VMware Cloud Director 10.5 is GA now with loads of new thrilling options. Amongst these new options are the continued integration enhancements with VMware NSX Superior Load Balancer, which is of great significance to Cloud Suppliers who provide Load Balancer as a Service.
You possibly can study extra about this integration and its advantages from this video.
Earlier than 10.5, as a part of self-servicing the LBaaS, tenant directors may create straight by way of the VMware Cloud Director UI the next:
- Server swimming pools with a default port, load balancer algorithm, well being monitor(s), and many others.
- Digital companies with their relevant sort, VIP, ports, and many others.
In VMware Cloud Director 10.5, a brand new merchandise has been added to the checklist of tenant configurable settings – HTTP insurance policies per digital service.
Group Directors can now outline:
- HTTP Request insurance policies to permit manipulation of HTTP requests. These requests could also be modified earlier than they’re forwarded to the server.
- HTTP Response insurance policies to judge responses from the server and can be utilized to change the server’s response headers.
- HTTP Safety insurance policies to implement extra safety measures.
You could find all kinds of match standards and actions to select from for every coverage sort which supplies wonderful flexibility to the operation of the digital companies.
Creating a brand new coverage is as simple as clicking on the three dots subsequent to a digital service and choosing Configure Insurance policies.
You possibly can change between the totally different coverage sorts and outline new guidelines for every. Additionally, a number of insurance policies of various sorts may be mixed if wanted.
Word: This was additionally potential earlier than however solely carried out by the System Administrator straight within the NSX Superior Load Balancer UI. Now we carry this self-service functionality to the tip person tenants.
Keep tuned to our weblog for extra updates on VMware Cloud Director and its integration with VMware NSX Superior Load Balancer.
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