Understanding Auto Scaling Group (ASG) in AWS

Understanding Auto Scaling Group (ASG) in AWS
Understanding Auto Scaling Group (ASG) in AWS

CLOUD LABS



Understanding Auto Scaling Group (ASG) in AWS

In this Cloud Lab, you’ll learn to configure Auto Scaling Groups for manual and dynamic policies and test their behavior.

7 Tasks

beginner

1hr

Certificate of Completion

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No Setup Required
Amazon Web Services

Learning Objectives

Knowledge of EC2 instances
An understanding of launch templates and their use in creating Auto Scaling groups
An understanding of ASG scales out and in the instances based on the defined configurations

Technology
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Cloud Lab Overview

In this Cloud Lab, you’ll work with the EC2 service of AWS. You’ll simulate a real-world scenario by deploying a simple server and defining an Auto Scaling group (ASG) to see its behavior in different cases.

You’ll create an EC2 instance and deploy a node server that returns the private IPv4 address of the instance. You’ll use this instance to create an Amazon Machine Image (AMI) and a launch template. Finally, you’ll create and test an ASG.

By the end of this Cloud Lab, you’ll be able to control the scaling of your instances based on your defined configurations so that you don’t need to constantly monitor.

The following high-level architecture diagram depicts the deployment of an Auto Scaling group:

Architecture Diagram
Architecture Diagram
Cloud Lab Tasks
1.Introduction
Getting Started
2.EC2 Instance and Launch Template
Create an EC2 Instance
Create a Launch Template
3.Auto Scaling Group
Create an Auto Scaling Group
Verifying and Testing ASG Behavior
4.Conclusion
Clean Up
Wrap Up
Labs Rules Apply
Stay within resource usage requirements.
Do not engage in cryptocurrency mining.
Do not engage in or encourage activity that is illegal.

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