CHAPTER 3. DEPLOYMENTS alternateBackends: - kind: Service name: ab-example-b weight: 15 ... 3.4.5.1.1. Managing weights of an existing route using the web console Procedure 3.4.5.1.2. Managing weights of an new route using the web console 3.4.5.1.3. Managing weights using the CLI Procedure 1. Navigate to the  Networking → Routes  page. 2. Click the Actions menu   next to the route you want to edit and select  Edit Route . 3. Edit the YAML file. Update the  weight  to be an integer between  0  and  256  that specifies the relative weight of the target against other target reference objects. The value  0  suppresses requests to this back end. The default is  100 . Run  oc explain routes.spec.alternateBackends for more information about the options. 4. Click  Save . 1. Navigate to the  Networking → Routes  page. 2. Click  Create Route . 3. Enter the route  Name . 4. Select the  Service . 5. Click  Add Alternate Service . 6. Enter a value for  Weight  and  Alternate Service Weight . Enter a number between  0  and  255 that depicts relative weight compared with other targets. The default is  100 . 7. Select the  Target Port . 8. Click  Create . 1. To manage the services and corresponding weights load balanced by the route, use the  oc set  route-backends  command: $ oc set route-backends ROUTENAME \ [--zero|--equal] [--adjust] SERVICE=WEIGHT[%] [...] [options] For example, the following sets  ab-example-a  as the primary service with  weight=198  and  ab- example-b  as the first alternate service with a  weight=2 : 71