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az network lb rule

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Manage load balancing rules.

Commands

Name Description Type Status
az network lb rule create

Create a load balancing rule.

 Core GA
az network lb rule delete

Delete a load balancing rule.

 Core GA
az network lb rule list

List load balancing rules.

 Core GA
az network lb rule show

Get the details of a load balancing rule.

 Core GA
az network lb rule update

Update a load balancing rule.

 Core GA
az network lb rule wait

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition is met.

 Core GA

az network lb rule create

Edit

Create a load balancing rule.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule create --backend-port
                          --frontend-port
                          --lb-name
                          --name
                          --protocol {Tcp, Udp}
                          --resource-group
                          [--backend-address-pool]
                          [--enable-floating-ip {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                          [--frontend-ip]
                          [--idle-timeout]
                          [--load-distribution {Default, SourceIP, SourceIPProtocol}]
                          [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                          [--probe]

Examples

Create a load balancing rule that assigns a front-facing IP configuration and port to an address pool and port.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule create -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyLbRule --protocol Tcp --frontend-ip MyFrontEndIp --frontend-port 80 --backend-pool-name MyAddressPool --backend-port 80

Create a load balancing rule that assigns a front-facing IP configuration and port to an address pool and port with the floating ip feature.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule create -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyLbRule --protocol Tcp --frontend-ip MyFrontEndIp --backend-pool-name MyAddressPool --floating-ip true --frontend-port 80 --backend-port 80

Create an HA ports load balancing rule that assigns a frontend IP and port to use all available backend IPs in a pool on the same port.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule create -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyHAPortsRule --protocol All --frontend-port 0 --backend-port 0 --frontend-ip MyFrontendIp --backend-pool-name MyAddressPool

Required Parameters

--backend-port

The port used for internal connections on the endpoint. Acceptable values are between 0 and 65535. Note that value 0 enables "Any Port".

--frontend-port

The port for the external endpoint. Port numbers for each rule must be unique within the Load Balancer. Acceptable values are between 0 and 65534. Note that value 0 enables "Any Port".

--lb-name

The load balancer name.

--name -n

The name of the load balancing rule.

--protocol

The reference to the transport protocol used by the load balancing rule.

Accepted values: Tcp, Udp
--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

--backend-address-pool --backend-pool-name

The name or ID of the backend address pool.

--enable-floating-ip --floating-ip

Configures a virtual machine's endpoint for the floating IP capability required to configure a SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group. This setting is required when using the SQL AlwaysOn Availability Groups in SQL server. This setting can't be changed after you create the endpoint.

Accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes
--frontend-ip --frontend-ip-name

The name of ID of the frontend IP configuration.

--idle-timeout --idle-timeout-in-minutes

The timeout for the TCP idle connection. The value can be set between 4 and 30 minutes. The default value is 4 minutes. This element is only used when the protocol is set to TCP.

--load-distribution

The load distribution policy for this rule.

Accepted values: Default, SourceIP, SourceIPProtocol
Default value: Default
--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

Accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes
--probe --probe-name

The ID or Name of an existing probe to associate with this rule.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az network lb rule delete

Edit

Delete a load balancing rule.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule delete --lb-name
                          --name
                          --resource-group
                          [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]

Examples

Delete a load balancing rule.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule delete -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyLbRule

Required Parameters

--lb-name

The load balancer name.

--name -n

The name of the load balancing rule.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

Accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az network lb rule list

Edit

List load balancing rules.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule list --lb-name
                        --resource-group

Examples

List load balancing rules.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule list -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -o table

Required Parameters

--lb-name

The load balancer name.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az network lb rule show

Edit

Get the details of a load balancing rule.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule show --lb-name
                        --name
                        --resource-group

Examples

Get the details of a load balancing rule.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule show -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyLbRule

Required Parameters

--lb-name

The load balancer name.

