Use ExecutePolicy with an AWS SDK or CLI - AWS SDK Code Examples

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Use ExecutePolicy with an AWS SDK or CLI

The following code examples show how to use ExecutePolicy.

CLI
AWS CLI

To execute a scaling policy

This example executes the scaling policy named my-step-scale-out-policy for the specified Auto Scaling group.

aws autoscaling execute-policy \
    --auto-scaling-group-name my-asg \
    --policy-name  my-step-scale-out-policy \
    --metric-value 95 \
    --breach-threshold 80

This command produces no output.

For more information, see Step and simple scaling policies in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling User Guide.

  • For API details, see ExecutePolicy in AWS CLI Command Reference.

PowerShell
Tools for PowerShell

Example 1: This example executes the specified policy for the specified Auto Scaling group.

Start-ASPolicy -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -PolicyName "myScaleInPolicy"

Example 2: This example executes the specified policy for the specified Auto Scaling group, after waiting for the cooldown period to complete.

Start-ASPolicy -AutoScalingGroupName my-asg -PolicyName "myScaleInPolicy" -HonorCooldown $true

  • For API details, see ExecutePolicy in AWS Tools for PowerShell Cmdlet Reference.