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Today, let us discuss EC2 Control instance termination.
EC2 Control instance termination during Auto Scaling
With the Auto Scaling group, we can control when it adds instances or removes instances from the network architecture.
Manually, we can adjust the desired capacity to scale the size of the group. Or, we can automate the process through scheduled scaling or a scaling policy.
Customize the termination policy
Moving ahead, let us see the steps our Support Techs employ to customize the termination policy.
Via console:
- Initially, we need to open the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling console.
- Then we select the check box next to the Auto Scaling group, it will open a split-pane with information about the group we select.
- On the Details tab, we choose Advanced configurations >> Edit.
- For Termination policies, we can choose one or more termination policies.
In case we select multiple policies, we list them in the order they should apply. If we use the Default policy, we make it the last one on the list. - Finally, we select Update.
Via AWS CLI:
Here, we can use one of the following commands:
- create-auto-scaling-group
- update-auto-scaling-group
We can use them either individually or combine them into a list of policies.
For example, we use the command below to update an Auto Scaling group to use the OldestLaunchConfiguration policy first and then use the ClosestToNextInstanceHour policy.
aws autoscaling update-auto-scaling-group --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --termination-policies "OldestLaunchConfiguration" "ClosestToNextInstanceHour"Make sure that for the Default termination policy, make it the last one.
For example,
--termination-policies "OldestLaunchConfiguration" "Default".
Enable instance scale-in protection for a group
We can enable instance scale-in protection when we create an Auto Scaling group. By default, instance scale-in protection is disabled.
Via console:
We go to the Configure Group Size and Scaling Policies page, under Instance Scale-in Protection, we select Enable Instance scale-in Protection.
Via AWS CLI:
To enable instance scale-in protection, we use the following command:
aws autoscaling create-auto-scaling-group --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --new-instances-protected-from-scale-in ...
Modify the instance scale-in protection setting for a group
When we enable the instance scale-in protection, all new instances we launch after it will have instance scale-in protection enabled.
However, the instances before that are not protected from scale-in unless we enable it for each instance individually.
Via console:
- Firstly, we open the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling console.
- We select the check box next to the Auto Scaling group, which will then give us information about the group we select.
- Then we go to the Details tab >> Advanced configurations >> Edit.
- In the Instance scale-in protection, we select Enable instance scale-in protection.
- After that, we select Update.
Via AWS CLI:
To enable instance scale-in protection for the specified Auto Scaling group, we run:
aws autoscaling update-auto-scaling-group --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --new-instances-protected-from-scale-inOn the other hand, to disable instance scale-in protection for the specified group, we run:
aws autoscaling update-auto-scaling-group --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --no-new-instances-protected-from-scale-in
Modify the instance scale-in protection setting for an instance
By default, an instance gets its instance scale-in protection setting from its Auto Scaling group.
However, we can enable or disable this protection for an instance at any time.
Via console:
- We open the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling console.
- Here, we select the check box next to the Auto Scaling group.
- On the Instance management >> Instances, we select an instance.
- To enable, we select Actions >> Set scale-in protection. When prompted, we choose Set scale-in protection.
- To disable, we select Actions >> Remove scale-in protection. When prompted, we select Remove scale-in protection.
Via AWS CLI:
To enable instance scale-in protection for an instance, we use:
aws autoscaling set-instance-protection --instance-ids i-5f2e8a0d --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --protected-from-scale-inThen to disable instance scale-in protection for an instance, we use:
aws autoscaling set-instance-protection --instance-ids i-5f2e8a0d --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg --no-protected-from-scale-in[Need help with the procedures? We are here for you]
Conclusion
In short, we saw how our Support Techs go about EC2 Control instance termination.
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