Exercise: Create and configure an Azure load balancer

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Lab scenario

In this lab, you will create an internal load balancer for the fictional Contoso Ltd organization.

Architecture diagram

Diagram of internal standard load balancer.

Objectives

  • Task 1: Create the virtual network
  • Task 2: Create backend servers
    • Use a template to create the virtual machines. You can review the lab template.
    • Use Azure PowerShell to deploy the template.
  • Task 3: Create the load balancer
  • Task 4: Create load balancer resources
  • Task 5: Test the load balancer

Note

Click on the thumbnail image to start the lab simulation. When you're done, be sure to return to this page so you can continue learning.

You may find slight differences between the interactive simulation and the hosted lab, but the core concepts and ideas being demonstrated are the same.

Screenshot of the simulation page.