Quick Info
| Plugin Title | ELB No Instances |
| Cloud | AWS |
| Category | ELB |
| Description | Detects ELBs that have no backend instances attached |
| More Info | All ELBs should have backend server resources. Those without any are consuming costs without providing any functionality. Additionally, old ELBs with no instances present a security concern if new instances are accidentally attached. |
| AWS Link | http://docs.aws.amazon.com/elasticloadbalancing/latest/classic/elb-backend-instances.html |
| Recommended Action | Delete old ELBs that no longer have backend resources. |
Detailed Remediation Steps
- Log into the AWS Management Console.
- Select the “Services” option and search for EC2.
- In the “EC2 Dashboard” scroll down and look for “Load Balancers” and click on “Load Balancers” to get into “Load Balancers” dashboard.
- Select the “Load Balancer” which needs to be verified.
- Select the “Instances” tab from the bottom panel and scroll down to “Edit Availability Zones” option.
- Scroll down and check for “Instances Count” under “Edit Availability Zones”. If the load balancer “Instance Count” is 0 it means there are no registered instances.
- Select the unused “Load Balancer” and from “Action” tab from the top panel click on “Delete”.
- Click on “Yes,Delete” from the “Delete Load Balancer” panel.
