azure-load-balancer

To configure Azure Load Balancer health probes for a VM scale set, you must define probe parameters and associate them with your backend pool. This ensures traffic routes only to healthy instances based on continuous health checks.

Migrating Azure Load Balancer from Basic to Standard SKU requires creating a new Standard load balancer, migrating traffic, and verifying backend configurations. This upgrade provides enhanced features and production-grade reliability.

SNAT port exhaustion with Azure Load Balancer outbound traffic occurs when outbound connections exceed available ports. Configuring outbound rules or NAT gateway integration resolves this by managing port allocation efficiently.

Building inbound NAT rules for Azure Load Balancer involves mapping frontend IP ports to backend instances. This directs specific external traffic directly to designated virtual machines within your backend pool.

Yes, Azure Load Balancer integrates with IMDS and metrics for troubleshooting. Retrieving telemetry data through metrics allows you to monitor traffic flows and diagnose configuration issues effectively.

Azure Load Balancer supports cross-subscription scenarios for distributing traffic across boundaries. You can configure frontend and backend pools across different subscriptions using specific deployment patterns.