Merge pull request #294523 from mbender-ms/patch-926508

load balancer | Maintenance | Update naming convention CRLB > Global LB

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/load-balancer/TOC.yml

@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@
       href: tutorial-load-balancer-standard-public-zonal-portal.md
     - name: Load balance VMs with multiple availability sets
       href: tutorial-multi-availability-sets-portal.md
-  - name: Cross-region load balancer
+  - name: Globalload balancer
     items:
-    - name: Create cross-region load balancer - Portal
+    - name: Create global load balancer - Portal
       href: tutorial-cross-region-portal.md
-    - name: Deploy cross-region load balancer - ARM template
+    - name: Deploy global load balancer - ARM template
       href: tutorial-deploy-cross-region-load-balancer-template.md
   - name: Gateway load balancer
     items:
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@
     href: load-balancer-custom-probe-overview.md
   - name: Cross-subscription load balancer
     href: cross-subscription-overview.md
-  - name: Cross-region load balancer
+  - name: Global load balancer
     href: cross-region-overview.md
   - name: Administrative state
     href: admin-state-overview.md
   - name: Reliability
     items:
-    - name: Availability zones and cross-region load balancer
+    - name: Availability zones and global load balancer
       href: ../reliability/reliability-load-balancer.md?toc=/azure/load-balancer/toc.json&bc=/azure/load-balancer/breadcrumb/toc.json
     - name: Availability zone migration
       href: ../reliability/migrate-load-balancer.md?toc=/azure/load-balancer/toc.json&bc=/azure/load-balancer/breadcrumb/toc.json

articles/load-balancer/cross-region-overview.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: Cross-region load balancer
+title: Global load balancer
 titleSuffix: Azure Load Balancer
-description: Overview of cross region load balancer tier for Azure Load Balancer.
+description: Overview of global load balancer tier for Azure Load Balancer.
 services: load-balancer
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ms.custom: references_regions
 
 # Global Load Balancer
 
-Azure Standard Load Balancer supports cross-region load balancing enabling geo-redundant high availability scenarios such as:
+Azure Standard Load Balancer supports global load balancing enabling geo-redundant high availability scenarios such as:
 
 * Incoming traffic originating from multiple regions.
 * [Instant global failover](#regional-redundancy) to the next optimal regional deployment.

articles/load-balancer/tutorial-cross-region-portal.md

@@ -1,24 +1,24 @@
 ---
-title: 'Tutorial: Create a cross-region load balancer'
+title: 'Tutorial: Create an Azure Global Load Balancer'
 titleSuffix: Azure Load Balancer
-description: Get started with this tutorial deploying a cross-region Azure Load Balancer with the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or Azure PowerShell.
+description: Get started with this tutorial deploying a global Load Balancer with the Azure portal, Azure CLI, or Azure PowerShell.
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: tutorial
 ms.date: 08/01/2024
 ms.custom: template-tutorial, references_regions
-#Customer intent: As a administrator, I want to deploy a cross-region load balancer for global high availability of my application or service.
+#Customer intent: As a administrator, I want to deploy a global load balancer for global high availability of my application or service.
 ---
 
-# Tutorial: Create a cross-region Azure Load Balancer
+# Tutorial: Create an Azure Global Load Balancer
 
-A cross-region load balancer ensures a service is available globally across multiple Azure regions. If one region fails, the traffic is routed to the next closest healthy regional load balancer.  
+A global load balancer ensures a service is available globally across multiple Azure regions. If one region fails, the traffic is routed to the next closest healthy regional load balancer.  
 
 In this tutorial, you learn how to:
 
 > [!div class="checklist"]
-> * Create cross-region load balancer.
+> * Create global load balancer.
 > * Create a backend pool containing two regional load balancers.
 > * Create a load balancer rule.
 > * Test the load balancer.
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ If you choose to install and use PowerShell locally, this article requires the A
 ---
 
 
-## Create cross-region load balancer
+## Create global load balancer
 
-In this section, you create a cross-region load balancer with a public IP address, a frontend IP configuration, a backend pool with region load balancers added, and a load balancer rule.
+In this section, you create a global load balancer with a public IP address, a frontend IP configuration, a backend pool with region load balancers added, and a load balancer rule.
 
