Quick Info
| Plugin Title | Empty AutoScaling Group |
| Cloud | AWS |
| Category | AutoScaling |
| Description | Ensures all autoscaling groups contain at least 1 instance. |
| More Info | AutoScaling groups that are no longer in use should be deleted to prevent accidental use. |
| AWS Link | https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/AutoScalingGroup.html |
| Recommended Action | Delete the unused AutoScaling group. |
Detailed Remediation Steps
- Log in to the AWS Management Console.
- Select the “Services” option and search for EC2.
- In the EC2 Management console, scroll down and click on the “Auto Scaling groups” at the bottom.
- On the “Auto Scaling groups” page, select the auto scaling group which needs to be verified whether autoscaling groups contain at least 1 instance or not.
- On the “Auto Scaling group” page, scroll down and check if there is any instance running under the “Instances”. If no instance is running, delete the selected Auto Scaling group.
- Repeat steps number 2 - 5 to check other groups in the account.
- Navigate to the EC2 console using the link https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ .
- Select the Auto Scaling group from the left navigation panel and select the Auto Scaling group without any active isntance.
- Click on the “Delete” button at the top after selecting the Auto Scaling group.
- On the “Delete Auto Scaling groups” tab, type delete in the box for the confirmation and click on the “Delete” button to make the changes.
- Repeat steps number 7 - 10 to delete the unused Auto Scaling group.