{% blocktrans %}When adding a load balancer, you can also specify a health check monitor to use to determine the health of your instances. Health checks routinely run against each instance within a target load balancer and the result of the health check is used to determine if the instance receives new connections.{% endblocktrans %}
{% blocktrans %}The following health check options are currently supported:{% endblocktrans %}
{% blocktrans %}TCP – Default Option – A basic TCP ping check is performed against IP Address of each instance within a target load balancer.{% endblocktrans %}
{% blocktrans %}HTTP – A basic HTTP health check is performed against each instance within a target load balancer on the specified instance port.{% endblocktrans %}