OpenStack Networking Cookbook

Adding a load balancer member using CLI

In this recipe, we will add a load balancer member using the Neutron CLI.

Getting ready

For this recipe, you will need the following information:

• The SSH login credentials for a node where the Neutron client packages are installed
• A shell RC file that initializes the environment variables for CLI
• The IP address of the member
• The protocol port of the application running in the member
• The name of the load balancer pool where this member will be added

How to do it…

The following steps will show you how to add a load balancer member using the Neutron CLI:

1. Using the appropriate credentials, SSH into the OpenStack node installed with the Neutron client packages.
2. Source the shell RC file to initialize the environment variables ...