Infrastructure · Data artifact

Load Balancing Policy

Data artifactInfrastructureInfrastructurearc:LoadBalancingPolicy

A declarative configuration selecting the balancing algorithm, per-replica weights, health-check coupling, metric TTLs and fallback behaviour used by a load balancer.

Responsibility. Specifies how a load balancer chooses among replicas.

Also known as: Service endpoint weights, Routing weights

Direct neighbourhood (hover for relationship types)

Relationships

configures structural

Load Balancer abstract Ch4.7
Weighted Round-Robin Load Balancer Ch4.7

is written by dependency

Rollout Manager abstract Ch4.7

Design guidance

SHOULD be updated whenever deployment topology changes, including replicas added by autoscaling.

Classification

Technologies: Kubernetes Service / Endpoints annotations
Quality attributes: Maintainability (ISO/IEC 25010)
Risks mitigated: Weight drift as topology changes

Sources

Ch4.7: T. Nguyen, "Scaling Strategies," in Mastering Agentic AI Systems: Guide for the NVIDIA NCP-AAI Exam, 1st ed. 2026, ch. 4.7. ISBN: 9798244538229.