Creating a load balancer rule

Create a load-balancing rule to define how to distribute incoming traffic to your virtual machines.

1. Open your load balancer and click Load balancing rules in the left panel.
2. Click Add.
3. Enter a name for your rule, DemoREST-LBRule for example.
4. Configure the rule as follows:

   Parameter	Value
   Protocol	Select TCP.
   Port	Enter 80.
   Backend port	Enter the port used to deploy your microservice, 5066 in this example.
   Backend pool	Select the backend pool you created, DemoREST-BP.
   Health probe	Select the health probe you created, DemoREST-HP.

5. Keep the default values for the other parameters and click OK.