07. Elastic Load Balancing

CloudEng Course1 Lesson5 ElasticLoadBalancing(PART ONE) V1

Elastic Load Balancing

Elastic Load Balancing automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple servers.

Elastic Load Balancer is a service that:

  • Balances load between two or more servers
  • Stands in front of a web server
  • Provides redundancy and performance

Tips

  • Elastic Load Balancing can be found on the EC2 Dashbaoard.
  • Elastic Load Balancing works with EC2 Instances, containers, IP addresses, and Lambda functions.
  • You can configure Amazon EC2 instances to only accept traffic from a load balancer.

QUIZ QUESTION::

Match the concept to the definition.

ANSWER CHOICES:



Concept

Definition

If you lose a server, the load balancer will send requests to other working servers. This feature maintains continuous operations in an emergency.

If a server starts having issues or bottlenecks, the load balancer will add more servers to the pool of available servers. Auto scaling automatically adjusts capacity to maintain a steady state.

SOLUTION:

Concept

Definition

If you lose a server, the load balancer will send requests to other working servers. This feature maintains continuous operations in an emergency.

If a server starts having issues or bottlenecks, the load balancer will add more servers to the pool of available servers. Auto scaling automatically adjusts capacity to maintain a steady state.