Managing a Backend Server Group

You can enable modification protection for a backend server group to prevent the backend servers in it from being modified or deleted by accident.

Enabling modification protection for a backend server group will prohibit any change to both the group and the backend servers in it.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the console and select a desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Network > Elastic Load Balance.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Load Balance > Backend Server Groups.
5. On the displayed page, locate the backend server group and click its name.
6. On the Summary tab, click Configure next to Modification Protection.
7. In the Configure Modification Protection dialog box, enable Modification Protection.
8. Click OK.

You can enable removal protection for a backend server group to prevent the backend servers in it from being removed by accident.

After removal protection is enabled for a backend server group, you cannot remove backend servers from it.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the console and select a desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Network > Elastic Load Balance.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Load Balance > Backend Server Groups.
5. On the displayed page, locate the backend server group and click its name.
6. On the Summary tab, enable Removal Protection for Backend Servers.

You can view the details of a backend server group.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the console and select a desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Network > Elastic Load Balance.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Load Balance > Backend Server Groups.
5. On the backend server group list page, click the name of the backend server group.
6. Click different tabs to view the required information.
   1. On the Summary tab, view the basic information (such as name, ID, backend protocol) and health check settings.
   2. On the Backend Servers tab, view the servers that have been added to the backend server group.
   3. On the Associated Resources tab, view the resources (load balancers, listeners, and forwarding policies) that are associated with the backend server group.

Before deleting a backend server group, you need to:

• Disassociate it from the listeners. For details, see Changing a Backend Server Group.
• Ensure the backend server group is not used by a forwarding policy of an HTTP or HTTPS listener.

1. Log in to the management console.
2. Click in the upper left corner of the console and select a desired region and project.
3. Click in the upper left corner to display Service List and choose Network > Elastic Load Balance.
4. In the navigation pane on the left, choose Elastic Load Balance > Backend Server Groups.
5. On the backend server group list page, locate the backend server group and click Delete in the Operation column.
6. In the displayed dialog box, enter DELETE.
7. Click OK.