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### YamlMime:Landing
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title: Basic Azure Load Balancer documentation
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summary: Documentation for the basic SKU of Azure Load Balancer.
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metadata:
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title: Basic Azure Load Balancer documentation
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description: Documentation for the basic SKU of Azure Load Balancer.
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services: load-balancer
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ms.service: load-balancer
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ms.topic: landing-page
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ms.collection: collection
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author: asudbring
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ms.author: allensu
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ms.date: 03/15/2022 #Required; mm/dd/yyyy format.
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# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | whats-new
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landingContent:
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# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
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# Start card title with a verb
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- title: Get started
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linkLists:
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- linkListType: quickstart
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links:
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- text: Create a basic public load balancer to load balance VMs
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url: quickstart-basic-public-lb-portal.md
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# Card
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- title: Reference
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linkLists:
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- linkListType: reference
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links:
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- text: Azure PowerShell
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url: /powershell/module/az.network/#load_balancer
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- text: Azure CLI
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url: /cli/azure/network/lb
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- text: ARM templates
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url: /azure/templates/microsoft.network/loadbalancers#quickstart-templates

‎articles/load-balancer/basic/quickstart-basic-public-lb-portal.md

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---
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title: 'Quickstart: Create a basic public load balancer - Azure portal'
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titleSuffix: Azure Load Balancer
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description: Learn how to create a public basic SKU Azure Load Balancer in this quickstart.
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author: asudbring
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ms.author: allensu
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ms.service: load-balancer
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ms.topic: quickstart
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ms.date: 03/15/2022
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ms.custom: template-quickstart
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---
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# Quickstart: Create a basic public load balancer using the Azure portal
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Get started with Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure portal to create a basic public load balancer and two virtual machines.
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## Prerequisites
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- An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
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>[!NOTE]
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>Standard SKU load balancer is recommended for production workloads. For more information about SKUs, see **[Azure Load Balancer SKUs](../skus.md)**.
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## Sign in to Azure
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Sign in to the Azure portal at [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com).
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## Create the virtual network
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In this section, you'll create a virtual network and subnet.
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual network**. Select **Virtual Networks** in the search results.
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2. In **Virtual networks**, select **+ Create**.
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3. In **Create virtual network**, enter or select the following information in the **Basics** tab:
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| **Setting** | **Value** |
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|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| **Project Details** | |
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| Subscription | Select your Azure subscription |
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| Resource Group | Select **Create new**. </br> In **Name** enter **CreatePubLBQS-rg**. </br> Select **OK**. |
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| **Instance details** | |
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| Name | Enter **myVNet** |
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| Region | Select **West US 3** |
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4. Select the **IP Addresses** tab or select the **Next: IP Addresses** button at the bottom of the page.
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5. In the **IP Addresses** tab, enter this information:
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| Setting | Value |
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|--------------------|----------------------------|
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| IPv4 address space | Enter **10.1.0.0/16** |
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6. Under **Subnet name**, select the word **default**.
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7. In **Edit subnet**, enter the following information:
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| Setting | Value |
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|--------------------|----------------------------|
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| Subnet name | Enter **myBackendSubnet** |
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| Subnet address range | Enter **10.1.0.0/24** |
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8. Select **Save**.
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9. Select the **Security** tab.
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10. Under **BastionHost**, select **Enable**. Enter this information:
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| Setting | Value |
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|--------------------|----------------------------|
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| Bastion name | Enter **myBastionHost** |
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| AzureBastionSubnet address space | Enter **10.1.1.0/27** |
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| Public IP Address | Select **Create new**. </br> For **Name**, enter **myBastionIP**. </br> Select **OK**. |
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11. Select the **Review + create** tab or select the **Review + create** button.
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12. Select **Create**.
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## Create load balancer
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In this section, you create a load balancer that load balances virtual machines.
