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AWS autoscaling documentation change

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

File: autoscaling/ec2/userguide/step-scaling-create-scale-out-policy.md

Summary

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

Security assessment

The changes are purely terminological updates to use the full product name. There is no indication of security vulnerability fixes or new security-related content.

Diff

diff --git a/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/step-scaling-create-scale-out-policy.md b/autoscaling/ec2/userguide/step-scaling-create-scale-out-policy.md
index 5dd546303..ef73f21c3 100644
--- a//autoscaling/ec2/userguide/step-scaling-create-scale-out-policy.md
+++ b//autoscaling/ec2/userguide/step-scaling-create-scale-out-policy.md
@@ -7 +7 @@
-To create a step scaling policy for scale out for your Auto Scaling group, use one of the following methods:
+To create a step scaling policy for scale out for your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group, use one of the following methods:
@@ -16 +16 @@ Console
-  2. If necessary, change the Region. From the navigation bar, select the Region where your Auto Scaling group resides.
+  2. If necessary, change the Region. From the navigation bar, select the Region where your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group resides.
@@ -22 +22 @@ Console
-  5. On the **All metrics** tab, choose **EC2** , **By Auto Scaling Group** , and enter the Auto Scaling group's name in the search field. Then, select `CPUUtilization` and choose **Select metric**. The **Specify metric and conditions** page appears, showing a graph and other information about the metric. 
+  5. On the **All metrics** tab, choose **EC2** , **By Auto Scaling Group** , and enter the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group's name in the search field. Then, select `CPUUtilization` and choose **Select metric**. The **Specify metric and conditions** page appears, showing a graph and other information about the metric. 
@@ -67 +67 @@ Use the following procedure to continue where you left off after creating your C
-  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/), and choose **Auto Scaling Groups** from the navigation pane.
+  1. Open the Amazon EC2 console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/), and choose **Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling Groups** from the navigation pane.
@@ -69 +69 @@ Use the following procedure to continue where you left off after creating your C
-  2. Select the check box next to your Auto Scaling group. 
+  2. Select the check box next to your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group. 
@@ -73 +73 @@ A split pane opens up in the bottom of the page.
-  3. Verify that the scaling limits are appropriately set. For example, if your group's desired capacity is already at its maximum, you need to specify a new maximum in order to scale out. For more information, see [Set scaling limits for your Auto Scaling group](./asg-capacity-limits.html).
+  3. Verify that the scaling limits are appropriately set. For example, if your group's desired capacity is already at its maximum, you need to specify a new maximum in order to scale out. For more information, see [Set scaling limits for your Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group](./asg-capacity-limits.html).
@@ -137 +137 @@ Record the policy's Amazon Resource Name (ARN). You need it to create a CloudWat
-Use the following CloudWatch [put-metric-alarm](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/cloudwatch/put-metric-alarm.html) command to create an alarm that increases the size of the Auto Scaling group based on an average CPU threshold value of 60 percent for at least two consecutive evaluation periods of two minutes. To use your own custom metric, specify its name in `--metric-name` and its namespace in `--namespace`.
+Use the following CloudWatch [put-metric-alarm](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/cloudwatch/put-metric-alarm.html) command to create an alarm that increases the size of the Amazon EC2 Auto Scaling group based on an average CPU threshold value of 60 percent for at least two consecutive evaluation periods of two minutes. To use your own custom metric, specify its name in `--metric-name` and its namespace in `--namespace`.