AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C02) Exam Prep Course - 2021 UPDATED! - Auto Scaling Configuration Lab

The video tutorial covers the process of creating and configuring autoscaling groups in AWS. It begins with an introduction to autoscaling and its components, followed by detailed steps to create a launch configuration. The tutorial explains how to configure launch properties, including bootstrapping and IP address assignment. It also covers security group setup and the review process. The creation of autoscaling groups is demonstrated, along with setting scaling policies and metrics. The tutorial concludes with a summary and a preview of the next episode.

What is the primary purpose of an autoscaling group in AWS?

• To automatically adjust the number of EC2 instances

• To provide a static number of instances

• To monitor network traffic

• To manage EC2 instance configurations

Which of the following is a necessary step when creating a launch configuration?

• Setting up a database

• Configuring a load balancer

• Selecting an AMI

• Choosing a network

What is the role of a bash script in a launch configuration?

• To manage security groups

• To configure network settings

• To execute commands sequentially during instance startup

• To monitor instance performance

What is the benefit of enabling CloudWatch detailed monitoring?

• It provides basic monitoring for free

• It configures security settings

• It automatically scales instances

• It offers advanced monitoring details at a cost

Why might you choose to assign a public IP address to an instance?

• To improve instance performance

• To make the instance directly accessible from the internet

• To reduce costs

• To ensure the instance is private

What is the purpose of configuring a security group for a launch configuration?

• To monitor instance performance

• To manage instance storage

• To set instance pricing

• To define allowed inbound and outbound traffic

What is the significance of choosing multiple subnets for an autoscaling group?

• To reduce network latency

• To ensure high availability across different availability zones

• To increase instance performance

• To simplify configuration

Which metric might you use to trigger scaling in an autoscaling group?

• Amount of RAM

• Number of security groups

• Total disk space

• Average CPU utilization

What does the 'scale in' option in an autoscaling group refer to?

• Maintaining the current number of instances

• Increasing the number of instances

• Changing the instance type

• Decreasing the number of instances

How does AWS distribute instances across availability zones in an autoscaling group?

• Evenly across selected availability zones

• In a single availability zone

• Based on user preference

• Randomly