| Azure Element | Notes |
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| Azure documentation | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/load-balancer/ |
| Load balancer Name | The load balancer name can't have white spaces |
| Algorithm | - DEFAULT
- SOURCEIP
- SOURCEIPPROTOCOL
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| Addresses and networks | - The load balancer must have one and only one public OR private address
- The load balancer can only be attached to one subnet. Mandatory for private addresses
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| Multiple incoming connections | Use one load balancer with multiple incoming connections to different ports |
| Routing rules | - You must create at least one routing rule. There must always be at least one routing rule in the load balancer
- You can only create one routing rule per incoming port and one rule per outgoing port (i.e. two rules cannot receive traffic on the same port or route it to the same port).
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| Routing rule protocol in | TCP and UDP |
| Routing rule port in | IN and OUT port must be the same |
| SSL certificate | Not yet supported |
| Health check | - Only one health check can be configured for the load balancer
- Protocols supported for healthcheck: TcpTCP, HttpHTTP
- Health check interval must be between 5 and 2147483646
- Health check port must be between 1 and 65535
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| Firewalls | Azure NSGs are not yet supported |
| Nodes | Azure does not allow you to attach a VM with a Basic hardware profile to a load balancer |