Updates an autoscaler in the specified project using the data included in the request.

Scopes

You will need authorization for at least one of the following scopes to make a valid call:

  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform
  • https://www.googleapis.com/auth/compute

If unset, the scope for this method defaults to https://www.googleapis.com/auth/cloud-platform. You can set the scope for this method like this: compute1 --scope <scope> autoscalers update ...

Required Scalar Arguments

  • <project> (string)
    • Project ID for this request.
  • <zone> (string)
    • Name of the zone for this request.

Required Request Value

The request value is a data-structure with various fields. Each field may be a simple scalar or another data-structure. In the latter case it is advised to set the field-cursor to the data-structure's field to specify values more concisely.

For example, a structure like this:

Autoscaler:
  autoscaling-policy:
    cool-down-period-sec: integer
    cpu-utilization:
      predictive-method: string
      utilization-target: number
    load-balancing-utilization:
      utilization-target: number
    max-num-replicas: integer
    min-num-replicas: integer
    mode: string
    scale-in-control:
      max-scaled-in-replicas:
        calculated: integer
        fixed: integer
        percent: integer
      time-window-sec: integer
  creation-timestamp: string
  description: string
  id: string
  kind: string
  name: string
  recommended-size: integer
  region: string
  self-link: string
  status: string
  target: string
  zone: string

can be set completely with the following arguments which are assumed to be executed in the given order. Note how the cursor position is adjusted to the respective structures, allowing simple field names to be used most of the time.

  • -r .autoscaling-policy cool-down-period-sec=95
    • The number of seconds that your application takes to initialize on a VM instance. This is referred to as the initialization period. Specifying an accurate initialization period improves autoscaler decisions. For example, when scaling out, the autoscaler ignores data from VMs that are still initializing because those VMs might not yet represent normal usage of your application. The default initialization period is 60 seconds. Initialization periods might vary because of numerous factors. We recommend that you test how long your application takes to initialize. To do this, create a VM and time your application's startup process.
  • cpu-utilization predictive-method=diam
    • Indicates whether predictive autoscaling based on CPU metric is enabled. Valid values are: * NONE (default). No predictive method is used. The autoscaler scales the group to meet current demand based on real-time metrics. * OPTIMIZE_AVAILABILITY. Predictive autoscaling improves availability by monitoring daily and weekly load patterns and scaling out ahead of anticipated demand.

  • utilization-target=0.31428290912855783

    • The target CPU utilization that the autoscaler maintains. Must be a float value in the range (0, 1]. If not specified, the default is 0.6. If the CPU level is below the target utilization, the autoscaler scales in the number of instances until it reaches the minimum number of instances you specified or until the average CPU of your instances reaches the target utilization. If the average CPU is above the target utilization, the autoscaler scales out until it reaches the maximum number of instances you specified or until the average utilization reaches the target utilization.

  • ..load-balancing-utilization utilization-target=0.7954074288671369

    • Fraction of backend capacity utilization (set in HTTP(S) load balancing configuration) that the autoscaler maintains. Must be a positive float value. If not defined, the default is 0.8.

  • .. max-num-replicas=78

    • The maximum number of instances that the autoscaler can scale out to. This is required when creating or updating an autoscaler. The maximum number of replicas must not be lower than minimal number of replicas.
  • min-num-replicas=42
    • The minimum number of replicas that the autoscaler can scale in to. This cannot be less than 0. If not provided, autoscaler chooses a default value depending on maximum number of instances allowed.
  • mode=consetetur
    • Defines the operating mode for this policy. The following modes are available: - OFF: Disables the autoscaler but maintains its configuration. - ONLY_SCALE_OUT: Restricts the autoscaler to add VM instances only. - ON: Enables all autoscaler activities according to its policy. For more information, see "Turning off or restricting an autoscaler"
  • scale-in-control.max-scaled-in-replicas calculated=73
    • [Output Only] Absolute value of VM instances calculated based on the specific mode. - If the value is fixed, then the calculated value is equal to the fixed value. - If the value is a percent, then the calculated value is percent/100 * targetSize. For example, the calculated value of a 80% of a managed instance group with 150 instances would be (80/100 * 150) = 120 VM instances. If there is a remainder, the number is rounded.
  • fixed=29
    • Specifies a fixed number of VM instances. This must be a positive integer.

