<p>Set Fixed IP for Auto Scaling Group</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Overview</span></strong></p> <p>If the cluster of the auto scaling group needs to receive request from ELB, and cluster server needs external access which requires fixed IP, you can set the IP based on this best practice.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Step 1: Create VPC</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the VPC Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Click the <strong>VPC</strong> on the left navigation bar and enter the <strong>VPC</strong> page.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong> at the upper right corner and enter the <strong>Create</strong> <strong>VPC</strong> page.</p> <p>4.&nbsp; Create VPC based on the following information.</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>VPC Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Input the Custom name of VPC.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Region</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the region for the VPC to be created. It is recommended to select the region that is closest to your service target.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>VPC Types</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the VPC types. Currently only Financial Type can be selected.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>5.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong> and enter the <strong>Creation </strong><strong>Result</strong> page shown as follows. The VPC status is <strong>Available</strong>.&nbsp;</p> <p>6.&nbsp; Click <strong>Next </strong>and enter the <strong>Create</strong> <strong>Network Domain</strong> page.</p> <p>7.&nbsp; Create Network Domain based on the following information.</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Network Domain</p> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Input the custom name of the network domain</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Service Product</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the service product of the network domain as ECS or BMS.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Partition</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select Partition. For details of the three partitions, please refer to Network Domain.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong></p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ECS products support three network domain partitions including SF, DMZ and PTR.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BMS products in East China 1&nbsp;support SF.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BMS products in South China 1 Hong Kong and North China 1 support SF and DMZ.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Subnet Resource List</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Input the custom name of the subnet.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Select availability zone.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Select digits of subnet mask.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>8.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong> and enter the <strong>Creation </strong><strong>Result</strong> page shown as follows, which shows the status of the network domain as <strong>Available</strong>. The VPC creation is completed.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>&ldquo;Operation succeeded&rdquo; will appear at the bottom of the page. Information of the created VPC can be viewed on the <strong>VPC</strong> page.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Step 2: Purchase Bandwidth IP and Configure Rules</span></strong></p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:16px">Create NAT Gateway</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong></p> <p>You have successfully created VPC. Please refer to VPC Operation Guide.</p> <p><strong>Restrictions</strong></p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; NAT Gateway can be created in all regions but in East China. For users in East China to connect Internet, please refer to IGW.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; One VPC can create one NAT Gateway at most.</p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the VPC Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Click <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> on the left navigation bar and enter the <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> page.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong> at the upper right corner and enter the <strong>Create NAT Gateway</strong> page.</p> <p>4.&nbsp; Create NAT gateway based on the following information.</p> <p><strong>Configuration service</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Region</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the region for VPC that needs to create the NAT Gateway.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>VPC</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select VPC that the NAT Gateway belongs to.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Specification</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select specification for NAT Gateway. Currently NAT Gateway has small and medium specification which are priced differently.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Billing Method</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Currently, the NAT Gateway is charged by hour.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Input the custom descriptive name of the NAT Gateway.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>5.&nbsp; Click <strong>Purchases</strong> and enter the <strong>Order Confirmation</strong> page.</p> <p>6.&nbsp; Click <strong>Confirm Open</strong> and enter the <strong>Payment </strong><strong>Result</strong> page.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>Method 1:</p> <p>1.&nbsp; On the <strong>Payment </strong><strong>Result</strong> page, click <strong>View Order</strong> and enter the <strong>Product Order</strong> page.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Click <strong>Order ID</strong> of the newly created NAT Gateway to view details of the order.</p> <p>Method 2:</p> <p>On the <strong>Payment </strong><strong>Result</strong> page, click <strong>Console</strong> to enter the <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> page. Select the target region to view the newly created NAT Gateway.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:16px">Create Bandwidth and IP</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong></p> <p>NAT Gateway is created.</p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the VPC Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Click <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> on the left navigation bar and enter the <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> page.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Select target region to view the existing NAT Gateway of that region.</p> <p>4.&nbsp; Click the<strong> Instance Name</strong> of the target NAT Gateway and enter the <strong>NAT Detail</strong> page.</p> <p>5.&nbsp; Click <strong>Bandwidth</strong> and enter the <strong>Bandwidth</strong> tab.</p> <p>6.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong> at the upper right corner and enter the <strong>Create</strong> <strong>Broadband</strong> page.</p> <p>7.&nbsp; Create broadband based on the following information.