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    Exploring Classic Load Balancer Further

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 21 steps |
    • 2 minutes
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg> Refer to this guide to learn how to create a Classic Load Balancer<https://scribehow.com/shared/AWS_Elastic_Load_Balancing__Getting_started_with_Classic_Load_Balance__edZk6AUORPir-vDtdkVHtg>
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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice
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    Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard
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    On the EC2 dashboard click on **Load Balancers** from the left bar to view the Load Balancers
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    Tick the checkbox next to the "**my-classic-load-balancer**" load balancer to access its details
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    Copy the **DNS name** of the Load balancer
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    Scroll to the **Details** section to view all the details of the selected Load balancer
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    Click the **Listeners** tab to see the configured listeners for the load balancer
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    Select the **Network mapping** tab to access the network details
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    On the **Network mapping** tab scroll to the **Mappings** section to view the Subnets associated with the load balancer
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    Click on the **Security** tab to view the Security groups associated with the selected load balancer
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    Click on the **Health checks** tab to view the Health check settings
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    Click on the **Target instances** tab to view the target instances Here, you can view the two target instances named **In-1** and **in-2** which we created during the creation of Classic Load balancer
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    Select the **Monitoring** tab to observe the selected load balancer's performance
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    Click on the **Attributes** tab to access and view all the settings related to connection draining, cross-zone load balancing, idle timeout, access logging, and health checks for the Classic Load Balancer
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    Click on the **Tags** tab to view all your Tags
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    On the EC2 dashboard from the left bar click on the **Load Balancer**, then in the **Load balancers** section checkbox the "**my-classic-load-balancer**".
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    Click on the **Actions** button from the top right of the page
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    In this menu, you will find various options: - **Edit subnets:** Make changes to the subnets associated with the load balancer. - **Manage instances:** Handle the instances connected to the load balancer - **Edit health check settings:** Modify the health check configurations of the load balancer. - **Manage listeners:** Oversee the listeners associated with the load balancer. - **Edit security groups**: Make alterations to the security groups assigned to the load balancer. - **Edit the load balancer attributes:** Modify the attributes of the load balancer. - **Manage tags:** Manage the tags assigned to the load balancer. - **Delete load balancer**: To delete the load balancer
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    To delete the Load balancer, click on "**Delete load balancer**" from the Action dropdown