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OpenStack Networking Cookbook

You're reading from   OpenStack Networking Cookbook Harness the power of OpenStack Networking for public and private clouds using 90 hands-on recipes

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2015
Last Updated in Feb 2025
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ISBN-13 9781785286100
Length 282 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Sriram Subramanian Sriram Subramanian
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Preface 1. Getting Started with OpenStack Networking FREE CHAPTER 2. Using Open vSwitch for VLAN-Based Networks 3. Exploring Other Network Types in Neutron 4. Exploring Overlay Networks with Neutron 5. Managing IP Addresses in Neutron 6. Using Routing Services in Neutron 7. Using Neutron Security and Firewall Services 8. Using HAProxy for Load Balancing 9. Monitoring OpenStack Networks 10. Writing Your Own Neutron ML2 Mechanism Driver 11. Troubleshooting Tips for Neutron 12. Advanced Topics Index

Chapter 8. Using HAProxy for Load Balancing

OpenStack Neutron provides Load Balancer as a Service to distribute traffic to your application that is running on the virtual machines. In this chapter, we will explore the Neutron load balancer service plugin with the following recipes:

  • Installing and configuring the Neutron load balancer service plugin
  • Creating a load balancer pool using Horizon
  • Creating a load balancer pool using CLI
  • Adding a load balancer member using Horizon
  • Adding a load balancer member using CLI
  • Adding a load balancer health monitor using Horizon
  • Adding a load balancer health monitor using CLI
  • Creating a Virtual IP using Horizon
  • Creating a Virtual IP using CLI
  • Making the load balancer accessible to the Internet
  • Testing the load balancer
  • Viewing the load balancer on the network node
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