When an Auto Scaling group is linked to an Elastic Load Balancer (ELB), what is the primary benefit provided?

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AWS - Auto Scaling

AThe ELB automatically distributes incoming traffic across all healthy instances in the Auto Scaling group.

BThe Auto Scaling group can only launch instances in a single Availability Zone.

CThe ELB disables Auto Scaling policies to prevent scaling conflicts.

DThe Auto Scaling group can only scale based on network traffic metrics.

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand ELB role
ELB distributes incoming traffic to registered instances.
Step 2: Auto Scaling integration
When integrated, ELB routes traffic only to healthy instances launched by Auto Scaling.
Final Answer:
The ELB automatically distributes incoming traffic across all healthy instances in the Auto Scaling group. -> Option A
Quick Check:
ELB balances traffic only to healthy instances [OK]

Quick Trick: ELB balances traffic only to healthy Auto Scaling instances [OK]

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