IP ServerOne now offers cloud-based Load Balancer as a Service (LBaaS) in Malaysia, Singapore, and Hong Kong.

You can use LBaaS to improve your app’s performance and availability. Choose between Layer 4 (TCP) or Layer 7 (HTTP/HTTPS) load balancers that match your app’s needs. For guidance on choosing the right load balancer, visit our website here. 

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Overview

This tutorial will guide through launching your TCP Load Balancer via the Customer Portal.

Prerequisite

• Register and log in to your Customer Portal account here.
• Guide to top-up cloud credit for load balancer deployment.

Instructions

Step 1: Once logged in, click on NovaCloud and dropdown to Load Balancers.

Step 2: Choose your desired deployment region (Malaysia, Singapore, or Hong Kong), and then click the Create Load Balancer button.

Step 3: Choose to deploy your load balancer from either Basic Creation or Advanced Creation.

The key difference is: 

• Basic Creation makes deploying a TCP load balancer easy. Just specify the traffic type and add target servers with their IP addresses and ports.
• Advanced Creation offers more detailed configurations, including ports and backends, from the start.

No need to worry, though. With Basic Creation, you can still make detailed changes after the load balancer is deployed.

Step 4: Select your load balancer plan.

Step 5: Provide a name for your load balancer, select the load balancer type (Network or Application layer for TCP or HTTP/S), and enter your preferred port number.

Step 6: Configuring the TCP Load Balancer

• Provide a name for your server.
• Enter the server’s IP address and port number.
• Select TCP Check to enable both active and passive health checking for your server, ensuring that traffic is directed to servers that are healthy and responsive.

**A TCP health check is to check if the server is working properly by sending a small test message to a server. If the server responds promptly, it is considered healthy and operational. If there is no response, it indicates a potential issue, helping ensure the reliability of servers for handling network traffic.

• Optionally, you can add multiple backend servers by clicking the Add Server button.

Step 7: Clicking on the Create Load Balancer button triggers the system to start provisioning the load balancer server, indicated by the Creating status.

Step 8: After the load balancer has been provisioned, its status will change to Active.

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Note: To monitor data transfer or make configuration adjustments, or adding backend servers, simply click on your load balancer’s name.

To modify your TCP load balancer’s settings

You can make modifications to the following:

• Port Configuration
• Health Checks
• Backends

Step 1: Navigate to the CONFIGURATIONS tab and select the configuration you wish to modify by clicking its name.

Step 2: Port Configuration

For TCP load balancers, usually session stickiness is not applicable. You can make changes to the Port to Listen and Algorithm you prefer.

Step 3: Health Checks

You can adjust the health check settings, which includes checking type, interval, timeout, and attempts.

Step 4: Backends

You can adjust or add new backend servers to your existing load balancers.

• Current Backends: You can modify the Name, IP Address, Port, and Weight settings within your TCP load balancer configurations.

• New Backends: You can add new backend servers by entering the Name, IP Address, Port, and Weight within your TCP load balancer configurations.

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Tips

Understanding Port to Listen:

In simple terms, “port to listen” refers to a specific entry point on a computer or server where it waits for incoming data or requests from other devices on a network. It’s like a mailbox or a designated spot where messages or data arrive, and the computer is ready to process them. Each type of service or application often uses a specific port to make sure the right data goes to the right place on the computer. 

Here are some commonly used ports for your reference:

Understanding Load Balancer Algorithms:

For more info about IP ServerOne’s Load Balancer as a Service, visit ipserverone.com.