Scheduled scaling in AWS - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to specify the scheduled action name.

AWS

ScheduledActionName: "[1]"

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ADesiredCapacity

BInstanceType

CAutoScalingGroupName

DScaleUpMorning

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Common Mistakes

Using resource property names instead of a descriptive name.

Leaving the name blank.

The scheduled action name uniquely identifies the scaling schedule.

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medium

Complete the code to set the desired capacity for the scheduled scaling.

AWS

DesiredCapacity: [1]

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A"High"

BInstanceCount

C5

D"Auto"

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Common Mistakes

Using strings instead of numbers.

Using undefined variables.

DesiredCapacity must be a number indicating the number of instances to run.

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hard

Fix the error in the cron expression for the scheduled scaling.

AWS

Schedule: "cron([1])"

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A0 8 * * ? *

B8 0 * * ? *

C0 8 * * *

D0 8 ? * *

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Common Mistakes

Using five-field cron expressions instead of six.

Misplacing the '?' character.

The correct AWS cron expression for 8 AM daily is '0 8 * * ? *'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to define the Auto Scaling group and the start time for the scheduled action.

AWS

AutoScalingGroupName: "[1]",
StartTime: "[2]"

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AMyAutoScalingGroup

B2024-07-01T08:00:00Z

C2024-07-01 08:00:00

DScalingGroup1

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Common Mistakes

Using incorrect date formats.

Using wrong Auto Scaling group names.

The AutoScalingGroupName must match the group you want to scale. StartTime must be in ISO 8601 format with 'Z' for UTC.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to create a scheduled scaling action with name, desired capacity, and recurrence.

AWS

ScheduledActionName: "[1]",
DesiredCapacity: [2],
Schedule: "cron([3])"

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AEveningScaleDown

B2

C0 20 * * ? *

DMorningScaleUp

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Common Mistakes

Using invalid cron expressions.

Using string values for DesiredCapacity.

Use a descriptive name for the scheduled action, a numeric desired capacity, and a valid AWS cron expression for 8 PM daily.