Overview

You can use the Load Balancer component to represent and visualize load balancers from your Azure environment.

Toolbar

Use the toolbar to configure and customize the component. The following options are available:

• Color: Select accent and fill colors for the body of the component in 3D view.
• SKU: Select the service level tier for your load balancer.
• Tier: Select the network tier for your load balancer. This option is not available for Basic and Gateway SKUs.
• Number of rules: Enter the number of configured load-balancing rules. This option is not available for Gateway SKUs.
• Chains: Enter the number of chain hours for the load balancer. This option is not available for Basic and Standard SKUs.
• Data processed (GB): Enter the total volume of data processed per month by your load balancer in gigabytes.

API

Use the Cloudcraft API to programmatically access and render your architecture diagrams as JSON objects. The following is an example JSON object of a Load Balancer component:

Schema

{
  "type": "azurelb",
  "id": "e0faf7c6-546b-44b3-a9c3-82f1c7f6d58f",
  "resourceId": "/subscriptions/6e0770d5-22cb-476a-98e3-3a46b2b2aa8d/resourceGroups/CLOUDCRAFT/providers/Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/doc-team-lb",
  "region": "eastus",
  "mapPos": [1, 5],
  "skuName": "Standard",
  "tier": "Regional",
  "numberOfRules": 1,
  "chains": 0,
  "dataGb": 0,
  "color": {
    "isometric": "#ECECED",
    "2d": "null"
  },
  "accentColor": {
    "isometric": "#0078D4",
    "2d": "null"
  },
  "link": "https://azure.microsoft.com/products/load-balancer/",
  "locked": true
}

• type: string: The type of component. Must be a string of value azurelb for this component.
• id: string, uuid: The unique identifier for the component. The API uses a UUID v4 internally but accepts any unique string.
• resourceId: string: The globally unique identifier for the component within Azure.
• region: string: The Azure region for the component. The API supports all global regions, except China.
• mapPos: array: The position of the component in the blueprint. The API uses a unique X and Y coordinate pair to express positioning.
• skuName: string: The service level for the load balancer. Accepts one of three values, Basic, Standard, or Gateway. Defaults to Standard.
• tier: string: The network tier for the load balancer. Accepts one of two values, Regional or Global. Defaults to Regional.
• numberOfRules: number: The number of rules for the load balancer. Defaults to 1.
• chains: number: The number of chain hours for the load balancer. Defaults to 0.
• dataGb: number: The total volume of monthly data processed by the load balancer in gigabytes. Defaults to 0.
• color: object: The fill color for the component body.
  • isometric: string: A hexadecimal color for the component body in 3D view. Defaults to #ececed.
  • 2d: string: A hexadecimal color for the component body in 2D view. Defaults to null.
• accentColor: object: The accent color for the component logo.
  • isometric: string: A hexadecimal color for the component logo in 3D view. Defaults to #0078d4.
  • 2d: string: A hexadecimal color for the component logo in 2D view. Defaults to null.
• link: string, uri: A URI that links the component to another diagram or an external website. Accepts one of two formats, blueprint:// or https://.
• locked: boolean: Whether to allow changes to the position of the component through the web interface. Defaults to false.