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AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy

AutoScaling ScalingPolicy

The AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy resource specifies an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling scaling policy so that the Auto Scaling group can scale the number of instances available for your application.

Properties

11 configurable properties. 1 required. Click a row to see details.

Filter:
PropertyTypeFlags
AutoScalingGroupName
string
RequiredCreate-only
AdjustmentType
string
Cooldown
string
EstimatedInstanceWarmup
integer
MetricAggregationType
string
MinAdjustmentMagnitude
integer
PolicyType
string
PredictiveScalingConfiguration
PredictiveScalingConfiguration
ScalingAdjustment
integer
StepAdjustments
Array<StepAdjustment>
TargetTrackingConfiguration
TargetTrackingConfiguration

Return Values

Values returned after the resource is created. Access these with Fn::GetAtt.

AttributeTypeDescription
ArnstringThe ARN of the AutoScaling scaling policy
PolicyNamestring-

Sample CloudFormation Template

A minimal template with required properties and common optional ones.

template.yaml
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: "2010-09-09"
Description: Sample template for AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy

Resources:
  MyResource:
    Type: AWS::AutoScaling::ScalingPolicy
    Properties:
      AutoScalingGroupName: "my-autoscalinggroupname"

Required IAM Permissions

Permissions CloudFormation needs in your IAM role to manage this resource.

create

autoscaling:DescribePoliciesautoscaling:PutScalingPolicycloudwatch:GetMetricData

read

autoscaling:DescribePolicies

update

autoscaling:DescribePoliciesautoscaling:PutScalingPolicycloudwatch:GetMetricData

delete

autoscaling:DeletePolicyautoscaling:DescribePolicies

list

autoscaling:DescribePolicies

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Quick Facts

ServiceAutoScaling
Properties13
Required1
TaggingNot supported
Primary IDArn

Supported Operations

CreateReadUpdateDeleteList

Immutable After Creation

These properties cannot be changed after the resource is created. Updating them triggers a replacement.

AutoScalingGroupName

Related Resources

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