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Create A Classic Load Balancer In AWS

This article describes how to create a classic load balancer in AWS.

Steps

To create the classic load balancer, we will follow these steps: -

Add an inbound rule for port 80.

The purpose is to access the IIS homepage over the Internet using the HTTP protocol. For the HTTPS protocol, you can check the following links: -

To create the classic load balancer, click on the Load Balancers menu on the left-hand side in the EC2 dashboard.

The load balancer screen will appear. Click the Create Load Balancer button.

A screen appears for selecting the type of load balancer. Click the Create button within the Classic Load Balancer section.

A screen appears to enter the Load Balancer name and the Load Balancer Protocol.

Click the Next: Assign Security Groups button. In the next screen, choose the security group.

Click the Next: Configure Security Settings button. On the Configure Security Settings screens, click the Next: Configure Health Check button.

On the next screen, you can specify the health check configuration.

Click the Next: Add EC2 Instances button. On the following screen, you can select the two EC2 instances.

Click on the Next: Add Tags button. On the following screen, you can specify the tags. However, this step is optional.

Click the Review and Create button. On the next screen, review all the information you have entered in the previous steps.

Click the Create button to set up the load balancer.

Before testing the classic load balancer, ensure that the status shows 2 of 2 instances in service.

Now, you can use the DNS name to test the load balancer.

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