Manage load balancer operation

Manage load balancer operation

You can control the operation of the load balancer: disable and enable.

Turn off the balancer⁠

If the balancer is turned off, it continues to be paid.

Control panel

1. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.
2. Go to Balancers → Balancers tab.
3. From the Balancer ' menu, select Turn Off Balancer. The balancer will go to the OFFLINE status.

OpenStack CLI

1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

2. Turn off the balancer:

   openstack loadbalancer set --disable <loadbalancer>

   Specify <loadbalancer> — balancer ID or name. The list can be viewed using the openstack loadbalancer list command.

   The balancer will go to the OFFLINE status.

Turn on the balancer⁠

Control panel

1. In the Control panel, on the top menu, click Products and select Cloud Servers.
2. Go to Balancers → Balancers tab.
3. From the balancer ' menu, select Enable Balancer. The balancer will change to ACTIVE status.

OpenStack CLI

1. Open the OpenStack CLI.

2. Turn on the balancer:

   openstack loadbalancer set --enable <loadbalancer>

   Specify <loadbalancer> — balancer ID or name. The list can be viewed using the openstack loadbalancer list command.

   The balancer will go to the ACTIVE status.