Backend Sets for Network Load Balancers

Use backend sets to create logical entities consisting of a network load balancing policy, health check policy, and a list of backend servers for a network load balancer.

A backend set is a logical entity defined by a load balancing policy, a health check policy, and a list of backend servers. To create a backend set, you must specify a load balancing policy and health check script, and then add a list of backend servers (compute instances). A backend set must be associated with a single listener for the network load balancer to work.

You can perform the following backend set management tasks:

List the backend sets in a network load balancer.

Create a new backend set under a network load balancer.

Get a backend set's details.

Edit a backend set's settings.

Enable source preservation in a backend set.

Get a backend set's health details.

Delete a backend set from a nework load balancer.