GCP - Cloud Load Balancing
You configured a Network Load Balancer but clients report connection failures. What is a common misconfiguration that could cause this?
You configured a Network Load Balancer but clients report connection failures. What is a common misconfiguration that could cause this?
medium📝 Conceptual Q6 of 15
Step-by-Step Solution
Solution:
Step 1: Identify forwarding rule type for Network Load Balancer
Network Load Balancer requires regional forwarding rules.Step 2: Understand impact of wrong forwarding rule
Using a global forwarding rule causes connection failures because it is incompatible with Network Load Balancer.Final Answer:
Using a global forwarding rule instead of a regional one -> Option DQuick Check:
Network Load Balancer needs regional forwarding rule = D [OK]
Quick Trick: Network Load Balancer must use regional forwarding rules [OK]
Common Mistakes:
- Confusing SSL offloading with Network Load Balancer setup
- Using HTTP health checks instead of TCP for TCP load balancer
- Assuming multi-region backends cause connection failures
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