AWS::EMR::Cluster ScalingRule

ScalingRule is a subproperty of the AutoScalingPolicy property type. ScalingRule defines the scale-in or scale-out rules for scaling activity, including the CloudWatch metric alarm that triggers activity, how EC2 instances are added or removed, and the periodicity of adjustments. The automatic scaling policy for an instance group can comprise one or more automatic scaling rules.

Syntax

To declare this entity in your AWS CloudFormation template, use the following syntax:

JSON

{
  "Action" : ScalingAction,
  "Description" : String,
  "Name" : String,
  "Trigger" : ScalingTrigger
}

YAML

  Action: 
    ScalingAction
  Description: String
  Name: String
  Trigger: 
    ScalingTrigger

Properties

Action

The conditions that trigger an automatic scaling activity.

Required: Yes

Type: ScalingAction

Update requires: No interruption

Description

A friendly, more verbose description of the automatic scaling rule.

Required: No

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

Name

The name used to identify an automatic scaling rule. Rule names must be unique within a scaling policy.

Required: Yes

Type: String

Update requires: No interruption

Trigger

The CloudWatch alarm definition that determines when automatic scaling activity is triggered.

Required: Yes

Type: ScalingTrigger

Update requires: No interruption