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title: "Manage load balancer operation"
sidebar_label: "Manage load balancer operation"
sidebar_position: 1
description: "How to turn on and turn off a load balancer"
---

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# Manage load balancer operation

You can manage load balancer operation: [turn off](#turn-off-load-balancer) and [turn on](#turn-on-load-balancer).

## Turn off load balancer \{#turn-off-load-balancer}

If a load balancer is turned off, you are still charged for it.

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    1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/default/lbaas/load-balancers/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Cloud Servers**.
    2. Go to the **Load Balancers** section → **Load Balancers** tab.
    3. In the <MoreVerticalIcon /> balancer menu, select **Turn Off Balancer**. The balancer will switch to the `OFFLINE`.
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    1. [Open the OpenStack CLI](/cloud-servers/tools/openstack-cli/).
    2. Turn off the load balancer:

       ```bash
       openstack loadbalancer set --disable <loadbalancer>
       ```

       Specify `<loadbalancer>` — the balancer ID or name. You can view the list using the `openstack loadbalancer list`.

       The balancer will switch to the status `OFFLINE`.
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## Turn on load balancer \{#turn-on-load-balancer}

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    1. In the [Control panel](https://my.selectel.ru/vpc/default/lbaas/load-balancers/), on the top menu, click **Products** and select **Cloud Servers**.
    2. Go to the **Load Balancers** section → **Load Balancers** tab.
    3. In the <MoreVerticalIcon /> balancer menu, select **Turn On Balancer**. The balancer will switch to the `ACTIVE`.
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    1. [Open the OpenStack CLI](/cloud-servers/tools/openstack-cli/).
    2. Turn on the load balancer:

       ```bash
       openstack loadbalancer set --enable <loadbalancer>
       ```

       Specify `<loadbalancer>` — the balancer ID or name. You can view the list using the `openstack loadbalancer list`.

       The balancer will switch to the status `ACTIVE`.
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