AKS Edge Essential Load Balancer Options

Question

Hi,

Could you please provide load balancer options in a on premise disconnected environment of AKS Edge Essential Single Node or Multi node cluster where application micro services are deployed. Can Metal LB be used as a load balancer with an ingress controller in AKS Edge? What other options are suggested. Any references will be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

Saket

Answer 1

Hi Saket Pani,

Yes, the main option It's MetalLB used as a load balancer in AKS Edge. You also need an ingress controller. Other options might include cloud provider load balancers or third-party ones. It is not mentioned in the provided context whether it is supported or not. Here there is a guied how to deploy an MetalLB: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/hybrid/deploy-load-balancer

References:

• Use a public standard load balancer in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Use an internal load balancer with Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• Best practices for network connectivity and security in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
• AKS Edge Essentials

Cheers,

Luis