AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question436

Which of the following statements describes launch configuration in Auto Scaling?

A.
A launch configuration is a template that an Auto Scaling group uses to launch EC2 instances.
B. A launch configuration is a template that an Auto Scaling group uses to define the max/minimum of instances.
C. A launch configuration is a template that an Auto Scaling group uses to schedule the scaling ac-tivity.
D. A launch configuration is a template that an Auto Scaling group uses to define the instance count.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: A launch configuration represents a template that the Auto Scaling group uses to launch the Ama-zon EC2 instances. When you create a launch configuration, you specify information for the in-stances such as the ID of the Amazon Machine Image (AMI), the instance type, a key pair, one or more security groups, and a block device mapping. Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AutoScaling/latest/DeveloperGuide/Launch…