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The default member protocol and member port settings match the protocol and port settings on the
General page.
The pool of member machines is shown in the Member option value in the blueprint load balancer
component user interface. The Member entry is set to the pool or cluster of machines.
Prerequisites
Define Virtual Server General Settings.
Procedure
1 (Optional) The Member protocol setting matches the protocol that you specified on the General tab.
This setting defines how the pool member is to receive network traffic.
2 (Optional) Enter a port number in the Member port text box to specify the port on which the pool
member is to receive network traffic.
For example, if the incoming request on the load balancer virtual IP address (VIP) is on port 80, you
might want to route the request to another port, for example port 8080, on the pool members.
3 (Optional) Select the algorithm balancing method for this pool.
The algorithm options and the algorithm parameters for the options that require them are described in
the following table.
Option Description and algorithm parameters
ROUND_ROBIN Each server is used in turn according to the weight assigned to it.
If the load balancer was created in vRealize Automation, the weight is the same
for all members.
This is the smoothest and fairest algorithm when the server's processing time
remains equally distributed.
Algorithm parameters are disabled for this option.
IP-HASH Selects a server based on a hash of the source IP address and the total weight of
all the running servers.
Algorithm parameters are disabled for this option.
LEASTCONN Distributes client requests to multiple servers based on the number of
connections already on the server.
New connections are sent to the server that has the fewest connections.
Algorithm parameters are disabled for this option.
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