> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.xloud.tech/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Load Balancer Admin Guide

> Administer Xloud Load Balancer infrastructure — configure provider drivers, flavor profiles, project quotas, monitoring, and platform security.

<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Overview</p>

This guide covers platform-level administration of the Xloud Load Balancer service.
Administrators configure provider drivers, define flavor profiles that govern appliance
capacity, enforce per-project quotas, and monitor the health of the underlying
infrastructure.

<Warning>
  **Administrator Access Required** — This operation requires the `admin` role. Contact your
  Xloud administrator if you do not have sufficient permissions.
</Warning>

<Tabs>
  <Tab title="XDeploy" icon="server">
    The Load Balancer service is configured through the XDeploy Configuration panel:

    <Steps titleSize="h3">
      <Step title="Open Configuration" icon="settings">
        Navigate to **XDeploy → Configuration** and select the **Load Balancer** tab.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Enable the Load Balancer service" icon="toggle-left">
        Set **Enable Load Balancer** to **Yes**.
      </Step>

      <Step title="Configure service parameters" icon="sliders">
        Set the following options as needed:

        | Setting                  | Description                                              |
        | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------- |
        | **Controller Interface** | Management network interface for appliance communication |
        | **Amphora Network**      | Network and subnet used by load balancer appliances      |
        | **Flavor Sizing**        | Appliance flavor (vCPU, RAM) for capacity tiers          |
        | **Topology**             | Single or Active-Standby appliance topology              |
        | **TLS Certificates**     | Certificate configuration for HTTPS termination          |
      </Step>

      <Step title="Save and deploy" icon="rocket">
        Click **Save Configuration**, then navigate to **XDeploy → Operations** and
        run a **Deploy** or **Reconfigure** for the Load Balancer service.

        <Check>Load Balancer service is deployed and operational.</Check>
      </Step>
    </Steps>
  </Tab>

  <Tab title="CLI" icon="terminal">
    Configure the Load Balancer service by editing `octavia.conf` directly at
    `/etc/xavs/config/octavia/octavia.conf`. See the individual topic guides below
    for detailed parameters.
  </Tab>
</Tabs>

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<CardGroup cols={4}>
  <Card title="Architecture" icon="network" href="/services/load-balancer/lb-architecture" color="#197560">
    Controller-appliance topology, data plane, and management plane components.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Provider Drivers" icon="cpu" href="/services/load-balancer/provider-drivers" color="#197560">
    View and configure the load balancing provider drivers available in your deployment.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Flavor Profiles" icon="sliders" href="/services/load-balancer/flavor-profiles" color="#197560">
    Create capacity tiers that users select at load balancer provisioning time.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Quotas" icon="gauge" href="/services/load-balancer/lb-quotas" color="#197560">
    Enforce per-project resource limits for load balancers, listeners, pools, and members.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Monitoring" icon="activity" href="/services/load-balancer/lb-monitoring" color="#197560">
    Monitor appliance health, connection statistics, and service component status.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Security" icon="shield" href="/services/load-balancer/lb-security" color="#197560">
    Restrict management plane access, manage TLS certificate lifecycle, and audit quota usage.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Troubleshooting" icon="wrench" href="/services/load-balancer/lb-troubleshooting" color="#197560">
    Resolve appliance provisioning failures, service outages, and high latency issues.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Quick Reference</p>

| Task                            | Command                                        |
| ------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| List all load balancers (admin) | `openstack loadbalancer list --all-projects`   |
| List all appliances             | `openstack loadbalancer amphora list`          |
| Show service providers          | `openstack loadbalancer provider list`         |
| Show default quotas             | `openstack loadbalancer quota defaults show`   |
| Failover an appliance           | `openstack loadbalancer amphora failover <id>` |
| Check service containers        | `docker ps --filter name=load-balancer`        |

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<p style={{ fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 700, marginBottom: '0.75rem' }}>Next Steps</p>

<CardGroup cols={4}>
  <Card title="Load Balancer User Guide" icon="book-open" href="/services/load-balancer/user-guide" color="#197560">
    Day-to-day operations — creating load balancers, pools, and health monitors.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Identity Admin Guide" icon="fingerprint" href="/services/identity/admin-guide" color="#197560">
    Manage RBAC policies controlling load balancer resource access.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>