AWS — Configuring Application Load Balancer (ALB) with Auto Scaling Group (ASG) using Launch Template

Purpose of the this hands-on training is to give the students basic knowledge of how to configure AWS Load Balancers with Auto Scaling Group and Launch Template.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the this hands-on training, students will be able to;

• create and configure a load balancer with Target Group.
• create and configure Auto Scaling Group with Launch Template.
• add policy to Auto Scaling Group.
• add Cloudwatch alarm.

Outline

• Part 1 - Create Security Group
• Part 2 - Create Target Group
• Part 3 - Create Application Load Balancer
• Part 4 - Create Launch Template
• Part 5 - Create Auto Scaling Group
• Part 6 - Create Auto Scaling Policy

Part 1 - Create a Security Group

• Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/.
• Choose the Security Groups on left-hand menu
• Click the Create Security Group.

Security Group Name  : ASGSecGroup
Description          : ASG Security Group
VPC                  : Default VPC
Inbound Rules:
    - Type: SSH ----> Source: Anywhere
    - Type…