AWS Auto Scaling

Introduction

AWS Auto Scaling enables the configuration of automatic scaling for the AWS resources as part of the application.

The AWS Auto Scaling console provides a single user interface to use the automatic scaling features of multiple AWS services.

The scaling plan uses dynamic scaling and predictive scaling to automatically scale application’s resources.

Use the OpsRamp AWS public cloud integration to discover and collect metrics against the AWS service.

To set up the OpsRamp AWS integration and discover the AWS service, go to AWS Integration Discovery Profile and select Auto Scaling.


OpsRamp Metric	Metric Display Name	Unit	Aggregation Type	Description
aws_autoscaling_GroupMinSize	GroupMinSize	Count	MINIMUM	Minimum size of the Auto Scaling group.
aws_autoscaling_GroupMaxSize	GroupMaxSize	Count	MAXIMUM	Maximum size of the Auto Scaling group.
aws_autoscaling_GroupDesiredCapacity	GroupDesiredCapacity	Count	MAXIMUM	Number of instances that the Auto Scaling group attempts to maintain.
aws_autoscaling_GroupInServiceInstances	GroupInServiceInstances	Count	MAXIMUM	Number of instances that are running as part of the Auto Scaling group. This metric does not include instances that are pending or terminating.
aws_autoscaling_GroupPendingInstances	GroupPendingInstances	Count	MAXIMUM	Number of instances that are pending. A pending instance is not yet in service. This metric does not include instances that are in service or terminating.
aws_autoscaling_GroupStandbyInstances	GroupStandbyInstances	Count	MAXIMUM	Number of instances that are in a Standby state. Instances in this state are still running but are not actively in service. This metric is not included by default; it must be specifically requested.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTerminatingInstances	GroupTerminatingInstances	Count	MAXIMUM	Number of instances that are in the process of terminating. This metric does not include instances that are in service or pending.