CV0-004 Operations and Support Practice Question
A cloud engineer needs to ensure that an auto-scaling group does not launch new instances immediately after a scale-in event to allow metrics to stabilize. Which feature should they configure?
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Why each option matters
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Cooldown periods
Cooldown periods prevent premature scaling by allowing metrics to stabilize.
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Health checks
Why it's wrong here
Health checks determine instance health, not scaling pauses.
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Scheduled scaling
Why it's wrong here
Scheduled scaling changes capacity at set times.
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Lifecycle hooks
Why it's wrong here
Lifecycle hooks allow custom actions during instance launch/termination.
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Cooldown periods
Why this is correct
Cooldown periods pause scaling activities after a scaling event.
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