Creating a Backend Server Group

Function

This API is used to create a backend server group.

Constraints

If session-persistence is specified, cookie_name is available only when type is set to APP_COOKIE.

If listener_id is specified, the listener must have no backend server group associated.

Calling Method

For details, see Calling APIs.

URI

POST /v3/{project_id}/elb/pools

**Table 1** Path Parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
project_id	Yes	String	Specifies the project ID.

Request Parameters

**Table 2** Request header parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
X-Auth-Token	Yes	String	Specifies the token used for IAM authentication.

**Table 3** Request body parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
pool	Yes	CreatePoolOption object	Specifies the request body for creating a backend server group.

**Table 4** CreatePoolOption
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
admin_state_up	No	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status of the backend server group. The value can only be updated to true. This parameter is unsupported. Please do not use it.
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the backend server group. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255
lb_algorithm	Yes	String	Specifies the load balancing algorithm used by the load balancer to route requests to backend servers in the associated backend server group. The value can be one of the following: ROUND_ROBIN: weighted round robin LEAST_CONNECTIONS: weighted least connections SOURCE_IP: source IP hash QUIC_CID: connection ID Note:[/topic/body/section/table/tgroup/tbody/row/entry/p/br {""}) (br] If the value is SOURCE_IP, the weight parameter will not take effect for backend servers. QUIC_CID is supported only when the protocol of the backend server group is QUIC.
listener_id	No	String	Specifies the ID of the listener with which the backend server group is associated. Specify either listener_id or loadbalancer_id, or both of them. Specify either listener_id or loadbalancer_id for shared loadbalancer. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 36
loadbalancer_id	No	String	Specifies the ID of the load balancer with which the backend server group is associated. Specify either listener_id or loadbalancer_id, or both of them. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 36
name	No	String	Specifies the backend server group name. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 255
project_id	No	String	Specifies the project ID of the backend server group. Minimum: 32 Maximum: 32
protocol	Yes	String	Specifies the protocol used by the backend server group to receive requests. The value can be TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, or QUIC.Note: If the listener's protocol is UDP, the protocol of the backend server group must be UDP or QUIC. If the listener's protocol is TCP, the protocol of the backend server group must be TCP. If the listener's protocol is HTTP, the protocol of the backend server group must be HTTP. If the listener's protocol is HTTPS, the protocol of the backend server group can be HTTP or HTTPS. If the listener's protocol is TERMINATED_HTTPS, the protocol of the backend server group must be HTTP. If the backend server group protocol is QUIC, sticky session must be enabled with type set to SOURCE_IP. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 255
session_persistence	No	CreatePoolSessionPersistenceOption object	Specifies the sticky session.
slow_start	No	CreatePoolSlowStartOption object	Specifies slow start details. After you enable slow start, new backend servers added to the backend server group are warmed up, and the number of requests they can receive increases linearly during the configured slow start duration. This parameter can be used when the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS. An error will be returned if the protocol is not HTTP or HTTPS.
member_deletion_protection_enable	No	Boolean	Specifies whether to enable deletion protection for the load balancer. true: Enable deletion protection. false (default): Disable deletion protection. NOTE: Disable deletion protection for all your resources before deleting your account.
vpc_id	No	String	Specifies the ID of the VPC where the backend server group works. Note: The backend server group must be associated with the VPC. Only backend servers in the VPC or IP as backend servers can be added. type must be set to instance. If vpc_id is not specified: vpc_id is determined by the VPC where the backend server works. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 36
type	No	String	Specifies the type of the backend server group. Values: instance: Any type of backend servers can be added. vpc_id is mandatory. ip: Only IP as backend servers can be added. vpc_id cannot be specified. "": Any type of backend servers can be added. Note: If this parameter is not passed, any type of backend servers can be added. type will be returned as an empty string. Specify one of listener_id, loadbalancer_id, or type. Shared load balancers can only can added to the backend server group with loadbalancer_id or listener_id specified. Minimum: 0 Maximum: 36
ip_version	No	String	Specifies the IP address version supported by the backend server group. Shared load balancers: The value is fixed at v4. Dedicated load balancers: The value can be dualstack, v6, or v4. If the protocol of the backend server group is TCP or UDP, the value is dualstack. If the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP, the value is v4. Minimum: 1 Maximum: 20
pool_health	No	PoolHealth object	Specifies the configurations of the pool health feature.

