Deployment of an VMware NSX Edge Service Gateway (ESG).
Enabling Load Balancing on the ESG.
In this example, we’re going to use the Load Balancer configuration for deploying VMware vRealize Automation following the Load Balancing Guide.
Double-Click on the target Edge Services Gateway (ESG).
Select the Manage tab (if not automatically selected), then click Load Balancer, and select Global Configuration.
At Load balancer global configuration, click Edit.
Check the Enable Load Balancer checkbox, (optionally) check the Enable Acceleration checkbox (for L4 Load Balancing) and (optionally) check the Logging checkbox (to enable logging to SYSLOG for the Load Balancer logs). When choosing a Log Level, Debug and Info options log end-user requests. Warning, Error, and Critical options do not log end-users requests.
Note: The Enable Service Insertion checkbox enables the use of third party services.
Select the Manage tab (if not automatically selected), then click Load Balancer, and select Application Profiles.
Enter the Name of the new Application Profile and amend settings as required.
Create additional Application Profiles as required.
Select the Manage tab (if not automatically selected), then click Load Balancer, and select Service Monitors.
Enter the Name of the monitor, adjust the values for the monitor as required.
Create additional Service Monitor(s) as required.
Select the Manage tab (if not automatically selected), then click Load Balancer, and select Pools.
Enter the Name for the new Pool, (optionally) enter a Description, select an Algorithim from the dropdown, and (optionally) select a Monitor from the dropdown.
Click Add(+) to add a new member to the Server Pool.
Enter the Name (restrictions on naming conventions apply) and then, at IP Address / VC Container, click Select.
Select Virtual Machine from the Object Type dropdown.
Locate and highlight the Virtual Machine and click OK.
(Optional) Enter a value for Port, Monitor Port, Weight, Max Connections and Min Connections as required.
Add additional Members as required.
Create additional Server Pools as required.
Whilst not required for the VRA Load Balancing i thought i should still cover the creation of these.
Select the Manage tab (if not automatically selected), then click Load Balancer, and select Application Rules.
Enter the Name and the Script.
Select the Manage tab (if not automatically selected), then click Load Balancer, and select Virtual Servers.
Select the correct Application Profile (dropdown), enter the Name for the Virtual Server, select the Protocol (dropdown), select the Default Pool (dropdown) and then click Select IP Address.
Select the appropriate vNIC (dropdown), select the IP Address and then click OK.
Check the checkbox for the rules that are required, then click OK.