AWS Certified SysOps Administrator SOA-C01 – Question423

How many metrics are supported by CloudWatch for Auto Scaling?

A.
8 metrics and 1 dimension
B. 7 metrics and 5 dimension
C. 5 metrics and 1 dimension
D. 1 metric and 5 dimensions

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

Explanation: AWS Auto Scaling supports both detailed as well as basic monitoring of the CloudWatch metrics.
Basic monitoring happens every 5 minutes, while detailed monitoring happens every minute. It sup-ports 8 metrics and 1 dimension.
The metrics are:
GroupMinSize
GroupMaxSize
GroupDesiredCapacity
GroupInServiceInstances
GroupPendingInstances
GroupStandbyInstances
GroupTerminatingInstances
GroupTotalInstances
The dimension is AutoScalingGroupName Reference:
http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/DeveloperGuide/s…