Key Terms¶

Below is a list of key terms to do with load balancers that you may see throughout the documentation.

• Load Balancer: A server which takes many requests and distributes them across a series of servers which sit behind the load balancer.

• Target Group - A collection of servers that receive routed requests from the load balancer.

• Target - A target is an individual server that receives a request from the load balancer.

• Listener - Listeners are used for your IP, port and traffic routing configuration.

• Access Control - Access controls are used to help with traffic routing and controlling who is able to access your servers.

• VIP - A virtual IP address which has been assigned to the load balancer.