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Use ExecutePolicy with a CLI
The following code examples show how to use ExecutePolicy.
- CLI
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- Amazon CLI
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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.
- PowerShell
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- Tools for PowerShell V4
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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
- Tools for PowerShell V5
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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
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