AWS Auto Scaling

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

Auto Scaling Group Resource Information:

Type of Resource: Generic monitorable resource
Discovery type: AWS SDK discovery type
Discovery profile selection: Resource can be discovered by “Auto Scaling” in the profiler
ResourceTag: AUTO_SCALING
Resource Unique Identification: AutoScalingGroupArn (grp.autoScalingGroupARN())
Dependencies: Auto Scaling Group depends on VPC, subnets, launch configurations, and may integrate with load balancers

Autoscale Scaling Policy Resource Information:

Type of Resource: Generic non-monitorable resource
Discovery type: AWS SDK discovery type
Discovery profile selection: Resource can be discovered by “Autoscale Scaling Policy” in the profiler
ResourceTag: AWS_AUTOSCALE_SCALING_POLICY
Resource Unique Identification: PolicyArn (policy.policyARN())
Dependencies: Scaling Policy runs on Auto Scaling Groups and may integrate with CloudWatch alarms

AutoScale Scheduled Action Resource Information:

Type of Resource: Generic non-monitorable resource
Discovery type: AWS SDK discovery type
Discovery profile selection: Resource can be discovered by “AutoScale Scheduled Action” in the profiler
ResourceTag: AWS_AUTOSCALE_SCHEDULED_ACTION
Resource Unique Identification: ScheduledActionArn (action.scheduledActionARN())
Dependencies: Scheduled Action runs on Auto Scaling Groups and executes based on scheduled configurations

AutoScale Launch Configuration Resource Information:

Type of Resource: Generic non-monitorable resource
Discovery type: AWS SDK discovery type
Discovery profile selection: Resource can be discovered by “AutoScale Launch Configuration” in the profiler
ResourceTag: AWS_AUTOSCALE_LAUNCH_CONFIG
Resource Unique Identification: LaunchConfigArn (config.launchConfigurationARN())
Dependencies: Launch Configuration may depend on AMIs, security groups, and key pairs for instance configuration

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

Configure automatic scaling for individual resources or whole applications.
Configure and manage scaling for resources through a scaling plan.

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

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

External reference

What is AWS Auto Scaling?

Setup

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

Event support

CloudTrail event support

Supported
Configurable in OpsRamp AWS Integration Discovery Profile.

CloudWatch alarm support

Supported
Configurable in OpsRamp AWS Integration Discovery Profile.

Supported metrics

OpsRamp Metric	AWS Metric	Metric Display Name	Unit	Aggregation Type	Description
aws_autoscaling_GroupMinSize	GroupMinSize	Group Min Size	Count	Average	The minimum size of the Auto Scaling group.
aws_autoscaling_GroupMaxSize	GroupMaxSize	Group Max Size	Count	Average	The maximum size of the Auto Scaling group.
aws_autoscaling_GroupDesiredCapacity	GroupDesiredCapacity	Group Desired Capacity	Count	Average	The number of instances that the Auto Scaling group attempts to maintain.
aws_autoscaling_GroupInServiceInstances	GroupInServiceInstances	Group In Service Instances	Count	Average	The 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	Group Pending Instances	Count	Average	The 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	Group Standby Instances	Count	Average	The number of instances that are in a Standby state. Instances in this state are still running but are not actively in service.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTerminatingInstances	GroupTerminatingInstances	Group Terminating Instances	Count	Average	The number of instances that are in the process of terminating. This metric does not include instances that are in service, pending, or returning to a warm pool after Auto Scaling group scale in.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTerminatingRetainedInstances	GroupTerminatingRetainedInstances	Group Terminating Retained Instances	Count	Average	The number of instances in the Terminating:Retained state.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTotalInstances	GroupTotalInstances	Group Total Instances	Count	Average	The total number of instances in the Auto Scaling group. This metric identifies the number of instances that are in service, pending, and terminating.
aws_autoscaling_GroupInServiceCapacity	GroupInServiceCapacity	Group In Service Capacity	Count	Average	The number of capacity units that are running as part of the Auto Scaling group.
aws_autoscaling_GroupPendingCapacity	GroupPendingCapacity	Group Pending Capacity	Count	Average	The number of capacity units that are pending.
aws_autoscaling_GroupStandbyCapacity	GroupStandbyCapacity	Group Standby Capacity	Count	Average	The number of capacity units that are in a Standby state.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTerminatingCapacity	GroupTerminatingCapacity	Group Terminating Capacity	Count	Average	The number of capacity units that are in the process of terminating.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTerminatingRetainedCapacity	GroupTerminatingRetainedCapacity	Group Terminating Retained Capacity	Count	Average	The capacity units represented by instances in the Terminating:Retained state.
aws_autoscaling_GroupTotalCapacity	GroupTotalCapacity	Group Total Capacity	Count	Average	The total number of capacity units in the Auto Scaling group.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolMinSize	WarmPoolMinSize	Warm Pool Min Size	Count	Average	The minimum size of the warm pool.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolDesiredCapacity	WarmPoolDesiredCapacity	Warm Pool Desired Capacity	Count	Average	The amount of capacity that Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling attempts to maintain in the warm pool.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolPendingCapacity	WarmPoolPendingCapacity	Warm Pool Pending Capacity	Count	Average	The amount of capacity in the warm pool that is pending. This includes instances returning to a warm pool after Auto Scaling group scale in. This metric does not include instances that are running, stopped, or terminating.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolPendingRetainedCapacity	WarmPoolPendingRetainedCapacity	Warm Pool Pending Retained Capacity	Count	Average	Tracks retained instances returning to the warm pool.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolTerminatingCapacity	WarmPoolTerminatingCapacity	Warm Pool Terminating Capacity	Count	Average	The amount of capacity in the warm pool that is in the process of terminating. This metric does not include instances that are running, stopped, or pending.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolTerminatingRetainedCapacity	WarmPoolTerminatingRetainedCapacity	Warm Pool Terminating Retained Capacity	Count	Average	Tracks retained instances terminating from the warm pool.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolWarmedCapacity	WarmPoolWarmedCapacity	Warm Pool Warmed Capacity	Count	Average	The amount of capacity available to enter the Auto Scaling group during scale out. This metric does not include instances that are pending or terminating.
aws_autoscaling_WarmPoolTotalCapacity	WarmPoolTotalCapacity	Warm Pool Total Capacity	Count	Average	The total capacity of the warm pool, including instances that are running, stopped, pending, or terminating.
aws_autoscaling_GroupAndWarmPoolDesiredCapacity	GroupAndWarmPoolDesiredCapacity	Group And Warm Pool Desired Capacity	Count	Average	The desired capacity of the Auto Scaling group and the warm pool combined.
aws_autoscaling_GroupAndWarmPoolTotalCapacity	GroupAndWarmPoolTotalCapacity	Group And Warm Pool Total Capacity	Count	Average	The total capacity of the Auto Scaling group and the warm pool combined. This includes instances that are running, stopped, pending, terminating, or in service.