Exploring Azure Load Balancer
In the previous chapter, we discussed topics related to networking in general but didn’t focus on distributing incoming load across various Azure services. This part of this book is meant to give you a detailed overview of Azure Load Balancer – a managed solution that allows you to quickly configure how incoming network traffic should reach different parts of your infrastructure. Knowledge from this chapter will help you when you’re managing more complex infrastructure setups that require low-level load-balancing solutions and focus on raw packets.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Overview of Azure Load Balancer
- Differences between public and internal load balancers
- Delving into backend pools
- Understanding load balancer rules
- Comprehending health probes
