This template allows you to deploy an autoscale policy for Virtual Machine ScaleSet resource.
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| location | Location for the resources. |
| vmSku | Size of VMs in the VM Scale Set. |
| windowsOSVersion | The Windows version for the VM. |
| vmssName | String used as a base for naming resources. Must be 3-61 characters in length and globally unique across Azure. |
| instanceCount | Number of VM instances (1000 or less). |
| adminUsername | Admin username. |
| adminPassword | Admin password. |
| minimumCapacity | The minimum capacity. Autoscale engine will ensure the instance count is at least this value. |
| maximumCapacity | The maximum capacity. Autoscale engine will ensure the instance count is not greater than this value. |
| defaultCapacity | The default capacity. Autoscale engine will preventively set the instance count to be this value if it can not find any metric data. |
| metricName | The metric name. |
| metricThresholdToScaleOut | The metric upper threshold. If the metric value is above this threshold then autoscale engine will initiate scale out action. |
| metricThresholdToScaleIn | The metric lower threshold. If the metric value is below this threshold then autoscale engine will initiate scale in action. |
| changePercentScaleOut | The percentage to increase the instance count when autoscale engine is initiating scale out action. |
| changePercentScaleIn | The percentage to decrease the instance count when autoscale engine is initiating scale in action. |
| autoscaleEnabled | A boolean to indicate whether the autoscale policy is enabled or disabled. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and configure Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/demos/monitor-autoscale-vmss-simplemetricbased/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstall and Configure the Azure Cross-Platform Command-Line Interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/demos/monitor-autoscale-vmss-simplemetricbased/azuredeploy.json