Disable or Enable the Load Balancer for an Oracle Java Cloud Service Instance
You can disable the load balancer for an Oracle Java Cloud Service instance to block access to the service instance during maintenance. You can then enable the load balancer again to resume access.
When enabled, the load balancer forwards the requests it receives from clients to the Oracle WebLogic Server managed servers in your service instance. When it is disabled, the load balancer stops forwarding requests, and responds with a maintenance message and the HTTP status code 503.
Note:
- You cannot enable or disable the load balancer for a service instance while the instance is being backed up.
- This procedure is for enabling and disabling Oracle Traffic Director or Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing Classic load balancer. It does not apply to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Load Balancing.
Disable and Enable Oracle Traffic Director
Disable and enable the user-managed load balancer in an Oracle Java Cloud Service instance.
- Navigate to the Overview page for the instance for which you want to enable or disable the load balancer.
- Click Manage this instance in the instance name bar at the top of the page.
- Click Disable Load Balancer or Enable Load Balancer, as required.
- Click Yes, Disable Load Balancer or Yes, Enable Load Balancer.
Disable and Enable an Oracle-Managed Load Balancer
This topic does not apply to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Identify the Cloud Infrastructure Used by a Service Instance.