Updating a Backend Server

Function

The backend server can be updated only when the provisioning status of the associated load balancer is ACTIVE.

URI

PUT /v3/{project_id}/elb/pools/{pool_id}/members/{member_id}

Table 1 Path Parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

member_id

Yes

String

Specifies the backend server ID.

pool_id

Yes

String

Specifies the ID of the backend server group.

project_id

Yes

String

Specifies the project ID.

Request Parameters

Table 2 Request header parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

X-Auth-Token

Yes

String

Specifies the token used for IAM authentication.

Table 3 Request body parameters

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

member

Yes

UpdateMemberOption object

Specifies request parameters for updating a backend server.

Table 4 UpdateMemberOption

Parameter

Mandatory

Type

Description

admin_state_up

No

Boolean

Specifies the administrative status of the backend server.

Although this parameter can be used in the APIs for creating and updating backend servers, its actual value depends on whether cloud servers exist. If cloud servers exist, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

name

No

String

Specifies the backend server name.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 255

weight

No

Integer

Specifies the weight of the backend server.

Requests are routed to backend servers in the same backend server group based on their weights. If the weight is 0, the backend server will not accept new requests.

This parameter is invalid when lb_algorithm is set to SOURCE_IP for the backend server group that contains the backend server.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 100

Default: 1

Response Parameters

Status code: 200

Table 5 Response body parameters

Parameter

Type

Description

request_id

String

Specifies the request ID. The value is automatically generated.

member

Member object

Specifies the backend server.

Table 6 Member

Parameter

Type

Description

address

String

Specifies the IP address of the backend server.

The IP address must be in the subnet specified by subnet_cidr_id, for example, 192.168.3.11. The IP address can only be the IP address of the primary NIC.

admin_state_up

Boolean

Specifies the administrative status of the backend server.

Although this parameter can be used in the APIs for creating and updating backend servers, its actual value depends on whether cloud servers exist. If cloud servers exist, the value is true. Otherwise, the value is false.

Default: true

id

String

Specifies the backend server ID.

name

String

Specifies the backend server name.

operating_status

String

Specifies the operating status of the backend server. The value can be one of the following:

  • ONLINE: The backend server is running normally.

  • NO_MONITOR: No health check is configured for the backend server group to which the backend server belongs.

  • OFFLINE: The cloud server used as the backend server is stopped or does not exist.

project_id

String

Specifies the project ID.

protocol_port

Integer

Specifies the port used by the backend server to receive requests.

Minimum: 1

Maximum: 65535

subnet_cidr_id

String

Specifies the ID of the subnet where the backend server works. This subnet must be in the VPC as the subnet of the load balancer associated with the backend server. Only IPv4 subnets are supported. If the value is left blank, the backend server is not in the load balancer's VPC.

weight

Integer

Specifies the weight of the backend server.

Requests are routed to backend servers in the same backend server group based on their weights.

If the weight is 0, the backend server will not accept new requests.

This parameter is invalid when lb_algorithm is set to SOURCE_IP for the backend server group that contains the backend server.

Minimum: 0

Maximum: 100

Default: 1

ip_version

String

This is a read-only attribute, which is automatically generated based on the address parameter. The value can be v4 or v6.

Default: v4

Example Requests

PUT

https://{elb_endpoint}/v3/9a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24/elb/pools/36ce7086-a496-4666-9064-5ba0e6840c75/members/1923923e-fe8a-484f-bdbc-e11559b1f48f

{
  "member" : {
    "name" : "My member",
    "weight" : 10
  }
}

Example Responses

Status code: 200

Successful request.

{
  "member" : {
    "name" : "My member",
    "weight" : 10,
    "admin_state_up" : false,
    "subnet_cidr_id" : "c09f620e-3492-4429-ac15-445d5dd9ca74",
    "project_id" : "99a3fff0d03c428eac3678da6a7d0f24",
    "address" : "120.10.10.16",
    "protocol_port" : 89,
    "id" : "1923923e-fe8a-484f-bdbc-e11559b1f48f",
    "operating_status" : "NO_MONITOR",
    "ip_version" : "v4"
  },
  "request_id" : "e7b569d4-15ad-494d-9dd9-8cd740eef8f6"
}

Status Codes

Status Code

Description

200

Successful request.

Error Codes

See Error Codes.