AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 282
A user is trying to setup a recurring Auto Scaling process. The user has setup one process to scale up every day at 8 am and scale down at 7 PM. The user is trying to setup another recurring process which scales up on the 1st of every month at 8 AM and scales down the same day at 7 PM. What will Auto Scaling do in this scenario?
Answer options
- A. Auto Scaling will execute both processes but will add just one instance on the 1st
- B. Auto Scaling will add two instances on the 1st of the month
- C. Auto Scaling will schedule both the processes but execute only one process randomly
- D. Auto Scaling will throw an error since there is a conflict in the schedule of two separate Auto Scaling Processes
Correct answer: D
Explanation
Auto Scaling does not allow the creation of multiple scheduled actions that have overlapping or conflicting execution times, so attempting to schedule two actions at the exact same time will result in an error. To avoid conflicts, each scheduled action within an Auto Scaling group must have a unique execution schedule. Options A, B, and C are incorrect because Auto Scaling will actively block the creation of the conflicting schedule during setup rather than attempting to resolve it at runtime.