Cloning an instance creates a new ALB instance whose attributes, listeners, access control policies, forwarding rules, log shipping, and custom configurations are all consistent with the original ALB instance.

tip

Cloning ALB instance is currently in beta stage. For trial requests, please contact the account manager.

Action notes

ALB instances that meet any of the following conditions do not support cloning:

WAF safety protection is enabled

Anycast EIP is attached

A multi-zone ALB instance bound to EIPs of different ISPs

QUIC listener has been created

Procedures

In the top menu bar, select the target project and region.

In the left-side navigation pane, select Instance.

Click ··· > Clone on the right side of the target ALB instance.

Configure relevant parameters based on the table below.

Parameters	Notes	Example
Instance name/ID	Displays the name and ID of the ALB instance being cloned.	alb-test/alb-1ho9mrn587zeo67hpivgk****
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)	Displays the VPC to which the cloned ALB instance belongs. The new ALB instance will also be created within this VPC.	VPC-test
New name	Enter the name of a new ALB instance.	ALB-new
Update EIP configuration	When cloning a public ALB instance, you can choose whether to update the public network configuration. If you select Yes, see Creating an ALB instance documentation to complete the IPv4 EIP and IPv6 EIP configuration.	No

Enter the new ALB name and click OK to complete the operation.