 # [Azure portal](#tab/azureportal)
 
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ In this section, you create a cross-region load balancer with a public IP addres
     | SKU           | Leave the default of **Standard**. |
     | Tier           | Select **Global** |
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-cross-region-portal/create-cross-region.png" alt-text="Create a cross-region load balancer" border="true":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-cross-region-portal/create-cross-region.png" alt-text="Create a global load balancer" border="true":::
 
 5. Select **Next: Frontend IP configuration** at the bottom of the page.
 
@@ -158,9 +158,9 @@ Create a resource group with [az group create](/cli/azure/group#az-group-create)
     --location westus
 ```
 
-### Create the cross-region load balancer resource
+### Create the global load balancer resource
 
-Create a cross-region load balancer with [az network cross-region-lb create](/cli/azure/network/cross-region-lb#az-network-cross-region-lb-create):
+Create a global load balancer with [az network cross-region-lb create](/cli/azure/network/cross-region-lb#az-network-cross-region-lb-create):
 
 * Named **myLoadBalancer-CR**.
 * A frontend pool named **myFrontEnd-CR**.
@@ -203,18 +203,18 @@ Create a load balancer rule with [az network cross-region-lb rule create](/cli/a
 
 ## Create backend pool
 
-In this section, you add two regional standard load balancers to the backend pool of the cross-region load balancer.
+In this section, you add two regional standard load balancers to the backend pool of the global load balancer.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > To complete these steps, ensure that two regional load balancers with backend pools have been deployed in your subscription.  For more information, see, **[Quickstart: Create a public load balancer to load balance VMs using Azure CLI](quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-cli.md)**.
 
 ### Add the regional frontends to load balancer
 
-In this section, you place the resource IDs of two regional load balancers frontends into variables, and then use the variables to add the frontends to the backend address pool of the cross-region load balancer.
+In this section, you place the resource IDs of two regional load balancers frontends into variables, and then use the variables to add the frontends to the backend address pool of the global load balancer.
 
 Retrieve the resource IDs with [az network lb frontend-ip show](/cli/azure/network/lb/frontend-ip#az-network-lb-frontend-ip-show).
 
-Use [az network cross-region-lb address-pool address add](/cli/azure/network/cross-region-lb/address-pool/address#az-network-cross-region-lb-address-pool-address-add) to add the frontends you placed in variables in the backend pool of the cross-region load balancer:
+Use [az network cross-region-lb address-pool address add](/cli/azure/network/cross-region-lb/address-pool/address#az-network-cross-region-lb-address-pool-address-add) to add the frontends you placed in variables in the backend pool of the global load balancer:
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
   region1id=$(az network lb frontend-ip show \
@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ New-AzResourceGroup @rg
 
 ```
 
-### Create cross-region load balancer resources
+### Create global load balancer resources
 
-In this section, you create the resources needed for the cross-region load balancer.
+In this section, you create the resources needed for the global load balancer.
 
-A global standard sku public IP is used for the frontend of the cross-region load balancer.
+A global standard sku public IP is used for the frontend of the global load balancer.
 
 * Use [New-AzPublicIpAddress](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azpublicipaddress) to create the public IP address.
 
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ A global standard sku public IP is used for the frontend of the cross-region loa
 
 * Create a load balancer rule with [Add-AzLoadBalancerRuleConfig](/powershell/module/az.network/add-azloadbalancerruleconfig).
 
-* Create a cross-region load Balancer with [New-AzLoadBalancer](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azloadbalancer).
+* Create a global load Balancer with [New-AzLoadBalancer](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azloadbalancer).
 
 ```azurepowershell-interactive
 `## Create global IP address for load balancer ##
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ $rul = @{
 }
 $rule = New-AzLoadBalancerRuleConfig @rul
 
-## Create cross-region load balancer resource ##
+## Create global load balancer resource ##
 $lbp = @{
     ResourceGroupName = 'myResourceGroupLB-CR'
     Name = 'myLoadBalancer-CR'
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ $lb = New-AzLoadBalancer @lbp`
 
 ## Configure backend pool
 
-In this section, you add two regional standard load balancers to the backend pool of the cross-region load balancer.
+In this section, you add two regional standard load balancers to the backend pool of the global load balancer.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > To complete these steps, ensure that two regional load balancers with backend pools have been deployed in your subscription.  For more information, see, **[Quickstart: Create a public load balancer to load balance VMs using Azure PowerShell](quickstart-load-balancer-standard-public-powershell.md)**.
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ In this section, you add two regional standard load balancers to the backend poo
 
 * Use [New-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressConfig](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azloadbalancerbackendaddressconfig) to create the backend address pool configuration for the load balancer.
 
-* Use [Set-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressPool](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azloadbalancerbackendaddresspool) to add the regional load balancer frontend to the cross-region backend pool.
+* Use [Set-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressPool](/powershell/module/az.network/new-azloadbalancerbackendaddresspool) to add the regional load balancer frontend to the global backend pool.
 
