Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Groups enable you to adjust capacity to meet changes in resource demand over time. Auto Scaling groups can also help you ensure availability of your applications by ensuring a minimum number of instances are always running.
Learning how to use Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Groups with the AWS command-line interface will make you more effective at deploying and managing Amazon EC2 based applications in the AWS cloud.
In this hands-on lab, you will use the AWS CLI to create a new Auto Scaling Group, and you will explore the scaling options available.
Upon completion of this beginner level lab, you will be able to:
Familiarity with the following will be beneficial but is not required:
The following content can be used to fulfill the prerequisite:
Andrew is a Labs Developer with previous experience in the Internet Service Provider, Audio Streaming, and CryptoCurrency industries. He has also been a DevOps Engineer and enjoys working with CI/CD and Kubernetes.
He holds multiple AWS certifications including Solutions Architect Associate and Professional.