Exploring Application Load Balancer Further
This guide offers step-by-step instructions for exploring an Application Load Balancer in AWS.
Hafeez Baig
12 steps
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Amazon Web Services
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 an Application Load Balancer<https://scribehow.com/shared/AWS_Elastic_Load_Balancing__Getting_started_with_ALB__EwQ9heoPR7SOessSgfviWA>
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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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Select and checkbox the "**my-application-load-balancer**" Load balancer to view its details
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Scroll to the overview section to view all the details of the selected Load balancer
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Click on the **Listeners and rules** tab to view the listeners and rules set for the Load balancer
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Click on the **Network mapping** tab to view the Network details of the selected 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 **Tags** tab to view all your tags
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To view the Public IP of instances, click on **Instances** in the left sidebar on the same page
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Select the Instance **In-1** to copy the Public IPv4 address
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Select the Instance **in-2** to copy the Public IPv4 address
If you're unsure how to connect to an EC2 instance using EC2 instance connect, refer to this guide for step-by-step instructions<https://scribehow.com/shared/How_to_Connect_to_an_AWS_EC2_Instance__czXjLrH1R1yAIXika6fGbA>
Congratulations on completing this lab and Exploring Application Load Balancer Further! Good job!