**Table 5** CreatePoolSessionPersistenceOption
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
cookie_name	No	String	Specifies the cookie name. For shared load balancers, the name can contain a maximum of 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). For dedicated load balancers, the name can contain a maximum of 255 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). Note: This parameter will take effect only when type is set to APP_COOKIE. Otherwise, an error will be returned.
type	Yes	String	Specifies the sticky session type. The value can be SOURCE_IP, HTTP_COOKIE, or APP_COOKIE.Note: If the protocol of the backend server group is TCP or UDP, only SOURCE_IP takes effect. For dedicated load balancers, if the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS, the value can be HTTP_COOKIE or APP_COOKIE. If the backend server group protocol is QUIC, sticky session must be enabled with type set to SOURCE_IP.
persistence_timeout	No	Integer	Specifies the stickiness duration, in minutes. This parameter will not take effect when type is set to APP_COOKIE. If the protocol of the backend server group is TCP or UDP, the value ranges from 1 to 60, and the default value is 1. If the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS, the value ranges from 1 to 1440, and the default value is 1440.

**Table 6** CreatePoolSlowStartOption
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
enable	No	Boolean	Specifies whether to enable slow start. true: Enable slow start. false: Disable slow start. Default: false
duration	No	Integer	Specifies the slow start duration, in seconds. The value ranges from 30 to 1200, and the default value is 30. Minimum: 30 Maximum: 1200 Default: 30

**Table 7** PoolHealth
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
minimum_healthy_member_count	No	Integer	If the number of healthy backend servers is less than the value specified for this parameter, the backend server group is considered as unhealthy. The value can be 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled).

Response Parameters

Status code: 201

**Table 8** Response body parameters
Parameter	Type	Description
request_id	String	Specifies the request ID. The value is automatically generated.
pool	Pool object	Specifies the backend server group.

**Table 9** Pool
Parameter	Type	Description
admin_state_up	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status of the backend server group. The value can only be true. This parameter is unsupported. Please do not use it.
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the backend server group.
healthmonitor_id	String	Specifies the ID of the health check configured for the backend server group.
id	String	Specifies the backend server group ID.
lb_algorithm	String	Specifies the load balancing algorithm used by the load balancer to route requests to backend servers in the associated backend server group. The value can be one of the following: ROUND_ROBIN: weighted round robin LEAST_CONNECTIONS: weighted least connections SOURCE_IP: source IP hash QUIC_CID: connection ID Note:[/topic/body/section/table/tgroup/tbody/row/entry/p/br {""}) (br] If the value is SOURCE_IP, the weight parameter will not take effect for backend servers. QUIC_CID is supported only when the protocol of the backend server group is QUIC.
listeners	Array of ListenerRef objects	Specifies the IDs of the listeners with which the backend server group is associated.
loadbalancers	Array of LoadBalancerRef objects	Specifies the IDs of the load balancers with which the backend server group is associated.
members	Array of MemberRef objects	Specifies the IDs of the backend servers in the backend server group.
name	String	Specifies the backend server group name.
project_id	String	Specifies the project ID.
protocol	String	Specifies the protocol used by the backend server group to receive requests. The value can be TCP, UDP, HTTP, HTTPS, QUIC, or TLS. Note: If the listener's protocol is UDP, the protocol of the backend server group must be UDP or QUIC. If the listener's protocol is TCP, the protocol of the backend server group must be TCP. If the listener's protocol is HTTP, the protocol of the backend server group must be HTTP. If the listener's protocol is HTTPS, the protocol of the backend server group can be HTTP or HTTPS. If the listener's protocol is TERMINATED_HTTPS, the protocol of the backend server group must be HTTP. If the protocol of the backend server group is QUIC, session_persistence must be enabled and type must be set to SOURCE_IP.
session_persistence	SessionPersistence object	Specifies the sticky session.
ip_version	String	Specifies the IP address version supported by the backend server group. Shared load balancers: The value is fixed at v4. Dedicated load balancers: The value can be dualstack or v4. If the protocol of the backend server group is TCP, UDP, or QUIC, the value is dualstack. If the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS, the value is v4.
slow_start	SlowStart object	Specifies slow start details. After you enable slow start, new backend servers added to the backend server group are warmed up, and the number of requests they can receive increases linearly during the configured slow start duration. This parameter can be used when the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS. An error will be returned if the protocol is not HTTP or HTTPS.
member_deletion_protection_enable	Boolean	Specifies whether to enable deletion protection. true: Enable deletion protection. false: Disable deletion protection. NOTE: Disable deletion protection for all your resources before deleting your account.
created_at	String	Specifies the time when a backend server group was created. The format is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' (UTC time). This is a new field in this version, and it will not be returned for resources associated with existing dedicated load balancers and for resources associated with existing and new shared load balancers.
updated_at	String	Specifies the time when when a backend server group was updated. The format is yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss'Z' (UTC time). This is a new field in this version, and it will not be returned for resources associated with existing dedicated load balancers and for resources associated with existing and new shared load balancers.
vpc_id	String	Specifies the ID of the VPC where the backend server group works.
type	String	Specifies the type of the backend server group. Values: instance: Any type of backend servers can be added. vpc_id is mandatory. ip: Only IP as backend servers can be added. vpc_id cannot be specified. "": Any type of backend servers can be added.
enterprise_project_id	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID of the IP address group.
pool_health	PoolHealth object	Specifies the configurations of the pool health feature.

