What is the first step in creating a virtual service in VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer?

Question

Options

• AAssign a service engine group
• BDefine the application profile
• CSelect the network profile
• DSpecify the IP address and port

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  3% (1)
• D
  94% (30)

Explanation

Specifying the IP address and port (option D) is the foundational first step because it defines the virtual service's identity on the network - without a VIP (Virtual IP) address and listener port, the load balancer has no endpoint to accept traffic, making all other configuration meaningless. The application profile (B) shapes how the load balancer processes traffic (e.g., HTTP vs. TCP), but it is configured after the virtual service's network presence is established. The service engine group (A) determines which data-plane engines host the virtual service and is selected during or after initial setup, not before. The network profile (C) governs lower-level transport behavior and is similarly a secondary configuration detail.

Memory tip: Think of building a store - you pick the address (IP + port) before deciding how to decorate it (app profile) or who staffs it (service engine group). No address = no store.

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