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Creating a Load Balancer

Updated on 2022-08-15 GMT+08:00

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Function

This API is used to create a private network load balancer. After the load balancer is created, its details, such as load balancer ID, IP address, and subnet ID, are returned.

To create a public network load balancer, you also need to call the API for assigning an EIP and associate this IP address to the port bound to the IP address of the private network load balancer.

You can set the enterprise_project_id parameter to perform fine-grained authorization for resources.

URI

POST /v2/{project_id}/elb/loadbalancers

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

Request

**Table 2** Parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
loadbalancer	Yes	Loadbalancer object	Specifies the load balancer. For details, see Table 3.

**Table 3** **loadbalancer** parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	No	String	Specifies the load balancer name. The value contains a maximum of 255 characters.
description	No	String	Provides supplementary information about the load balancer. The value contains a maximum of 255 characters.
tenant_id	No	String	Specifies the ID of the project where the load balancer is used. The value contains a maximum of 255 characters. The value must be the same as the value of project_id in the token.
vip_subnet_id	Yes	String	Specifies the ID of the subnet where the load balancer resides. Obtain the value by listing the subnets. The private IP address of the load balancer is in this subnet. Only IPv4 subnets are supported.
provider	No	String	Specifies the provider of the load balancer. The value can only be vlb.
vip_address	No	String	Specifies the private IP address of the load balancer. This IP address must be the one in the subnet specified by vip_subnet_id. If this parameter is not specified, an IP address is automatically assigned to the load balancer from the subnet specified by vip_subnet_id. The value contains a maximum of 64 characters.
admin_state_up	No	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status of the load balancer. This parameter is reserved, and the default value is true.
enterprise_project_id	No	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID. When creating a load balancer, you can assign an enterprise project to the load balancer. The value is character string 0 or a UUID with hyphens (-). Value 0 indicates the default enterprise project. The default value is 0.

Response

**Table 4** Parameter description
Parameter	Type	Description
loadbalancer	Loadbalancer object	Specifies the load balancer. For details, see Table 5.

**Table 5** **loadbalancer** parameter description
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the load balancer ID.
tenant_id	String	Specifies the ID of the project where the load balancer is used. The value contains a maximum of 255 characters.
name	String	Specifies the load balancer name. The value contains a maximum of 255 characters.
description	String	Provides supplementary information about the load balancer. The value contains a maximum of 255 characters.
vip_subnet_id	String	Specifies the ID of the subnet where the load balancer resides.
vip_port_id	String	Specifies the ID of the port bound to the private IP address of the load balancer.
provider	String	Specifies the provider of the load balancer.
vip_address	String	Specifies the private IP address of the load balancer. The value contains a maximum of 64 characters.
listeners	Array of Listeners objects	Lists the IDs of listeners added to the load balancer. For details, see Table 6.
pools	Array of Pools objects	Lists the IDs of backend server groups associated with the load balancer. For details, see Table 7.
operating_status	String	This parameter is reserved, and its value can be ONLINE or FROZEN. It specifies the operating status of the load balancer.
provisioning_status	String	This parameter is reserved, and its value can only be ACTIVE. It specifies the provisioning status of the load balancer.
admin_state_up	Boolean	Specifies the administrative status of the load balancer. This parameter is reserved. The value can be true or false. true: Enabled false: Disabled
tags	Array	Lists load balancer tags.
created_at	String	Specifies the time when the load balancer was created. The UTC time is in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS format. The value contains a maximum of 19 characters.
updated_at	String	Specifies the time when the load balancer was updated. The UTC time is in YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS format. The value contains a maximum of 19 characters.
enterprise_project_id	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID. When creating a load balancer, you can assign an enterprise project to the load balancer. The value is character string 0 or a UUID with hyphens (-). Value 0 indicates the default enterprise project.

**Table 6** **listeners** parameter description
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the ID of the associated listener.

**Table 7** **pools** parameter description
Parameter	Type	Description
id	String	Specifies the ID of the associated backend server group.

Example Request

Example request 1: Creating a private network load balancer

POST https://{Endpoint}/v2/1867112d054b427e808cc6096d8193a1/elb/loadbalancers

{
    "loadbalancer": {
        "name": "loadbalancer1",
        "description": "simple lb",
        "tenant_id": "1867112d054b427e808cc6096d8193a1",
        "vip_subnet_id": "58077bdb-d470-424b-8c45-2e3c65060a5b",
        "vip_address": "10.0.0.4",
        "admin_state_up": true,
        "enterprise_project_id": "0aad99bc-f5f6-4f78-8404-c598d76b0ed2" 
    }
}

Example request 2: Creating a public network load balancer

(Bind an EIP to the port that has been bound to the load balancer's private IP address. For details about the parameters, see Table 8.)

**Table 8** Request parameters
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
publicip	Yes	Object	Specifies the EIP. For details, see Table 9.
bandwidth	Yes	Object	Specifies the bandwidth. For details, see Table 10.
enterprise_project_id	No	String	Specifies the enterprise project ID. The value is 0 or a UUID that can contain a maximum of 36 characters, including hyphens (-). When assigning an EIP, you need to bind an enterprise project ID to the EIP. If this parameter is not specified, the default value is 0. NOTE: For more information about enterprise projects and how to obtain enterprise project IDs, see Enterprise Management User Guide.