</p> <p><strong>Basic Information</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>ISP</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the Internet service provider.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Total Bandwidth</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select bandwidth between [1, 200]. The bandwidth is billed based on the rate.&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Billing Method</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Currently, the bandwidth is charged by hour.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Internet IP Amount</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the amount of Internet IP, ranging [1, 5].</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>8.&nbsp; Click <strong>Purchases</strong> and enter the <strong>Order Confirmation</strong> page.</p> <p>9.&nbsp; Click <strong>Confirm Open</strong> after confirming the order information and enter the <strong>Payment </strong><strong>Result</strong> page.</p> <p><strong>Note</strong>: An IP address will be configured by default after purchasing a bandwidth.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>Method 1:</p> <p>1.&nbsp; On the <strong>Payment </strong><strong>Result</strong> page, click <strong>View Order</strong> and enter the <strong>Product Order</strong> page.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Click <strong>Order ID</strong> of the newly created bandwidth to view details of the order.</p> <p>Method 2:</p> <p>On the <strong>Bandwidth</strong> tab, you can view the newly created bandwidth.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:16px">Create SNAT Rule</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the VPC Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Click <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> on the left navigation bar and enter the <strong>NAT Gateway</strong> page.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Select the target region. Click <strong>the Instance Name</strong> of the target NAT Gateway and enter the <strong>NAT Detail</strong> page.</p> <p>4.&nbsp; Click <strong>SNAT Rule</strong> and enter the <strong>SNAT Rule</strong> tab.</p> <p>5.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong> at the upper right corner and enter the <strong>Create</strong> <strong>SNAT Rule</strong> page.</p> <p>6.&nbsp; Create SNAT Rule based on the following information.</p> <p><strong>Basic information</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Source CIDR</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select CIDR.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> CIDR is the subnet IP address of VPC that NAT Gateway belongs to. Once the SNAT Rule is created, all cloud hosts in the subnet can access the Internet.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p>Internet IP</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select one or multiple Internet IP address.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> the Internet IP address selected here is the applied Internet IP address in Step 2.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>7.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create </strong>to return to the SNAT Rule tab, where you can view the newly created SNAT Rule.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>Information of the newly created SNAT Rule can be seen on the SNAT Rule tab.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Step 3: Create Auto Scaling Group</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong></p> <p>You have successfully created VPC. Refer to Create VPC.</p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the AS Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Entering <strong>Auto Scaling Group &gt; Auto Scaling List</strong> page, click <strong>Create</strong> at the upper right corner.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; On the pop-up <strong>Create</strong> page, create auto scaling group based on the following information.</p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Region</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the region where the auto scaling group belongs to.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Zone</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>It is set by default.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>VPC</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the VPC that the Auto Scaling Group belongs to.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>ELB</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>If the auto scaling group is specified with ELB instance, it will automatically add ECS instances of the group into the specified ELB instance. The specified ELB instance will start health check by default.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Listener</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>A listener provides such functions as listening to ports, protocol, ELB algorithm, health check and server resource pool.&nbsp; If there is no adequate listener instance, click <strong>Create</strong> to create a new one.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The listener shall not be mounted on resource pool.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Enter descriptive information.</p> <ul> <li>Chinese characters, English letters, spaces, digits, @, underline ( _ ), and dash (-).</li> <li>No more than 128 characters.</li> </ul> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Min Instance Number</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>1-20 instances.</p> <p>When the ECS instance number of the auto scaling group is less than the minimum instance number, the auto scaling service will automatically add ECS instances to the group, to make sure that the ECS instances in the group is equal to the minimum instances.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Max Instance Number</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>1-20 instances.</p> <p>When the ECS instance number of the auto scaling group exceeds the maximum instance number, the auto scaling service will automatically remove extra ECS instances from the group, to make sure that the ECS instances in the group is equal to the maximum instances.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Cooling Time</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>300-9999 seconds.</p> <p>Within the cool down time, the Scaling Group will not execute other scaling activities after a scaling activity ( such as adding or removing ECS instances ) is executed.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Exit Policy</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>When you want to remove ECS instances from an auto scaling group with multiple removal options, select the ECS instances to be removed based on this policy, which supports latest exit and first exit.&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Instance Recall Mode</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Instance shutdown recovery mode is set by default.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>4.&nbsp; Click <strong>Create</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> The Scaling Group is in the status of Stopped by default after being created and needs to be started after configuration.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>&ldquo;<strong>Operation succeeded</strong>&rdquo; will be prompted at the bottom of the page, and you can view the auto scaling group just created on the <strong>Auto Scaling List</strong> page.