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Application Auto Scaling ScalingPolicy StepScalingPolicyConfiguration

StepScalingPolicyConfiguration is a property of the AWS::ApplicationAutoScaling::ScalingPolicy resource that specifies a step scaling policy to use with Application Auto Scaling.

Syntax

JSON

{
  "AdjustmentType" : String,
  "Cooldown" : Integer,
  "MetricAggregationType" : String,
  "MinAdjustmentMagnitude" : Integer,
  "StepAdjustments" : [ StepAdjustment, ... ]
}

YAML

AdjustmentType: String
Cooldown: Integer
MetricAggregationType: String
MinAdjustmentMagnitude: Integer
StepAdjustments:
  StepAdjustment

Properties

AdjustmentType

Specifies whether the ScalingAdjustment value in the StepAdjustment property is an absolute number or a percentage of the current capacity. For valid values, see the AdjustmentType content for the StepScalingPolicyConfiguration data type in the Application Auto Scaling API Reference.

Required: No

Type: String

Cooldown

The amount of time, in seconds, after a scaling activity completes before any further trigger-related scaling activities can start. For more information, see the Cooldown content for the StepScalingPolicyConfiguration data type in the Application Auto Scaling API Reference.

Required: No

Type: Integer

MetricAggregationType

The aggregation type for the CloudWatch metrics. You can specify Minimum, Maximum, or Average. By default, AWS CloudFormation specifies Average. For more information, see Aggregation in the Amazon CloudWatch User Guide.

Required: No

Type: String

MinAdjustmentMagnitude

The minimum number of resources to adjust when a scaling activity is triggered. If you specify PercentChangeInCapacity for the adjustment type, the scaling policy scales the target by this amount.

Required: No

Type: Integer

StepAdjustments

A set of adjustments that enable you to scale based on the size of the alarm breach.

Required: No

Type: List of Application Auto Scaling ScalingPolicy StepScalingPolicyConfiguration StepAdjustment

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