Create a Backend Set

A backend set is a collection of backend servers to which your load balancer directs traffic. A list of backend servers, a load balancing policy, and a health check script define each backend set. A load balancer can have multiple backend sets, but for this tutorial, you create only one backend set that includes both of your web servers.

In this step, you define the backend set policy and health check. You add your servers in a separate step.

To create the backend set:

Click the name of your load balancer and view its details.
Click Create Backend Set.
In the dialog box, enter:
Name: Give your load balancer backend set a name. The name cannot contain spaces. Avoid entering confidential information.
Policy: Choose Weighted Round Robin.

Enter the Health Check details.

Load Balancing automatically checks the health of the instances for your load balancer. If it detects an unhealthy instance, it stops sending traffic to the instance and reroutes traffic to healthy instances. In this step, you provide the information required to check the health of servers in the backend set and ensure that they can receive data traffic.
Protocol: Select HTTP.
Port: Enter 80
URL Path (URI): Enter /

The rest of the fields are optional and can be left blank for this tutorial.

Click Create.

When the Backend Set is created, the Work Request shows a status of Succeeded. Close the Work Request dialog box....