Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling supports final validation time for instance refresh
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The article introduces a new feature for Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling called final validation time, which allows you to conduct necessary validation or testing before an instance refresh is marked as successful.
Specifically, the article covers:
- EC2 Auto Scaling instance refresh allows updating instances in Auto Scaling groups, either all at once or incrementally using checkpoints
- The final validation time gives extra time to monitor the health of updated instances, address issues, and confirm a successful deployment
- During this period, you can take advantage of manual or automatic rollbacks if needed
- This feature is available in all AWS commercial regions and AWS GovCloud (US) Regions
- Conclusion: The new final validation time provides an additional safety measure for instance refreshes in EC2 Auto Scaling groups.
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