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Auto-scaling allows for [[#Scaling_Plans|scaling plans]], which control the number of active instances as the demand on the application increases or decreases.
Auto-scaling allows for [[#Scaling_Plans|scaling plans]], which control the number of active instances as the demand on the application increases or decreases.


With auto-scaling, an application gets better ''fault tolerance'':  auto-scaling can detect instance failure, terminate it and launch a new instance to replace it. Auto-scaling uses [[availability zones]]: if one availability zone becomes unavailable, auto-scaling will launch instances in another one, to compensate.
With auto-scaling, an application gets better ''fault tolerance'':  auto-scaling can detect instance failure, terminate it and launch a new instance to replace it. Auto-scaling uses [[Amazon AWS Concepts#Availability_Zone|availability zones]]: if one availability zone becomes unavailable, auto-scaling will launch instances in another one, to compensate.


=Auto-Scaling Group=
=Auto-Scaling Group=

Revision as of 23:28, 11 October 2016

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Internal

Overview

Auto-scaling is an Amazon EC2 functionality that insures that an optimal number of EC2 instances are started and maintained running, to handle the load of a specific application. The EC2 instances whose number is controlled this way are part of an auto-scaling group.

Auto-scaling allows for scaling plans, which control the number of active instances as the demand on the application increases or decreases.

With auto-scaling, an application gets better fault tolerance: auto-scaling can detect instance failure, terminate it and launch a new instance to replace it. Auto-scaling uses availability zones: if one availability zone becomes unavailable, auto-scaling will launch instances in another one, to compensate.

Auto-Scaling Group

Auto-scaling ensures that the number of EC2 instances in an auto-scaling group does not go below a minimum size and above a maximum size. The group has a desired capacity.

Launch Configurations

Scaling Plans