AWS Auto Scaling ScalingPlan ScalingInstruction
The
ScalingInstruction property type specifies the scaling configuration for a scalable resource in an AWS
Auto Scaling scaling plan.
ScalingInstruction is a property of the AWS::AutoScalingPlans::ScalingPlan resource.
Syntax
To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:
JSON
{ "CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification" : CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification, "DisableDynamicScaling" :Boolean, "MaxCapacity" :Integer, "MinCapacity" :Integer, "PredefinedLoadMetricSpecification" : PredefinedLoadMetricSpecification, "PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBehavior" :String, "PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBuffer" :Integer, "PredictiveScalingMode" :String, "ResourceId" :String, "ScalableDimension" :String, "ScalingPolicyUpdateBehavior" :String, "ScheduledActionBufferTime" :Integer, "ServiceNamespace" :String, "TargetTrackingConfigurations" : [ TargetTrackingConfiguration, ... ] }
YAML
CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification: CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification DisableDynamicScaling:BooleanMaxCapacity:IntegerMinCapacity:IntegerPredefinedLoadMetricSpecification: PredefinedLoadMetricSpecification PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBehavior:StringPredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBuffer:IntegerPredictiveScalingMode:StringResourceId:StringScalableDimension:StringScalingPolicyUpdateBehavior:StringScheduledActionBufferTime:IntegerServiceNamespace:StringTargetTrackingConfigurations: - TargetTrackingConfiguration
Properties
For more information about each property, including constraints and valid values, see ScalingInstruction in the AWS Auto Scaling API Reference.
CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification-
The customized load metric to use for predictive scaling. This parameter or a PredefinedLoadMetricSpecification is required when configuring predictive scaling, and cannot be used otherwise.
Required: No
Type: CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification
Update requires: No interruption
DisableDynamicScaling-
Controls whether dynamic scaling by AWS Auto Scaling is disabled. When dynamic scaling is enabled, AWS Auto Scaling creates target tracking scaling policies based on the specified target tracking configurations.
The default is enabled (
false).Required: No
Type: Boolean
Update requires: No interruption
MaxCapacity-
The maximum capacity of the resource. The exception to this upper limit is if you specify a non-default setting for PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBehavior.
Required: Yes
Type: Integer
Update requires: No interruption
MinCapacity-
The minimum capacity of the resource.
Required: Yes
Type: Integer
Update requires: No interruption
PredefinedLoadMetricSpecification-
The predefined load metric to use for predictive scaling. This parameter or a CustomizedLoadMetricSpecification is required when configuring predictive scaling, and cannot be used otherwise.
Required: No
Type: PredefinedLoadMetricSpecification
Update requires: No interruption
PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBehavior-
Defines the behavior that should be applied if the forecast capacity approaches or exceeds the maximum capacity specified for the resource. The default value is
SetForecastCapacityToMaxCapacity.The following are possible values:
-
SetForecastCapacityToMaxCapacity- AWS Auto Scaling cannot scale resource capacity higher than the maximum capacity. The maximum capacity is enforced as a hard limit. -
SetMaxCapacityToForecastCapacity- AWS Auto Scaling may scale resource capacity higher than the maximum capacity to equal but not exceed forecast capacity. -
SetMaxCapacityAboveForecastCapacity- AWS Auto Scaling may scale resource capacity higher than the maximum capacity by a specified buffer value. The intention is to give the target tracking scaling policy extra capacity if unexpected traffic occurs.
Only valid when configuring predictive scaling.
Required: No
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
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PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBuffer-
The size of the capacity buffer to use when the forecast capacity is close to or exceeds the maximum capacity. The value is specified as a percentage relative to the forecast capacity. For example, if the buffer is 10, this means a 10 percent buffer, such that if the forecast capacity is 50, and the maximum capacity is 40, then the effective maximum capacity is 55.
Only valid when configuring predictive scaling. Required if the PredictiveScalingMaxCapacityBehavior is set to
SetMaxCapacityAboveForecastCapacity, and cannot be used otherwise.The range is 1-100.
Required: No
Type: Integer
Update requires: No interruption
PredictiveScalingMode-
The predictive scaling mode. The default value is
ForecastAndScale. Otherwise, AWS Auto Scaling forecasts capacity but does not create any scheduled scaling actions based on the capacity forecast.Required: No
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
ResourceId-
The ID of the resource. For examples, see ScalingInstruction in the AWS Auto Scaling API Reference.
Required: Yes
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
ScalableDimension-
The scalable dimension associated with the resource. For a list of values, see ScalingInstruction in the AWS Auto Scaling API Reference.
Required: Yes
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
ScalingPolicyUpdateBehavior-
Controls whether a resource's externally created scaling policies are kept or replaced.
The default value is
KeepExternalPolicies. If the parameter is set toReplaceExternalPolicies, any scaling policies that are external to AWS Auto Scaling are deleted and new target tracking scaling policies created.Only valid when configuring dynamic scaling.
Condition: The number of existing policies to be replaced must be less than or equal to 50. If there are more than 50 policies to be replaced, AWS Auto Scaling keeps all existing policies and does not create new ones.
Required: No
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
ScheduledActionBufferTime-
The amount of time, in seconds, to buffer the run time of scheduled scaling actions when scaling out. For example, if the forecast says to add capacity at 10:00 AM, and the buffer time is 5 minutes, then the run time of the corresponding scheduled scaling action will be 9:55 AM. The intention is to give resources time to be provisioned. For example, it can take a few minutes to launch an EC2 instance. The actual amount of time required depends on several factors, such as the size of the instance and whether there are startup scripts to complete.
The value must be less than forecast interval duration of 3600 seconds (60 minutes). The default is 300 seconds.
Only valid when configuring predictive scaling.
Required: No
Type: Integer
Update requires: No interruption
ServiceNamespace-
The namespace of the AWS service. For a list of values, see ScalingInstruction in the AWS Auto Scaling API Reference.
Required: Yes
Type: String
Update requires: No interruption
TargetTrackingConfigurations-
The structure that defines new target tracking configurations (up to 10). Each of these structures includes a specific scaling metric and a target value for the metric, along with various parameters to use with dynamic scaling.
With predictive scaling and dynamic scaling, the resource scales based on the target tracking configuration that provides the largest capacity for both scale in and scale out.
Condition: The scaling metric must be unique across target tracking configurations.
Required: Yes
Type: List of TargetTrackingConfiguration property types
Update requires: No interruption
