# autoscaling-multiple-az
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Checks if the Auto Scaling group spans multiple Availability Zones. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the Auto Scaling group does not span multiple Availability Zones. 



**Identifier:** AUTOSCALING\$1MULTIPLE\$1AZ

**Resource Types:** AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), AWS GovCloud (US-East), AWS GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

minAvailabilityZones (Optional)Type: int  
Minimum number of expected Availability zones.

## AWS CloudFormation template
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To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).