Load Balancer Profiles

Overview

Load Balancer Profiles define SSL/TLS and protocol handling configurations that can be applied to virtual servers. Profiles allow you to manage SSL certificate bindings, cipher suites, and protocol settings in a reusable configuration that can be referenced by multiple virtual servers.

Profile management is available for load balancer types that support profile configurations (such as F5 BIG-IP, Avi/NSX ALB, and NSX-T).

Role Requirements

  • Infrastructure: Load Balancers role permission at Full level is required to create, edit, or delete profiles.

  • Infrastructure: Load Balancers role permission at Read level allows viewing profiles only.

Viewing Profiles

  1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Load Balancers

  2. Click the name of a Load Balancer to view its detail page

  3. Select the PROFILES tab

The Profiles tab lists all profiles configured for the load balancer, including:

  • Name — Profile name

  • Description — Profile description

  • Type — The profile type (e.g., Client SSL, Server SSL, HTTP)

  • Service Type — The protocol or service the profile applies to

Creating a Profile

  1. Navigate to Infrastructure > Load Balancers

  2. Click the name of a Load Balancer

  3. Select the PROFILES tab

  4. Click + ADD

  5. Configure the profile fields:

    NAME

    A descriptive name for the profile.

    DESCRIPTION

    Optional description of the profile’s purpose.

    SERVICE TYPE

    The type of profile to create. Available options depend on the load balancer type and may include:

    • Client SSL — Manages SSL/TLS termination for client-facing connections

    • Server SSL — Manages SSL/TLS for backend server connections

    • HTTP — HTTP protocol handling options

    • TCP — TCP connection management

    • UDP — UDP protocol options

    • Persistence — Session persistence configuration

    • Cookie Persistence — Cookie-based session affinity

    CLIENT SSL CERTIFICATE

    Select one or more client SSL certificates from the certificate store. Certificates must be previously uploaded under Infrastructure > Certificates.

    SERVER SSL CERTIFICATE

    Select one or more server SSL certificates for backend connections.

    Note

    Additional fields are displayed based on the load balancer type and the selected service type. These are defined by the provider’s profile option types.

  6. Click SAVE CHANGES

Editing a Profile

  1. Navigate to the Load Balancer detail page

  2. Select the PROFILES tab

  3. Click the edit icon next to the profile

  4. Modify the desired fields

  5. Click SAVE CHANGES

Deleting a Profile

  1. Navigate to the Load Balancer detail page

  2. Select the PROFILES tab

  3. Click the delete icon next to the profile

  4. Confirm the deletion

Warning

Deleting a profile that is currently assigned to a virtual server may disrupt traffic. Ensure no active virtual servers reference the profile before removing it.

Using Profiles with Virtual Servers

When creating or editing a Virtual Server, profiles can be selected from the PROFILES field. Multiple profiles can be applied to a single virtual server. The available profiles are filtered to those belonging to the same load balancer.

See the F5 documentation section for details on how profiles are applied to F5 virtual servers.