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Expand Up @@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ During the creation of the load balancer, you configure:

1. In the **Backend pools** tab, select **+ Add a backend pool**.

1. Enter **backend-pool** for **Name** in **Add backend pool**.
1. Enter **backend-pool-1** for **Name** in **Add backend pool**.

1. Select **NIC** or **IP Address** for **Backend Pool Configuration**.

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1. Verify that in **Frontend IP configuration**, you have **frontend-1** and **frontend-2**.

## Configure second load balancer backend pool
1. In the Azure portal, search for and select **Load balancers**.

1. Select **load-balancer**.

1. In **Settings**, select **Backend Pools**.

1. Select **+ Add**.

1. Enter **backend-pool-2** for **Name** in **Add backend pool**.

1. Select **NIC** or **IP Address** for **Backend Pool Configuration**.

1. Select **Save**.

1. Verify that in **Backend Pools**, you have **backend-pool-1** and **backend-pool-2**.

## Create load balancer rules

The load balancer rules are used to distribute traffic to the virtual machines. Use the following steps to create the load balancer rules.
Expand All @@ -127,7 +144,7 @@ The load balancer rules are used to distribute traffic to the virtual machines.
| **Name** | Enter **lb-rule-1**. |
| **IP version** | Select **IPv4**. |
| **Frontend IP address** | Select **frontend-1**. |
| **Backend pool** | Select **backend-pool**. |
| **Backend pool** | Select **backend-pool-1**. |
| **Protocol** | Select **UDP**. |
| **Port** | Enter **67**. |
| **Backend port** | Enter **67**. |
Expand All @@ -142,6 +159,7 @@ The load balancer rules are used to distribute traffic to the virtual machines.
| --- | --- |
| **Name** | Enter **lb-rule-2**. |
| **Frontend IP address** | Select **frontend-2**. |
| **Backend pool** | Select **backend-pool-2**. |
| **Health probe** | Select **dhcp-health-probe**. |

[!INCLUDE [create-two-virtual-machines-windows-load-balancer.md](../../includes/create-two-virtual-machines-windows-load-balancer.md)]
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