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During the creation of the load balancer, you'll configure:
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* Frontend IP address
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* Backend pool
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* Inbound load-balancing rules
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Load balancer**. Select **Load balancers** in the search results.
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2. In the **Load balancer** page, select **+ Create**.
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3. In the **Basics** tab of the **Create load balancer** page, enter, or select the following information:
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| Setting | Value |
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| **Project details** | |
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| Subscription | Select your subscription. |
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| Resource group | Select **CreatePubLBQS-rg**. |
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| **Instance details** | |
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| Name | Enter **myLoadBalancer** |
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| Region | Select **West US 3**. |
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| SKU | Select **Basic**. |
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| Type | Select **Public**. |
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4. Select **Next: Frontend IP configuration** at the bottom of the page.
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5. In **Frontend IP configuration**, select **+ Add a frontend IP**.
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6. Enter **myFrontend** in **Name**.
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7. Select **IPv4** or **IPv6** for the **IP version**.
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8. Select **Create new** in **Public IP address**.
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9. In **Add a public IP address**, enter **myPublicIP** for **Name**.
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10. In **Assignment**, select **Static**.
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11. Select **OK**.
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12. Select **Add**.
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13. Select **Next: Backend pools** at the bottom of the page.
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14. In the **Backend pools** tab, select **+ Add a backend pool**.
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15. Enter or select the following information in **Add backend pool**.
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| Setting | Value |
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| Name | Enter **myBackendPool**. |
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| Virtual network | Select **myVNet (CreatePubLBQS-rg)**. |
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| Associated to | Select **Virtual machines**. |
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| IP version | Select **IPv4** or **IPv6**. |
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16. Select **Add**.
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17. Select the **Next: Inbound rules** button at the bottom of the page.
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18. In **Load balancing rule** in the **Inbound rules** tab, select **+ Add a load balancing rule**.
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19. In **Add load balancing rule**, enter or select the following information:
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| Setting | Value |
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| Name | Enter **myHTTPRule** |
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| IP Version | Select **IPv4** or **IPv6** depending on your requirements. |
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| Frontend IP address | Select **myFrontend**. |
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| Backend pool | Select **myBackendPool**. |
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| Protocol | Select **TCP**. |
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| Port | Enter **80**. |
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| Backend port | Enter **80**. |
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| Health probe | Select **Create new**. </br> In **Name**, enter **myHealthProbe**. </br> Select **TCP** in **Protocol**. </br> Leave the rest of the defaults, and select **OK**. |
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| Session persistence | Select **None**. |
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| Idle timeout (minutes) | Enter or select **15**. |
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| Floating IP | Select **Disabled**. |
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20. Select **Add**.
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21. Select the blue **Review + create** button at the bottom of the page.
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22. Select **Create**.
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## Create virtual machines
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In this section, you'll create two VMs (**myVM1** and **myVM2**).
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The two VMs will be added to an availability set named **myAvailabilitySet**.
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual machine**. Select **Virtual machines** in the search results.
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2. In **Virtual machines**, select **+ Create** > **Virtual machine**.
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3. In **Create a virtual machine**, type or select the values in the **Basics** tab:
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| Setting | Value |
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| **Project Details** | |
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| Subscription | Select your Azure subscription |
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| Resource Group | Select **CreatePubLBQS-rg** |
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| **Instance details** | |
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| Virtual machine name | Enter **myVM1** |
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| Region | Select **West US 3** |
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| Availability Options | Select **Availability set** |
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| Availability set | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter **myAvailabilitySet** in **Name**. </br> Select **OK** |
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| Security type | Select **Standard**. |
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| Image | Select **Windows Server 2022 Datacenter - Gen2** |
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| Azure Spot instance | Leave the default of unchecked. |
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| Size | Choose VM size or take default setting |
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| **Administrator account** | |
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| Username | Enter a username |
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| Password | Enter a password |
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| Confirm password | Reenter password |
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| Public inbound ports | Select **None**. |
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4. Select the **Networking** tab, or select **Next: Disks**, then **Next: Networking**.