 ```azurepowershell-interactive
  ## Place the region one load balancer configuration in a variable ##
@@ -372,21 +372,21 @@ $region2fe = @{
 }
 $R2FE = Get-AzLoadBalancerFrontendIpConfig @region2fe
 
-## Create the cross-region backend address pool configuration for region 1 ##
+## Create the global backend address pool configuration for region 1 ##
 $region1ap = @{
     Name = 'MyBackendPoolConfig-R1'
     LoadBalancerFrontendIPConfigurationId = $R1FE.Id
 }
 $beaddressconfigR1 = New-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressConfig @region1ap
 
-## Create the cross-region backend address pool configuration for region 2 ##
+## Create the global backend address pool configuration for region 2 ##
 $region2ap = @{
     Name = 'MyBackendPoolConfig-R2'
     LoadBalancerFrontendIPConfigurationId = $R2FE.Id
 }
 $beaddressconfigR2 = New-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressConfig @region2ap
 
-## Apply the backend address pool configuration for the cross-region load balancer ##
+## Apply the backend address pool configuration for the global load balancer ##
 $bepoolcr = @{
     ResourceGroupName = 'myResourceGroupLB-CR'
     LoadBalancerName = 'myLoadBalancer-CR'
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ Set-AzLoadBalancerBackendAddressPool @bepoolcr
 ## Test the load balancer
 
 # [Azure portal](#tab/azureportal)
-In this section, you test the cross-region load balancer. You connect to the public IP address in a web browser.  You stop the virtual machines in one of the regional load balancer backend pools and observe the failover.
+In this section, you test the global load balancer. You connect to the public IP address in a web browser.  You stop the virtual machines in one of the regional load balancer backend pools and observe the failover.
 
 1. Find the public IP address for the load balancer on the **Overview** screen. Select **All services** in the left-hand menu, select **All resources**, and then select **myPublicIP-cr**.
 
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ In this section, you test the cross-region load balancer. You connect to the pub
 
 # [Azure CLI](#tab/azurecli/)
 
-In this section, you test the cross-region load balancer. You connect to the public IP address in a web browser.  You stop the virtual machines in one of the regional load balancer backend pools and observe the failover.
+In this section, you test the global load balancer. You connect to the public IP address in a web browser.  You stop the virtual machines in one of the regional load balancer backend pools and observe the failover.
 
 1. To get the public IP address of the load balancer, use [az network public-ip show](/cli/azure/network/public-ip#az-network-public-ip-show):
 
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ In this section, you test the cross-region load balancer. You connect to the pub
 
 # [Azure PowerShell](#tab/azurepowershell/)
 
-In this section, you test the cross-region load balancer. You connect to the public IP address in a web browser.  You stop the virtual machines in one of the regional load balancer backend pools and observe the failover.
+In this section, you test the global load balancer. You connect to the public IP address in a web browser.  You stop the virtual machines in one of the regional load balancer backend pools and observe the failover.
 
 1. Use [Get-AzPublicIpAddress](/powershell/module/az.network/get-azpublicipaddress) to get the public IP address of the load balancer:
 
@@ -487,11 +487,11 @@ Remove-AzResourceGroup -Name 'myResourceGroupLB-CR'
 
 In this tutorial, you:
 
-* Created a cross-region load balancer.
-* Added regional load balancers to the backend pool of the cross-region load balancer.
+* Created a global load balancer.
+* Added regional load balancers to the backend pool of the global load balancer.
 * Created a load-balancing rule.
 * Tested the load balancer.
 
