Auto Scaling (AS)

Definition

  • Auto Scaling (AS) is a service that automatically adjusts resources based on your service requirements and configured AS policies.
  • You can specify AS configurations and policies based on service requirements, helping you reduce the resources.

Functions

  • Manage the AS group lifecycle, including creating, enabling, disabling, modifying, and deleting an AS group.
  • Automatically add instances to or remove them from an AS group based on configured AS policies.
  • Manage the expected number, minimum number, and maximum number of instances in an AS group and maintain the expected number of Elastic Cloud Server (ECS) instances to ensure that services run properly.
  • Perform health checks for ECS instances in an AS group, automatically detect unhealthy instances, and replace them without manual intervention.

Application Scenarios

  • Specific scenarios: enterprise websites, e-commerce, and mobile applications.