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Reputation: 3

Azure Auto Scaling

Is there an equivalent functionality in Azure like AWS Auto Scaling Group or GCP Instance Group? All I can find is Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set which always uses load balancer. The closest resource I found is Azure Automation Runbook which a bit more complex for my use case.

I just need to spin up virtual machines based on current vm's health threshold and/or to use it for vertical scaling by simply change the instance type.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 1597

Answers (2)

Rotem jackoby
Rotem jackoby

Reputation: 22068

The equivalent Azure service for AWS Auto Scaling Group or GCP Instance Group is Azure Autoscale.

I'll provide some basic overview on Azure's Autoscale taken from here.

Azure Autoscale supports the most common scaling scenarios based on a schedule and, optionally, triggered scaling operations based on runtime metrics (such as processor utilization, queue length, or built-in and custom counters).
You can configure simple autoscaling policies for a solution quickly and easily by using the Azure portal. For more detailed control, you can make use of the Azure Service Management REST API or the Azure Resource Manager REST API.
The Azure Monitoring Service Management Library and the Microsoft Insights Library (in preview) are SDKs that allow collecting metrics from different resources, and perform autoscaling by making use of the REST APIs.
For resources where Azure Resource Manager support isn't available, or if you are using Azure Cloud Services, the Service Management REST API can be used for autoscaling. In all other cases, use Azure Resource Manager.

The mentioned article is a great resource.

It also provides information about:

  1. Types of scaling (Vertical Vs Horizontal).
  2. Configure autoscaling for an Azure solution.
  3. How to use Azure Autoscale.
  4. Application design considerations for implementing autoscaling.

Check out also this resource on How to auto scale a cloud service.

Upvotes: 1

Ken W - Zero Networks
Ken W - Zero Networks

Reputation: 3804

You can create an Azure VMSS without a loadbalancer, you may need to assign a pubic IP addresses to your VM which is now available. In your case it sounds like you just want 1 node in the VMSS so you can use AutoScale.

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https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-networking#public-ipv4-per-virtual-machine

Upvotes: 1

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