Auto scaling
Automatic scaling of virtual machines in VMSS refers to the addition or removal of virtual machine instances based on configured environments to meet the performance and scalability demands of an application. Generally, in the absence of VMSS, this is achieved using automation scripts and runbooks.
VMSS helps in this automation process with the help of configuration. Instead of writing scripts, VMSS can be configured for automated scaling up and down.
Auto scaling consists of multiple integrated components to achieve its end goal. Auto scaling continuously monitors the virtual machines and collects telemetry data from it. It stores this data and combines it together and evaluates it against a set of rules to determine whether ...
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