To launch the Manager as a virtual machine, perform the following steps:
To launch the Manager from your Azure Subscription, do the following:
Go to Dashboard and type the Load Balancer in the search field.
The Load Balancer page opens.
Click Create.
The Create load balancer window along with the Basics tab opens.
On the Basics tab, enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Project details
Subscription - The subscription linked with your Azure account is selected by default. If you have multiple subscription accounts, select the subscription account in which you would like to launch the Manager virtual machine.
Resource group
Create new - You can create a new resource group to be protected.
Use existing - Select the resource group to be protected.
Instance details
Name - Type a name for the Gateway Load Balancer.
Region - Select the region where the Manager virtual machine must be created.
SKU - Select Gateway from the available options.
Type - By default, Internal is selected.
Tier - By default, Regional is selected.
Note
Azure validates the information you enter and a green tick appears against the fields where you enter details.
Click Next: Frontend IP configuration > and select Add frontend IP configuration.
The Add Frontend IP configuration panel opens. Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Name
Proivde the name of frontend IP
IP version
Select the required IPv4 version
Virtual network
Select the virtual network to deploy the GWLB
Subnet
Select the required subnet value from the drop-down
Assignment
Select the default value from the drop-down
Availability zone
Select Zone-redundant from the drop-down and click Save
Click Next: Backend pools > and select Add a backend pool.
The Add backend pool page opens.
Enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Name
Provide the name of the backend pool
Virtual network
Displays the details of the virtual network
Backend Pool Configuration
Select NIC from the drop-down
Go to Gateway load balancer configuration and enter the following details:
Note
You can only configure the default values configure for the Internal port, Internal identifier, External port, and External identifier.
Option
Definition
Protocol
By default, VXLAN is selected
Type
Select Internal and External from the drop-down
Internal port
Use the default value i.e., 10800
Internal identifier
Use the default value i.e., 800
External port
Use the default value i.e., 10801
External identifier
Use the default value i.e., 801
Go to IP configurations and select Add to include the IP configurations associated with the virtual machines.
The Add IP configurations to backend pool panel opens. From the Virtual machine drop-down, select the required instance(s) to attach to the GWLB.
You can skip configuring the Inbound rules and Outbound rules to permit all traffic to the GWLB.
Click Next: Tags >.
The Tags tab opens. On this tab, you can categorize resources by applying a tag name and value to multiple resources and resource groups.
Click Next: Review + create >.
The Review + create tab opens. Validate the summary details which contain all the parameters selected. Make sure the validation is successful.
Click Create.
The Gateway Load Balancer is deployed.
Note
The installation procedure takes a few minutes for configurational settings to complete.
Once the deployment is complete, access the Gateway Load Balancer and select Go to resource.
Navigate to Settings and select Health probes. Now, enter the following details:
Option
Definition
Name
Provide the name of the health probe
Protocol
Select TCP from the drop-down
Port
Enter the value as 9001
Interval (seconds)
Use the default value
Used by
Use the default value
After providing the health probe details, click Save.