**Table 10** ListenerRef
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the listener ID.

**Table 11** LoadBalancerRef
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the load balancer ID.

**Table 12** MemberRef
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the backend server ID.

**Table 13** SessionPersistence
Parameter	Type	Description
cookie_name	String	Specifies the cookie name. For shared load balancers, the name can contain a maximum of 64 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), and hyphens (-). For dedicated load balancers, the name can contain a maximum of 255 characters, including letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). Note: This parameter will take effect only when type is set to APP_COOKIE. Otherwise, an error will be returned.
type	String	Specifies the sticky session type. The value can be SOURCE_IP, HTTP_COOKIE, or APP_COOKIE.Note: If the protocol of the backend server group is TCP or UDP, only SOURCE_IP takes effect. For dedicated load balancers, if the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS, the value can only be HTTP_COOKIE. If the backend server group protocol is QUIC, sticky session must be enabled with type set to SOURCE_IP.
persistence_timeout	Integer	Specifies the stickiness duration, in minutes. This parameter will not take effect when type is set to APP_COOKIE. If the protocol of the backend server group is TCP, UDP, or QUIC, the value ranges from 1 to 60, and the default value is 1. If the protocol of the backend server group is HTTP or HTTPS, the value ranges from 1 to 1440, and the default value is 1440.

**Table 14** SlowStart
Parameter	Type	Description
enable	Boolean	Specifies whether to enable slow start. true: Enable slow start. false: Disable slow start. Default: false
duration	Integer	Specifies the slow start duration, in seconds. The value ranges from 30 to 1200, and the default value is 30. Minimum: 30 Maximum: 1200 Default: 30

**Table 15** PoolHealth
Parameter	Type	Description
minimum_healthy_member_count	Integer	If the number of healthy backend servers is less than the value specified for this parameter, the backend server group is considered as unhealthy. The value can be 0 (disabled) or 1 (enabled).

Example Requests

Creating a backend server group whose backend protocol is HTTP

POST https://{ELB_Endpoint}/v3/99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24/elb/pools

{
  "pool" : {
    "name" : "My pool",
    "lb_algorithm" : "LEAST_CONNECTIONS",
    "listener_id" : "0b11747a-b139-492f-9692-2df0b1c87193",
    "protocol" : "TCP",
    "member_deletion_protection_enable" : false
  }
}

Creating a backend server group whose backend protocol is TCP

POST https://{ELB_Endpoint}/v3/99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24/elb/pools

{
  "pool" : {
    "name" : "My pool",
    "lb_algorithm" : "LEAST_CONNECTIONS",
    "listener_id" : "0b11747a-b139-492f-9692-2df0b1c87193",
    "protocol" : "HTTP",
    "slow_start" : {
      "enable" : true,
      "duration" : 50
    },
    "member_deletion_protection_enable" : false
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 201

Normal response to POST requests.

{
  "pool" : {
    "type" : "",
    "vpc_id" : "",
    "lb_algorithm" : "LEAST_CONNECTIONS",
    "protocol" : "TCP",
    "description" : "",
    "admin_state_up" : true,
    "member_deletion_protection_enable" : false,
    "loadbalancers" : [ {
      "id" : "098b2f68-af1c-41a9-8efd-69958722af62"
    } ],
    "project_id" : "99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24",
    "session_persistence" : null,
    "healthmonitor_id" : null,
    "listeners" : [ {
      "id" : "0b11747a-b139-492f-9692-2df0b1c87193"
    } ],
    "members" : [ ],
    "id" : "36ce7086-a496-4666-9064-5ba0e6840c75",
    "name" : "My pool",
    "ip_version" : "v4",
    "slow_start" : null
  },
  "request_id" : "2d974978-0733-404d-a21a-b29204f4803a"
}