Deletion protection is a critical safeguard that prevents accidental or unauthorized deletion of the load balancer, which could disrupt traffic routing and result in downtime for connected services. Without deletion protection enabled, a load balancer can be inadvertently removed, leading to service outages, potential data loss, or disrupted communication between users and backend services.
An administrator mistakenly deletes a load balancer during routine maintenance without realizing its importance. This results in:
