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Answer: Launch additional instances using auto scaling
In AWS, Auto Scaling groups use CloudWatch alarms to monitor metrics like CPU utilization. When CPU usage exceeds a defined threshold (e.g., 90%) for a specified period, the Auto Scaling policy triggers the launch of additional EC2 instances to handle the load and maintain performance.
Author: Ritesh Yadav
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A web application suddenly becomes slow. Monitoring shows CPU usage on EC2 instances is above 90% for several minutes. What action should be automatically triggered?
A
Enable log retention
B
Launch additional instances using auto scaling
C
Delete unused logs
D
Disable monitoring
E
None of the above
F
All of the above
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