Creating a Backend Server Group

Scenario

To route requests, you need to associate a backend server group to each listener.

You can create a backend server group in the ways listed in Table 1.

Notes and Constraints

The backend server group of a shared load balancer can be associated with only one listener.

Procedure

1. Go to the backend server group list page.
2. Click Create Backend Server Group in the upper right corner.
3. Configure the routing policy based on Table 2.

   Table 2 Parameters required for configuring a routing policy

   Parameter	Description
   Load Balancer Type	Specifies the type of load balancers that can use the backend server group. Select Shared.
   Load Balancer	Specifies whether to associate a load balancer.
   Backend Server Group Name	Specifies the name of the backend server group.
   Backend Protocol	Specifies the protocol that backend servers in the backend server group use to receive requests from the listeners. The protocol varies depending on the forwarding mode: The options are HTTP, TCP, and UDP.
   Load Balancing Algorithm	Specifies the algorithm used by the load balancer to distribute traffic. The following options are available: Weighted round robin: Requests are routed to different servers based on their weights. Backend servers with higher weights receive proportionately more requests, whereas equal-weighted servers receive the same number of requests. Weighted least connections: In addition to the number of connections, each server is assigned a weight based on its capacity. Requests are routed to the server with the lowest connections-to-weight ratio. Source IP hash: Allows requests from different clients to be routed based on source IP addresses and ensures that requests from the same client are forwarded to the same server. For more information about load balancing algorithms, see Load Balancing Algorithms.
   Sticky Session	Specifies whether to enable sticky sessions. If you enable sticky sessions, all requests from the same client during one session are sent to the same backend server. For more information about sticky sessions, see Sticky Session.
   Sticky Session Type	Specifies the type of sticky sessions. After the sticky session is enabled, you need to select a sticky session type: Source IP address: The source IP address of each request is calculated using the consistent hashing algorithm to obtain a unique hashing key, and all backend servers are numbered. The system allocates the client to a particular server based on the generated key. This enables requests from different clients to be routed and ensures that a client is directed to the same server that it was using previously. Load balancer cookie: The load balancer generates a cookie after receiving a request from the client. All subsequent requests with the cookie are routed to the same backend server. Application cookie: The application deployed on the backend server generates a cookie after receiving the first request from the client. All subsequent requests with the cookie are routed to the same backend server. NOTE: Source IP address is available when you have selected TCP or UDP for Backend Protocol. Load balancer cookie and Application cookie are available when you have selected HTTP or HTTPS for Backend Protocol.
   Stickiness Duration (min)	Specifies the time that sticky sessions are maintained, in minutes. Sticky sessions at Layer 4: 1 to 60 Sticky sessions at Layer 7: 1 to 1440
   Description	Provides supplementary information about the backend server group.

4. Click Next to add backend servers and configure health check based on Table 3. For more information about health checks, see Health Check.

   Table 3 Parameters required for configuring a health check

   Parameter	Description
   Health Check	Specifies whether to enable health checks. If the health check is enabled, click next to Advanced Settings to set health check parameters.
   Health Check Protocol	The health check protocol can be TCP or HTTP. If the protocol of the backend server group is UDP, the health check protocol is UDP by default.
   Domain Name	Specifies the domain name that will be used for health checks. This parameter is mandatory if the health check protocol is HTTP. By default, the private IP address of each backend server is used. You can also specify a domain name that consists of at least two labels separated by periods (.). Use only letters, digits, and hyphens (-). Do not start or end strings with a hyphen. Max total: 100 characters. Max label: 63 characters.
   Health Check Port	Specifies the port that will be used by the load balancer to check the health of backend servers. The port number ranges from 1 to 65535. NOTE: By default, the service port on each backend server is used. You can also specify a port for health checks.
   Path	Specifies the health check URL, which is the destination on backend servers for health checks. This parameter is mandatory if the health check protocol is HTTP. The path can contain 1 to 80 characters and must start with a slash (/). The path can contain letters, digits, hyphens (-), slashes (/), periods (.), question marks (?), number signs (#), percent signs (%), ampersands (&).
   Interval (s)	Specifies the maximum time between two consecutive health checks, in seconds. The interval ranges from 1 to 50.
   Timeout (s)	Specifies the maximum time required for waiting for a response from the health check, in seconds. The value ranges from 1 to 50.
   Healthy Threshold	Specifies the number of consecutive successful health checks required for declaring a backend server healthy. The value ranges from 1 to 10.
   Unhealthy Threshold	Specifies the number of consecutive failed health checks required for declaring a backend server unhealthy. The value ranges from 1 to 10.

5. Click Next.
6. Confirm the specifications and click Create Now.