Migrating services from an NLB with VMs as targets to an L7 ALB
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Updated at November 10, 2025
You can migrate the load from a Yandex Network Load Balancer load balancer to a Yandex Application Load Balancer L7 load balancer. In a network load balancer, incoming traffic is distributed among the VMs specified in this load balancer's target groups.
During the migration process, the L7 load balancer will have a Yandex Smart Web Security security profile connected to it. An L7 load balancer with a connected security profile operates as follows:
You can create a service migration infrastructure using the following tools: