Create AVI SLB service – Basic

This workflow creates a virtual service on AVI devices. The virtual service can be of HTTP, HTTPS, L4, or L4 SSL/TLS type. The SSL certificate and SSL profile can be attached based on the virtual service type. The Pool members can be attached as IP and hostname, IP range, or IP group.

To run this workflow,

  1. Go to Menu > Request > View/Run.
    The Workflow Catalog page appears.
  2. In the Workflow Catalog page, hover over the Create AVI SLB service – Basic workflow.
    The Run and Schedule buttons are shown.

  3. Click the Run button.
    The Form Input page opens:

  4. Select the field information in the Device Info section of Form Input.

  5. The following table provides the field description for the Device Info section of Form Input:
    Field Description
    Data center Displays the list of datacenters of the devices, which are created in the Device Inventory. Select the datacenter of a device from the drop-down option for which this request is to be created. For the devices, which are created without a datacenter in the Device Inventory, select the datacenter as None.
    *Device Name Displays the list of devices associated with the selected datacenter. If the datacenter is selected as None, the devices that are created without datacenter details are listed. Select the desired device from the drop-down option.
    *Cloud Clouds are containers for the environment that Vantage is installed or operating within. During the initial setup of Vantage, a default cloud, named “Default-Cloud”, is created. This is where the first Controller is deployed, into Default-Cloud. Additional clouds may be added, containing SEs and virtual services. Select a cloud from the drop-down list.
    *Tenant Name A tenant is an isolated instance of Avi Vantage. Each Avi Vantage user account is associated with one or more tenants. The tenant associated with a user account defines the resources that users can access within Avi Vantage. When a user logs in, Avi Vantage restricts their access to only those resources that are in the same tenant. Select a tenant's name from the drop-down list.
    *VRF The Virtual Routing Framework (VRF) is a method of isolating traffic within a system. This is also referred to as a “Route Domain” within the load balancer community. Select a VRF from the drop-down list.
  6. Enter or select the field information in the Virtual Service Info section of Form Input.
  7. The following table provides the field description for the Virtual Service Info section of Form Input:
    Field Description
    *Name Enter the name of the virtual server.
    *VIP Address Enter the VIP address.
    *Service Port Enter a service port.
    *Application Type

    Select one of the following application types from the drop-down list:

    • HTTP
    • HTTPS
    • L4
    • L4 SSL/TLS
    *Select Servers

    Select one of the following servers for the pools to be attached:

    • IP
    • IP Range
    • IP Group
    DNS Enter the FQDN.
    IP Enter the IP address.
    Server Details Click the add icon to add the virtual server details to the list. After adding the server details to the list, you can manage them.
  8. Click the Submit button.
    The Confirmation popup opens.
    Note:
    • If you want to save this form to edit it later, click the Save Draft button, and then click Ok in the Confirmation popup window. The form will be saved as Open request under Request > My Request.
    • If you want to cancel this form, click the Cancel button.
  9. Click Ok to submit the form.
    The validation starts automatically and reaches the Review stage.
    Note:
    • If there is any failure at this stage, start a new request by providing the correct data.
    • Alternatively, select the failed request and clone it. Update the correct input data in the form input, and submit the workflow again.
  10. Review the input data under the implementation, rollback, and postvalidation tabs:
  11. (Optional) If you need to update any data at this stage, you can do so by clicking the right-side of the mouse on the data and selecting the desired option.
  12. After the review, click the Submit button.
    The Confirmation popup opens.
    Note: To stop running the workflow creation, click Cancel.
  13. Click Ok to continue the workflow creation.
    It takes a while to complete the request.
  14. The workflow is created and the email is triggered to the configured email IDs.
    Note: The stages of the request are shown in the left-side of the screen. To view a particular stage of the request, click the respective stage.