5. vCloud Resource Design : 5.11 vApp Load balancing : 5.11.2 Load Balancing Architecture Options
   
5.11.2 Load Balancing Architecture Options
In a vCloud Director environment there are a number of options for implementing load balanced vApps. Differences in architecture are based on the type of load balancer used. The main use cases are:
*External hardware-based load balancer.
*Third-party virtual appliance load balancer.
*vCloud Networking and Security Edge used as a load balancer.