Deployment Considerations

This section explains the deployment considerations required for the installation process for NSX Advanced Load Balancer .

Minimum Requirements

Before you deploy NSX Advanced Load Balancer in Microsoft Azure, your system must comply with all hardware, software, networking, and storage requirements.

For more information on system requirements, see NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller Sizing.

Ports and Protocols

The Service Engine subnet should allow incoming TCP connections on port 7 from the IP address 168.63.129.16. This is used by Azure to probe the Service Engine health.

For more information, see Ports and Protocols used by NSX Advanced Load Balancer for Management communication.