</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Step 4: Configure Auto Scaling Group</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; You have made a custom image. For applications that have enabled auto scaling, first apply for an ESC on the Console to deploy the application and set the application to auto-start. The status data are stored in a stand-alone server separately, and data and logs are stored in databases or log servers. Then, restart to make a custom image. For detailed procedures for creating a custom image, please refer to Create Custom Image.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; There are sufficient available IPs in the subnet. Insufficient IPs will lead to the failure of the scaling activity of the auto scaling group.</p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the AS Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Entering <strong>Auto Scaling Group &gt; Auto Scaling List</strong> page, click the target region.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Click the icon <strong>︙ </strong>in the operations column of the target auto scaling group.</p> <p>4.&nbsp; Click <strong>To configure </strong>in the <strong>Configuration</strong> column. and enter the <strong>Auto Scaling Configuration</strong> page.</p> <p>5.&nbsp; Configure Scaling Group based on the following information and click <strong>Next</strong>.</p> <p><strong>Billing Option</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Billing Method</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Pay-per-use by default.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Zone Selection</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Region</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>By default.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Availability Zone</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>By default.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Provider</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>By default.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Instance Configuration </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Specification Type</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select instance type and specification.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Image</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Image</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Only custom images are provided.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> For applications that have enabled auto scaling, first you need to apply for an ECS to install and deploy the application on Ping An Cloud&rsquo;s Console, and the application is set as auto-start. The status data are stored in a stand-alone server separately and store data or logs in databases or log servers. Then, restart the application to make a custom image.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>OS Type</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select the operating system type for the created custom image.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Disk Configuration</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Configuration Item</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Data Disk</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>You can decide whether to add data disks or not according to business requirements.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Network</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>VPC</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>By default, it is the VPC where the ELB instances associated to the auto scaling group are located.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Subnet</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select a subnet. You need to make sure that there are sufficient available IPs in the sub-net. Insufficient IPs will lead to the failure of the scaling activity of the auto scaling group.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Security Group</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Decide whether to bind a security group or not.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Backend Port</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>The backend port of auto scaling group instances which is the port for instance service operation or applications usage. It can be customized in initial configuration and cannot be modified after that. You can choose to use custom configuration for the initial configuration.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Weight</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Select weight of port.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Security Configuration </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Security Service</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Free security service is provided for Linux Operating System, and you can decide whether you need PHS or not.&nbsp;</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Enter descriptive information.</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Chinese characters, English letters, space, digits, @, underline (_), and dash (-).</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No more than 128 characters.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p><strong>System Configuration </strong></p> <table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>ConfigMap</strong></p> </td> <td style="background-color:#ededed; vertical-align:top"> <p><strong>Description</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Description</p> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top"> <p>Two login methods are provided: SSH Key Pair, and Use secret key.&nbsp;</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; SSH Key Pair: the user name is set by default, and you can select SSH key or create new key pair.&nbsp;</p> <p>&bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Use secret key: set the secret key when creating image.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>6.&nbsp; Click <strong>Next</strong> and enter the Confirmation tab to check the configuration information.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>&ldquo;<strong>Operation succeeded</strong>&rdquo; will be prompted at the bottom of the page. The newly configured Scaling Group is in the status of <strong>Stopped</strong>. The <strong>Start</strong> button in the operations column turns into orange.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p><strong><span style="font-size:18px">Step 5: Start Auto Scaling Group</span></strong></p> <p><strong>Prerequisite</strong></p> <p>You need to configure an auto scaling group before starting it. Otherwise, the auto scaling group cannot be started.</p> <p><strong>Procedure</strong></p> <p>1.&nbsp; Log in to the AS Console.</p> <p>2.&nbsp; Entering <strong>Auto Scaling Group &gt; Auto Scaling List</strong> page, click the target region.</p> <p>3.&nbsp; Click <strong>Start</strong> in the operations column of the target auto scaling group.</p> <p><strong>Note:</strong> If the Min Instance Number is set to be zero, then it takes less than 30 seconds to start the auto scaling group. If the Min Instance Number is set to be more than zero, it takes over 2 minutes to start the auto scaling group.</p> <p><strong>Result</strong></p> <p>&ldquo;<strong>Operation succeeded</strong>&rdquo; will prompted on the page. The status of auto scaling groupwill turn into <strong>Starting</strong>. After it is successfully started, the target Scaling Group is in the status of <strong>Started</strong>.</p>