**Table 9** **publicip** parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
type	Yes	String	Specifies the EIP type. Note: The configured value must be supported by the system. publicip_id is an IPv4 port. If publicip_type is not specified, the default value is 5_bgp.
ip_version	No	Integer	Specifies the EIP version. The value can be 4 and 6. 4 indicates an IPv4 address, and 6 indicates an IPv6 address. Note: The configured value must be supported by the system. If this parameter is left blank or is an empty string, an IPv4 address is assigned by default.
ip_address	No	String	Specifies the EIP to be assigned. The system automatically assigns an EIP if you do not specify it. The value must be a valid IPv4 address in the available IP address range.

**Table 10** **bandwidth** parameter description
Parameter	Mandatory	Type	Description
name	Yes	String	Specifies the bandwidth name. The value can contain 1 to 64 characters that can contain letters, digits, underscores (_), hyphens (-), and periods (.). This parameter is mandatory when share_type is set to PER. This parameter will be ignored when share_type is set to WHOLE with an ID specified.
size	Yes	Integer	Specifies the bandwidth (Mbit/s). The value ranges from 1 to 3001 to 100 by default. (The range may vary depending on the configuration in each region. You can see the bandwidth range of each region on the management console.) This parameter is mandatory when share_type is set to PER. This parameter will be ignored when share_type is set to WHOLE with an ID specified. The minimum unit for bandwidth adjustment varies depending on the bandwidth range. The details are as follows: The minimum increment is 1 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth ranges from 0 to 300 Mbit/s. The minimum increment is 50 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth ranges from 301 Mbit/s to 1000 Mbit/s. The minimum increment is 500 Mbit/s if the allowed bandwidth is greater than 1000 Mbit/s.
id	No	String	Specifies the bandwidth ID. You can specify an existing shared bandwidth when assigning an EIP. The value can be the ID of the shared bandwidth whose type is set to WHOLE.
share_type	Yes	String	Specifies the bandwidth type. The value is PER, indicating that the bandwidth is dedicated.
charge_mode	No	String	If the value is traffic, the bandwidth is billed by traffic.

Step 1: Apply for an EIP.

POST https://{VPCEndpoint}/v1/8b7e35ad379141fc9df3e178bd64f55c/publicips

{
    "publicip": {
        "type": "5_bgp",
        "ip_version": 4
    },
    "bandwidth": {
        "name": "bandwidth123",
        "size": 10,
        "share_type": "PER"
    }
}

Example response

{
    "publicip": {
        "id": "f588ccfa-8750-4d7c-bf5d-2ede24414706",
        "status": "PENDING_CREATE",
        "type": "5_bgp",
        "public_ip_address": "139.9.204.183",
        "tenant_id": "8b7e35ad379141fc9df3e178bd64f55c",
        "ip_version": 4,
        "create_time": "2019-06-29 06:45:32",
        "bandwidth_size": 1
        
    }
}

Step 2: Bind the EIP. (The value of public_id is the same as that in the ▪ Example response, and the value of port_id is the same as that of vip_port_id in Example response 1.)

PUT /v1/8b7e35ad379141fc9df3e178bd64f55c/publicips/f588ccfa-8750-4d7c-bf5d-2ede24414706

{
    "publicip": {
        "port_id": "a7ecbdb5-5a63-41dd-a830-e16c0a7e04a7"
    }
}

Example response

{
  "publicip": {
    "id": "f588ccfa-8750-4d7c-bf5d-2ede24414706",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "type": "5_bgp",
    "port_id": "a7ecbdb5-5a63-41dd-a830-e16c0a7e04a7",
    "public_ip_address": "139.9.204.183",
    "private_ip_address": "192.168.1.131",
    "tenant_id": "8b7e35ad379141fc9df3e178bd64f55c",
    "create_time": "2019-06-29 07:33:18",
    "bandwidth_size": 1,
    "ip_version": 4
  }
}

After the preceding steps are complete, the load balancer has the capability of accessing the public network. You can access the load balancer using 139.9.204.183, the value of parameter public_ip_address.

Example Response

Example response 1

{
    "loadbalancer": {
        "description": "",
        "admin_state_up": true,
        "tenant_id": "1867112d054b427e808cc6096d8193a1",
 
        "provisioning_status": "ACTIVE",
        "vip_subnet_id": "58077bdb-d470-424b-8c45-2e3c65060a5b",
        "listeners": [],
        "vip_address": "10.0.0.4",
        "vip_port_id": "519f6af5-74aa-4347-9dba-84c440192877",
        "provider": "vlb",
        "pools": [],
        "tags": [],
        "id": "b0657373-0c68-41d1-980f-1a44d9e3ff01",
        "operating_status": "ONLINE",
        "name": "loadbalancer1",
        "created_at": "2018-07-25T01:54:13", 
        "updated_at": "2018-07-25T01:54:14",
        "enterprise_project_id": "0aad99bc-f5f6-4f78-8404-c598d76b0ed2" 
    }
}

Example response 2

{
  "publicip": {
    "id": "f588ccfa-8750-4d7c-bf5d-2ede24414706",
    "status": "ACTIVE",
    "type": "5_bgp",
    "port_id": "a7ecbdb5-5a63-41dd-a830-e16c0a7e04a7",
    "public_ip_address": "139.9.204.183",
    "private_ip_address": "192.168.1.131",
    "tenant_id": "8b7e35ad379141fc9df3e178bd64f55c",
    "create_time": "2019-06-29 07:33:18",
    "bandwidth_size": 1,
    "ip_version": 4
  }
}

After the preceding steps are complete, the load balancer has the capability of accessing the public network. You can access the load balancer using 139.9.204.183, the value of parameter public_ip_address.

Status Code

For details, see Status Codes.

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