Creating explicit outbound rules

When creating load balancing rules, we can create implicit outbound rules. This will enable Source Network Address Translation (SNAT) for VMs in the backend pool and allow them to access the internet over the load balancer's public IP address (specified in the rule). But in some scenarios, implicit rules are not enough and we need to create explicit outbound rules. Explicit outbound rules (and SNAT in general) are available only for public load balancers with the Standard SKU.

Getting ready

Before we begin, make sure that implicit outbound rules are disabled from load balancing rules:

Figure 10.14: Disabling implicit outbound rules

Now, open the browser and go to the Azure portal via https://portal.azure.com.

How to do it...

In order to create a load balancer rule, we must do the following:

1. In the Azure portal, locate the previously created public load balancer.
2. In the Load balancer pane, under...