The IBM Bluemix Auto-Scaling plugin provides steps to interact with the Auto-Scaling for Bluemix service by using the REST API. The plugin supports attaching an Auto-Scaling policy to a Bluemix application with authorization support from the IBM Containers plugin.
To access this plugin in the palette, click IBM BlueMix > Auto Scaling.
The following process steps are available in the IBM BlueMix Auto-Scaling plugin.
Attach an Auto-Scale policy to a Bluemix application.
| Name | Type | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
| Application ID or Name | String | The ID or name of the application to add the policy to. | Yes |
| Policy | String | The full JSON policy or absolute path to the policy file. | Yes |
| Scaling API URL | String | The URL of the target BlueMix Scaling API system, such as https://ScalingAPI.ng.bluemix.net. This is found under the environment variables of the applications auto-scaling service. | Yes |
The IBM Bluemix Auto-Scaling plugin allows you to add and modify policies for IBM Bluemix Auto-Scaling. The plugin communicates with IBM Bluemix by using the REST API.
This plugin includes one or more steps, click Steps for step details and properties.
This plugin requires HCL Launch 6.0.1 or later.
This plugin is compatible with agents running on operating systems that are supported by HCL Launch. This plugin does not support agents running on z/OS.
See Installing plugins in HCL Launch for installing and removing plugins.
The following table describes the changes made in each plugin version.
| Version | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | Minor enhancements |
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