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Introduction to AWS

Elastic Load
Balancing (ELB)

AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is a highly available and scalable cloud load
balancing service that automatically distributes incoming application traffic
across multiple targets, such as Amazon EC2 instances, containers, and IP
addresses.

by muna cliff
What is AWS ELB?
AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is a highly available and scalable cloud-based load balancing service provided by
Amazon Web Services (AWS). It automatically distributes incoming application traffic across multiple targets, such as
Amazon EC2 instances, to ensure optimal performance and fault tolerance.
Types of AWS ELB

1 Classic Load Balancer (CLB) 2 Application Load Balancer (ALB)

The original load balancing service from AWS A more advanced load balancer that can route
that can distribute traffic across multiple EC2 traffic based on advanced rules and target different
instances. types of resources.

3 Network Load Balancer (NLB) 4 Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB)

A high-performance load balancer for handling A specialized load balancer that provides
millions of requests per second, well-suited for transparent network traffic inspection and routing
TCP/UDP traffic. to security and monitoring appliances.
Benefits of using AWS ELB
Scalability High Availability
AWS ELB automatically scales your application's ELB distributes traffic across multiple Availability
incoming traffic, ensuring your infrastructure can Zones, providing fault tolerance and preventing
handle spikes in demand without interruption. single points of failure.

Load Balancing Easy Management


ELB intelligently routes traffic to the healthiest ELB is a fully managed service, reducing the
targets, improving application performance and operational overhead of deploying and maintaining a
reliability. load balancing solution.
Key features of AWS ELB

Scalability High Availability Health Checking SSL Termination


Automatically scales up
or down based on traffic, Distributes traffic across Continuously monitors Handles SSL/TLS
ensuring your multiple Availability the health of your encryption and
applications can handle Zones for redundancy, instances, routing traffic decryption, offloading the
fluctuations in demand. preventing single points only to healthy ones. load from your
of failure. application servers.
Setting up AWS ELB
1 Create an ELB
Navigate to the AWS Management Console and select the Elastic Load Balancing service.
Click "Create Load Balancer" to set up a new load balancing service for your
applications.

2 Configure ELB Settings


Define the load balancer name, network type, security groups, and other configuration
details based on your application's requirements and AWS best practices.

3 Register Targets
Specify the EC2 instances, containers, or IP addresses that you want the load balancer to
route traffic to. This is where you connect your application's backend resources.
Configuring AWS ELB
Load Balancer Configuration
1
Set up listener rules and health checks

Target Group Configuration


2
Define the target instances to route traffic to

Security Configuration
3
Implement SSL/TLS and access control policies

Configuring an AWS Elastic Load Balancer (ELB) involves several key steps. First, you'll need to set up the load balancer
itself, defining listener rules and health check parameters. Next, you'll configure the target group, specifying the EC2
instances that will receive the load-balanced traffic. Finally, you'll implement security measures such as SSL/TLS
encryption and access control policies to protect your application.
Monitoring and Troubleshooting AWS ELB

Monitoring Metrics
Track key performance indicators like request count, latency, and error
1
rates.

Access Logs
2 Analyze detailed logs to identify issues and troubleshoot
problems.

Health Checks
3 Configure custom health checks to ensure your
instances are functioning properly.

Effective monitoring and troubleshooting are essential for maintaining the reliability and performance of your AWS Elastic
Load Balancing deployment. By closely tracking key metrics, analyzing access logs, and configuring robust health checks,
you can quickly identify and address any issues that arise, ensuring your applications remain available and responsive to
your users.
Best Practices for Using AWS ELB

Monitor ELB Leverage Auto Implement Cross- Configure Health


Health Scaling Zone Load Checks
Balancing
Regularly monitor the Configure Auto Scaling
health of your ELB and groups to automatically Set up thorough health
the instances registered scale your application's Enable cross-zone load checks to ensure the
to it. This helps identify instances in response to balancing to distribute ELB only routes traffic
and address any issues changes in traffic. This traffic evenly across all to healthy instances.
before they impact your ensures your ELB can available Availability This improves
application's handle fluctuating Zones, improving application availability
availability. workloads. overall resiliency and and reduces user-facing
performance. errors.
Conclusion and Key
Takeaways
In conclusion, AWS Elastic Load Balancing (ELB) is a powerful and essential
service for managing traffic to your applications. By leveraging the benefits of
ELB, you can improve the scalability, reliability, and performance of your web
applications.

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