--name -n

The name of the load balancing rule.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az network lb rule update

Edit

Update a load balancing rule.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule update --lb-name
                          --name
                          --resource-group
                          [--add]
                          [--backend-address-pool]
                          [--backend-port]
                          [--enable-floating-ip {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                          [--force-string {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                          [--frontend-ip]
                          [--frontend-port]
                          [--idle-timeout]
                          [--load-distribution {Default, SourceIP, SourceIPProtocol}]
                          [--no-wait {0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes}]
                          [--probe]
                          [--protocol {Tcp, Udp}]
                          [--remove]
                          [--set]

Examples

Update a load balancing rule to change the protocol to UDP.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule update -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyLbRule --protocol Udp

Update a load balancing rule to support HA ports.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule update -g MyResourceGroup --lb-name MyLb -n MyLbRule --protocol All --frontend-port 0 --backend-port 0

Required Parameters

--lb-name

The load balancer name.

--name -n

The name of the load balancing rule.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

Optional Parameters

--add

Add an object to a list of objects by specifying a path and key value pairs. Example: --add property.listProperty <key=value, string or JSON string>.

--backend-address-pool --backend-pool-name

The name or ID of the backend address pool.

--backend-port

The port used for internal connections on the endpoint. Acceptable values are between 0 and 65535. Note that value 0 enables "Any Port".

--enable-floating-ip --floating-ip

Configures a virtual machine's endpoint for the floating IP capability required to configure a SQL AlwaysOn Availability Group. This setting is required when using the SQL AlwaysOn Availability Groups in SQL server. This setting can't be changed after you create the endpoint.

Accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes
--force-string

When using 'set' or 'add', preserve string literals instead of attempting to convert to JSON.

Accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes
--frontend-ip --frontend-ip-name

The name of ID of the frontend IP configuration.

--frontend-port

The port for the external endpoint. Port numbers for each rule must be unique within the Load Balancer. Acceptable values are between 0 and 65534. Note that value 0 enables "Any Port".

--idle-timeout --idle-timeout-in-minutes

The timeout for the TCP idle connection. The value can be set between 4 and 30 minutes. The default value is 4 minutes. This element is only used when the protocol is set to TCP.

--load-distribution

The load distribution policy for this rule.

Accepted values: Default, SourceIP, SourceIPProtocol
--no-wait

Do not wait for the long-running operation to finish.

Accepted values: 0, 1, f, false, n, no, t, true, y, yes
--probe --probe-name

The ID or Name of an existing probe to associate with this rule.

--protocol

The reference to the transport protocol used by the load balancing rule.

Accepted values: Tcp, Udp
--remove

Remove a property or an element from a list. Example: --remove property.list <indexToRemove> OR --remove propertyToRemove.

--set

Update an object by specifying a property path and value to set. Example: --set property1.property2=<value>.

Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.

az network lb rule wait

Edit

Place the CLI in a waiting state until a condition is met.

Azure CLI 
az network lb rule wait [--created]
                        [--custom]
                        [--deleted]
                        [--exists]
                        [--ids]
                        [--interval]
                        [--lb-name]
                        [--resource-group]
                        [--subscription]
                        [--timeout]
                        [--updated]

Optional Parameters

--created

Wait until created with 'provisioningState' at 'Succeeded'.

Default value: False
--custom

Wait until the condition satisfies a custom JMESPath query. E.g. provisioningState!='InProgress', instanceView.statuses[?code=='PowerState/running'].

--deleted

Wait until deleted.

Default value: False
--exists

Wait until the resource exists.

Default value: False
--ids

One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.

--interval

Polling interval in seconds.

Default value: 30
--lb-name

The load balancer name.

--resource-group -g

Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--timeout

Maximum wait in seconds.

Default value: 3600
--updated

Wait until updated with provisioningState at 'Succeeded'.

Default value: False
Global Parameters
--debug

Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.

--help -h

Show this help message and exit.

--only-show-errors

Only show errors, suppressing warnings.

--output -o

Output format.

Accepted values: json, jsonc, none, table, tsv, yaml, yamlc
Default value: json
--query

JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.

--subscription

Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.

--verbose

Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.