Configure LBaaS V1 using Horizon
You can log on to the OpenStack Horizon portal to create a LBaaS pool and select a subnet. All the members of this pool are in the subnet. To configure:
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Add a virtual IP (VIP) address and assign this VIP to the created pool.
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You can also perform this action on the command line or through APIs.
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External clients for your servers can connect to this VIP address hosted on the assigned NetScaler.
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NetScaler distributes all requests to the pool members on the configured ports.
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LBaaS pool members are the load-balanced servers that are added to the selected pool.
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Assign a weight and a port to each of these members.
Health monitors are used to watch the health and good functioning of all members of the pool. You can create a health monitoring template in OpenStack by defining parameters such as delay, timeout, retry limits, method, URL path, and expected HTTP success codes. After creating a monitor, you have to associate the monitor with the pool that was previously created.
For more information on how to create a pools, and other LBaaS configuration tasks in OpenStack, see OpenStack Documentation.
Important
LBaaS V1 is not supported in the Liberty release of OpenStack. For more information, see OpenStack Release Notes.