Intermediate
AWS / Cloud Computing
Q52 / 100
What is the purpose of "AWS Auto Scaling" health checks, and what happens when an instance fails one?
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The correct answer is A) Health checks monitor instance status; if an instance fails, the Auto Scaling Group terminates it and launches a replacement to maintain the desired capacity
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Correct Answer
Health checks monitor instance status; if an instance fails, the Auto Scaling Group terminates it and launches a replacement to maintain the desired capacity
Explanation
Auto Scaling Groups periodically check instance health (EC2 status checks or ELB health checks); unhealthy instances are terminated and replaced automatically to maintain the desired number of healthy instances.
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