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5. In the Networking tab, select or enter:
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| Virtual network | Select **myVNet** |
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| Subnet | Select **myBackendSubnet** |
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| Public IP | Select **None** |
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| NIC network security group | Select **Advanced**|
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| Configure network security group | Select **Create new**. </br> In the **Create network security group**, enter **myNSG** in **Name**. </br> Under **Inbound rules**, select **+Add an inbound rule**. </br> In **Source port ranges**, enter **80**. </br> In **Service**, select **HTTP**. </br> Under **Priority**, enter **100**. </br> In **Name**, enter **myNSGRule** </br> Select **Add** </br> Select **OK** |
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| Place this virtual machine behind an existing load-balancing solution? | Select the box |
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| **Load balancing settings** | |
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| Load balancing options | Select **Azure Load Balancer**. |
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| Select a load balancer | Select **myLoadBalancer**. |
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| Select a backend pool | Select **myBackendPool**. |
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6. Select **Review + create**.
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7. Review the settings, and then select **Create**.
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| Setting | VM 2 |
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| Availability set | Select **myAvailabilitySet** |
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| Network security group | Select the existing **myNSG** |
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[!INCLUDE [ephemeral-ip-note.md](../../../includes/ephemeral-ip-note.md)]
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual machine**. Select **Virtual machines** in the search results.
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2. Select **myVM1**.
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3. On the **Overview** page, select **Connect**, then **Bastion**.
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4. Select **Use Bastion**.
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5. Enter the username and password entered during VM creation.
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6. Select **Connect**.
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## Test the load balancer
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1. In the search box at the top of the page, enter **Load balancer**. Select **Load balancers** in the search results.
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2. Find the public IP address for the load balancer on the **Overview** page under **Public IP address**.
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3. Copy the public IP address, and then paste it into the address bar of your browser. The custom VM page of the IIS Web server is displayed in the browser.
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## Clean up resources
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When no longer needed, delete the resource group, load balancer, and all related resources. To do so, select the resource group **CreatePubLBQS-rg** that contains the resources and then select **Delete**.
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## Next steps
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In this quickstart, you:
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* Created a basic public load balancer.
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* Attached 2 VMs to the load balancer.
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* Tested the load balancer.
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To learn more about Azure Load Balancer, continue to:
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- name: Basic Load Balancer documentation
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href: index.yml
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- name: Quickstarts
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items:
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- name: Create a basic public load balancer
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items:
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- name: Portal
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href: quickstart-basic-public-lb-portal.md
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expanded: true
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- name: Reference
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items:
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- name: Azure CLI
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href: /cli/azure/azure-cli-reference-for-network
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- name: Azure PowerShell
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href: /powershell/module/az.network
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- name: .NET
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href: /dotnet/api/overview/azure/virtual-network
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- name: Java
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href: /java/api/
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- name: Node.js
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href: /javascript/azure#azure-sdk
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- name: Python
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href: https://azure.microsoft.com/develop/python/
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- name: REST
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href: /rest/api/virtualnetwork/nat-gateways
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- name: Resource Manager template
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href: /azure/templates/microsoft.network/allversions
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- name: Code samples
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href: https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/samples/?service=virtual-network
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- name: Resources
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items:
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- name: Build your skills with Microsoft Learn
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href: /learn/browse/
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- name: Azure roadmap
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href: https://azure.microsoft.com/roadmap/?category=networking
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- name: Networking blog
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href: https://azure.microsoft.com/blog/topics/networking
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- name: Microsoft Q&A question page for Networking
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href: /answers/topics/azure-virtual-network.html
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- name: Networking feedback
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href: https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/forum/8ae9bf04-8326-ec11-b6e6-000d3a4f0789
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- name: Pricing
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href: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/virtual-network
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- name: Pricing calculator
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href: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/calculator/
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- name: Stack Overflow
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href: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/azure-virtual-network

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