Load Balancer Strategy And Traffic Distribution

Use When

• Traffic growth requires multi-instance distribution
• Release safety needs canary or weighted traffic control

Workflow

1. Choose LB layer (L4 or L7) and routing algorithm by workload profile.
2. Configure health checks, failover thresholds, and connection draining.
3. Define session affinity strategy only where required.
4. Implement weighted routing for canary and blue-green rollouts.
5. Validate latency and error impact across normal and degraded scenarios.

Required Checks