can do this by clicking Add Listener in the onboarding wizard or by going to the Listeners tab from the load balancer overview and clicking Create Listener.

Add Listener

Fill the form in and then press Create Listener at the bottom right of the form. For more information on listener settings, check the listeners documentation.

First deployment​

Once you have finished configuring your load balancer, it is time to deploy your changes.