AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate (legacy) — Question 527

Which of the following activities is NOT performed by the Auto Scaling policy?

Answer options

• A. Changing instance types
• B. Scaling up instance counts
• C. Maintaining current instance levels
• D. Scaling down instance counts

Correct answer: A

Explanation

An Auto Scaling policy is designed to manage the quantity of instances by launching new ones, terminating existing ones, or maintaining a specified capacity. It cannot dynamically change the hardware profile or instance type of currently running instances. To change instance types, a new launch template or configuration must be defined and applied.