Phase 3: Fine-Tuning | Adjust Auto-Scaling Parameters

evereven_AWS_ASG_update-auto-scaling-group.sh

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# Obtain Auto Scaling Group Name
aws autoscaling describe-auto-scaling-groups \
  --query 'AutoScalingGroups[*].[AutoScalingGroupName,MinSize,MaxSize,DesiredCapacity]' \
  --output json
> [
>    [
>        "my-asg-cool-name",
>        1,
>        4,
>        2
>    ]
> ]

# Improve capacity thresholds (adapt numbers and replace [MY_ASG_NAME]
aws autoscaling update-auto-scaling-group \
    --auto-scaling-group-name "[MY_ASG_NAME]" \
    --min-size 4 \
    --max-size 10 \
    --desired-capacity 6