-For more information on cross-region load balancer, see:
+For more information on global load balancer, see:
 > [!div class="nextstepaction"]
-> [Cross-region load balancer (Preview)](cross-region-overview.md)
+> [Global load balancer](cross-region-overview.md)

articles/load-balancer/tutorial-deploy-cross-region-load-balancer-template.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-title: Deploy a cross-region load balancer with Azure Resource Manager templates | Microsoft Docs
-description: Deploy a cross-region load balancer with Azure Resource Manager templates
+title: Deploy a global load balancer with Azure Resource Manager templates | Microsoft Docs
+description: Deploy a global load balancer with Azure Resource Manager templates
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: azure-load-balancer
 ms.topic: tutorial 
 ms.date: 07/22/2024
 ms.custom: template-tutorial, devx-track-arm-template
-#Customer intent: As a administrator, I want to deploy a cross-region load balancer for global high availability of my application or service.
+#Customer intent: As a administrator, I want to deploy a global load balancer for global high availability of my application or service.
 ---
 
-# Tutorial: Deploy a cross-region load balancer with Azure Resource Manager templates
+# Tutorial: Deploy a global load balancer with Azure Resource Manager templates
 
-A cross-region load balancer ensures a service is available globally across multiple Azure regions. If one region fails, the traffic is routed to the next closest healthy regional load balancer.  
+A global load balancer ensures a service is available globally across multiple Azure regions. If one region fails, the traffic is routed to the next closest healthy regional load balancer.  
 
 Using an ARM template takes fewer steps comparing to other deployment methods.
 
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ In this tutorial, you learn how to:
 -  An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) and access to the Azure portal.
 
 ## Review the template
-In this section, you review the template and the parameters that are used to deploy the cross-region load balancer. 
+In this section, you review the template and the parameters that are used to deploy the global load balancer. 
 The template used in this quickstart is from the [Azure Quickstart Templates](https://azure.microsoft.com/resources/templates/load-balancer-cross-region/).
 
 :::code language="json" source="~/quickstart-templates/quickstarts/microsoft.compute/2-vms-internal-load-balancer/azuredeploy.json":::
 
 > [!NOTE] 
-> When you create a standard load balancer, you must also create a new standard public IP address that is configured as the frontend for the standard load balancer. Also, the Load balancers and public IP SKUs must match. In our case, we will create two standard public IP addresses, one for the regional level load balancer and another for the cross-region load balancer.  
+> When you create a standard load balancer, you must also create a new standard public IP address that is configured as the frontend for the standard load balancer. Also, the Load balancers and public IP SKUs must match. In our case, we will create two standard public IP addresses, one for the regional level load balancer and another for the global load balancer.  
 
 Multiple Azure resources have been defined in the template:
-- [**Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers**](/azure/templates/microsoft.network/loadBalancers):Regional and cross-region load balancers.
+- [**Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers**](/azure/templates/microsoft.network/loadBalancers):Regional and global load balancers.
 
 - [**Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses**](/azure/templates/microsoft.network/publicipaddresses): for the load balancer, bastion host, and for each of the virtual machines.
 - [**Microsoft.Network/bastionHosts**](/azure/templates/microsoft.network/bastionhosts)
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ To find more templates that are related to Azure Load Balancer, see [Azure Quick
 1. If necessary, sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
 1. Select **Resource groups** from the left pane.
 1. Select the resource group used in the deployment. The default resource group name is the **project name** with **-rg** appended. For example, **crlb-learn-arm-rg**.
-1. Select the cross-region load balancer. Its default name is the project name with **-cr** appended. For example, **crlb-learn-arm-cr**.
+1. Select the global load balancer. Its default name is the project name with **-cr** appended. For example, **crlb-learn-arm-cr**.
 1. Copy only the IP address part of the public IP address, and then paste it into the address bar of your browser. The page resolves to a default IIS Windows Server web page.
 
     :::image type="content" source="media/tutorial-deploy-cross-region-load-balancer-template/default-web-page.png" alt-text="Screenshot of default IIS Windows Server web page in web browser.":::
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ In this tutorial, you:
 - Created a cross region load balancer\
 - Created a regional load balancer
 - Created three virtual machines and linked them to the regional load balancer
-- Configured the cross-region load balancer to work with the regional load balancer
-- Tested the cross-region load balancer. 
+- Configured the global load balancer to work with the regional load balancer
+- Tested the global load balancer. 
 
 Learn more about cross-region load balancer.  
 Advance to the next article to learn how to create...