Load Balancing Group Modification

There are a variety of reasons for updating a load balancing group, such as:

• Add or remove servers or CNAMEs from the group.
• Change the load balancing weight assigned to a server or a CNAME.

• Add, modify, or delete the health check configuration associated with an IP address or a CNAME.

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• Reintegrate a server/CNAME back into a load balancing group. Our DNS service will not serve traffic to a server/CNAME that has failed a majority of health checks. The health check configuration defined for that server or CNAME determines whether manual intervention is required to indicate when our Route name servers can resume serving traffic to it.

• Modifications to a load balancing group will not be saved until Submit Group is clicked.

• View additional configuration information.

Information on how to perform common tasks is provided below.

To add a server or CNAME to a load balancing group (Primary Zone)

1. From the Route (DNS) page, click on the desired zone.
2. Click "Edit" next to the desired load balancing group.

3. Add the desired server or CNAME.

   1. Click Add.

   2. Perform one of the following:

      • CNAME: In the CNAME option, specify a domain to which traffic will be load balanced.
      • Server: In the IP Address option, specify the IP address to which traffic will be load balanced.
   3. In the Weight option, define the load balancing weight that will be assigned to it.
   4. Click Add.
4. Click Done.
5. Click Submit Group to save your changes.

To add a server or CNAME to a load balancing group (CNAME record & Subdomain delegation)

1. From the Route (DNS) page, click on the desired load balancing group.
2. Click Add.
3. In the Value option, specify the IP address or the domain to which traffic will be load balanced.
4. In the Weight option, define the load balancing weight that will be assigned to the IP address or domain.
5. Click Add.
6. Click Submit Group to save your changes.

To remove a server or CNAME from a load balancing group

1. Perform one of the following procedures from the Route (DNS) page:

   • Zone: Click on the desired zone and then click "Edit" next to the desired load balancing group.
   • CNAME Record & Subdomain Delegation: Click on the desired load balancing group.
2. Click "Edit" next to the desired IP address or domain.
3. Click .
4. Zone Only: Click Done.
5. Click Submit Group to save your changes.

To change the assigned load balancing weight

1. Perform one of the following procedures from the Route (DNS) page:

   • Zone: Click on the desired zone and then click "Edit" next to the desired load balancing group.
   • CNAME Record & Subdomain Delegation: Click on the desired load balancing group.
2. Click "Edit" next to the desired IP address or domain.
3. Set the desired weight under the Weight column.
4. Click Done.
5. Click Submit Group to save your changes.

To manually reintegrate a server or CNAME

1. Perform one of the following procedures from the Route (DNS) page:

   • Zone: Click on the desired zone and then click "Edit" next to the desired load balancing group.
   • CNAME Record & Subdomain Delegation: Click on the desired load balancing group.
2. Click "Edit" next to the desired IP address or domain.
3. Click Edit HC.
4. Click Manually Reintegrate.
5. Click Verify and Save.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Submit Group to save your changes.