Auto Scaling and Lifecycle Hooks

In this lesson, we will explain AWS Auto Scaling lifecycle hooks. Being able to perform startup tasks and graceful shutdown is a critical step in using temporary infrastructure to run your application. 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this lesson, you should have a greater understanding of managing Auto Scaling lifecycle hooks and their uses. Some of the key points we’ll be covering in this lesson include the following:

• Understand the entire lifecycle of an EC2 instance managed by Auto Scaling
• Manipulating this lifecycle to your advantage
• Alternative solutions to lifecycle hooks
• And using Spot Instances to take advantage of cost savings and faster completion of workloads

Intended Audience

• Those implementing Auto Scaling groups in AWS
• Those attempting the AWS DevOps certification exam as this knowledge is essential for this purpose
• For those looking to use this skill right away, the lesson will show you a hands-on example of lifecycle hooks that you can try right now

Prerequisites 

• Have an understanding of Amazon EC2 Infrastructure, such as availability zones and VPCs, as well as Auto Scaling groups, and use cases for these AWS services