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Does AWS autoscale?

AWS Auto Scaling monitors your applications and automatically adjusts capacity to maintain steady, predictable performance at the lowest possible cost. AWS Auto Scaling is available at no additional charge. You pay only for the AWS resources needed to run your applications and Amazon CloudWatch monitoring fees.

What triggers auto scaling in AWS?

The Auto Scaling group in your Elastic Beanstalk environment uses two Amazon CloudWatch alarms to trigger scaling operations. The default triggers scale when the average outbound network traffic from each instance is higher than 6 MB or lower than 2 MB over a period of five minutes.

Does EC2 auto scale?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling can automatically balance instances across zones, and always launches new instances so that they are balanced between zones as evenly as possible across your entire fleet.

What is the primary goal of Autoscaling?

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What is the difference between Autoscaling and load balancing?

Autoscaling allows a user to set a policy based on predefined criteria that manage the number of available instances in both peak and off-peak hours. Autoscaling with elastic load balancing works by attaching a load balancer and an autoscaling group so it can route all requests to all instances equally.

What is elastic scaling?

Elastic scaling is the ability to automatically add or remove compute or networking infrastructure based on changing application traffic patterns.

How do I configure auto scaling for an existing EC2 instance?

Specify the ID of an existing EC2 instance in the API call that creates the Auto Scaling group. This method is the subject of the following procedure. When you specify an ID of an existing instance, Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling creates a launch configuration for you and associates it with the Auto Scaling group.

How do I attach an instance to an existing auto scaling group?

To attach an instance to an existing Auto Scaling group Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/. (Optional) On the navigation pane, under Auto Scaling, choose Auto Scaling Groups. On the navigation pane, choose Instances. Select the instance. Choose Actions, Instance Settings, Attach to Auto Scaling Group.

What is ASG in Amazon EC2 auto scaling?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling will automaticallly adjust the number of instances in the group to maintain a fixed number of instances even if a instance becomes unhealthy, or based on criteria that you specify. You can find more information about ASG in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide. Q: What happens to my Amazon EC2 instances if I delete my ASG?

Can I scale past the Amazon EC2 limit of instances?

Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling cannot scale past the Amazon EC2 limit of instances that you can run. If you need more Amazon EC2 instances, complete the Amazon EC2 instance request form.