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AWS AmazonECS documentation change

Service: AmazonECS · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-ec2-cluster-console-v2.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'Auto Scaling group' to 'Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group' throughout the document for consistency and clarity

Security assessment

The changes are purely terminological updates to align with AWS naming conventions. No security vulnerabilities, mitigations, or new security features are introduced or discussed. The existing security-related content about instance protection during scale-in actions remains unchanged except for terminology updates.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-ec2-cluster-console-v2.md b/AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-ec2-cluster-console-v2.md
index 0a7dba00e..2d593a6c3 100644
--- a//AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-ec2-cluster-console-v2.md
+++ b//AmazonECS/latest/developerguide/create-ec2-cluster-console-v2.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Auto Scaling group optionsNetworking optionsNext steps
+Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group optionsNetworking optionsNext steps
@@ -40 +40 @@ A namespace allows services that you create in the cluster can connect to the ot
-## Auto Scaling group options
+## Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group options
@@ -42 +42 @@ A namespace allows services that you create in the cluster can connect to the ot
-When you use Amazon EC2 instances, you must specify an Auto Scaling group to manage the infrastructure that your tasks and services run on. 
+When you use Amazon EC2 instances, you must specify an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group to manage the infrastructure that your tasks and services run on. 
@@ -44 +44 @@ When you use Amazon EC2 instances, you must specify an Auto Scaling group to man
-When you choose to create a new Auto Scaling group, it is automatically configured for the following behavior:
+When you choose to create a new Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group, it is automatically configured for the following behavior:
@@ -46 +46 @@ When you choose to create a new Auto Scaling group, it is automatically configur
-  * Amazon ECS manages the scale-in and scale-out actions of the Auto Scaling group.
+  * Amazon ECS manages the scale-in and scale-out actions of the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group.
@@ -48 +48 @@ When you choose to create a new Auto Scaling group, it is automatically configur
-  * Amazon ECS will not prevent Amazon EC2 instances that contain tasks and that are in an Auto Scaling group from being terminated during a scale-in action. For more information, see [Instance Protection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-instance-termination.html#instance-protection) in the _AWS Auto Scaling User Guide_.
+  * Amazon ECS will not prevent Amazon EC2 instances that contain tasks and that are in an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group from being terminated during a scale-in action. For more information, see [Instance Protection](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/as-instance-termination.html#instance-protection) in the _AWS Auto Scaling User Guide_.
@@ -53 +53 @@ When you choose to create a new Auto Scaling group, it is automatically configur
-You configure the following Auto Scaling group properties which determine the type and number of instances to launch for the group:
+You configure the following Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group properties which determine the type and number of instances to launch for the group:
@@ -61 +61 @@ You configure the following Auto Scaling group properties which determine the ty
-  * The minimum number of instances to launch for the Auto Scaling group. 
+  * The minimum number of instances to launch for the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group. 
@@ -63 +63 @@ You configure the following Auto Scaling group properties which determine the ty
-  * The maximum number of instances that are started for the Auto Scaling group. 
+  * The maximum number of instances that are started for the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group. 
@@ -70 +70 @@ In order for the group to scale out, the maximum must be greater than 0.
-Amazon ECS creates an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launch template and Auto Scaling group on your behalf as part of the CloudFormation stack. The values that you specified for the AMI, the instance types, and the SSH key pair are part of the launch template. The templates are prefixed with `EC2ContainerService-<`ClusterName`>`, which makes them easy to identify. The Auto Scaling groups are prefixed with `<`ClusterName`>-ECS-Infra-ECSAutoScalingGroup`.
+Amazon ECS creates an Amazon EC2 Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launch template and Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group on your behalf as part of the CloudFormation stack. The values that you specified for the AMI, the instance types, and the SSH key pair are part of the launch template. The templates are prefixed with `EC2ContainerService-<`ClusterName`>`, which makes them easy to identify. The Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling groups are prefixed with `<`ClusterName`>-ECS-Infra-ECSAutoScalingGroup`.
@@ -72 +72 @@ Amazon ECS creates an Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling launch template and Auto Scaling g
-Instances launched for the Auto Scaling group use the launch template.
+Instances launched for the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group use the launch template.
@@ -121 +121 @@ The name can contain up to 255 letters (uppercase and lowercase), numbers, and h
-Next, configure the Auto Scaling group which acts as the capacity provider:
+Next, configure the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group which acts as the capacity provider:
@@ -123 +123 @@ Next, configure the Auto Scaling group which acts as the capacity provider:
-    1. To using an existing Auto Scaling group, from **Auto Scaling group (ASG)** , select the group.
+    1. To using an existing Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group, from **Auto Scaling group (ASG)** , select the group.
@@ -125 +125 @@ Next, configure the Auto Scaling group which acts as the capacity provider:
-    2. To create a Auto Scaling group, from **Auto Scaling group (ASG)** , select **Create new group** , and then provide the following details about the group:
+    2. To create a Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group, from **Auto Scaling group (ASG)** , select **Create new group** , and then provide the following details about the group:
@@ -135 +135 @@ For more information, see [Allocation strategies for Spot Instances](https://doc
-       * For **Container instance Amazon Machine Image (AMI)** , choose the Amazon ECS-optimized AMI for the Auto Scaling group instances.
+       * For **Container instance Amazon Machine Image (AMI)** , choose the Amazon ECS-optimized AMI for the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group instances.
@@ -139 +139 @@ For more information, see [Allocation strategies for Spot Instances](https://doc
-Managed scaling works best if your Auto Scaling group uses the same or similar instance types. 
+Managed scaling works best if your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group uses the same or similar instance types. 
@@ -145 +145 @@ For more information, see [Amazon ECS container instance IAM role](./instance_IA
-       * For **Capacity** , enter the minimum number and the maximum number of instances to launch in the Auto Scaling group. 
+       * For **Capacity** , enter the minimum number and the maximum number of instances to launch in the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group.