  • percent=70

    • Specifies a percentage of instances between 0 to 100%, inclusive. For example, specify 80 for 80%.

  • .. time-window-sec=5

    • How far back autoscaling looks when computing recommendations to include directives regarding slower scale in, as described above.

  • ... creation-timestamp=amet.

    • [Output Only] Creation timestamp in RFC3339 text format.
  • description=sed
    • An optional description of this resource. Provide this property when you create the resource.
  • id=takimata
    • [Output Only] The unique identifier for the resource. This identifier is defined by the server.
  • kind=dolores
    • [Output Only] Type of the resource. Always compute#autoscaler for autoscalers.
  • name=gubergren
    • Name of the resource. Provided by the client when the resource is created. The name must be 1-63 characters long, and comply with RFC1035. Specifically, the name must be 1-63 characters long and match the regular expression [a-z]([-a-z0-9]*[a-z0-9])? which means the first character must be a lowercase letter, and all following characters must be a dash, lowercase letter, or digit, except the last character, which cannot be a dash.
  • recommended-size=27
    • [Output Only] Target recommended MIG size (number of instances) computed by autoscaler. Autoscaler calculates the recommended MIG size even when the autoscaling policy mode is different from ON. This field is empty when autoscaler is not connected to an existing managed instance group or autoscaler did not generate its prediction.
  • region=accusam
    • [Output Only] URL of the region where the instance group resides (for autoscalers living in regional scope).
  • self-link=voluptua.
    • [Output Only] Server-defined URL for the resource.
  • status=dolore
    • [Output Only] The status of the autoscaler configuration. Current set of possible values: - PENDING: Autoscaler backend hasn't read new/updated configuration. - DELETING: Configuration is being deleted. - ACTIVE: Configuration is acknowledged to be effective. Some warnings might be present in the statusDetails field. - ERROR: Configuration has errors. Actionable for users. Details are present in the statusDetails field. New values might be added in the future.
  • target=dolore
    • URL of the managed instance group that this autoscaler will scale. This field is required when creating an autoscaler.
  • zone=dolore
    • [Output Only] URL of the zone where the instance group resides (for autoscalers living in zonal scope).

About Cursors

The cursor position is key to comfortably set complex nested structures. The following rules apply:

  • The cursor position is always set relative to the current one, unless the field name starts with the . character. Fields can be nested such as in -r f.s.o .
  • The cursor position is set relative to the top-level structure if it starts with ., e.g. -r .s.s
  • You can also set nested fields without setting the cursor explicitly. For example, to set a value relative to the current cursor position, you would specify -r struct.sub_struct=bar.
  • You can move the cursor one level up by using ... Each additional . moves it up one additional level. E.g. ... would go three levels up.

Optional Output Flags

The method's return value a JSON encoded structure, which will be written to standard output by default.

  • -o out
    • out specifies the destination to which to write the server's result to. It will be a JSON-encoded structure. The destination may be - to indicate standard output, or a filepath that is to contain the received bytes. If unset, it defaults to standard output.

Optional Method Properties

You may set the following properties to further configure the call. Please note that -p is followed by one or more key-value-pairs, and is called like this -p k1=v1 k2=v2 even though the listing below repeats the -p for completeness.

  • -p autoscaler=string

    • Name of the autoscaler to update.

  • -p request-id=string

    • An optional request ID to identify requests. Specify a unique request ID so that if you must retry your request, the server will know to ignore the request if it has already been completed. For example, consider a situation where you make an initial request and the request times out. If you make the request again with the same request ID, the server can check if original operation with the same request ID was received, and if so, will ignore the second request. This prevents clients from accidentally creating duplicate commitments. The request ID must be a valid UUID with the exception that zero UUID is not supported ( 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000).

Optional General Properties

The following properties can configure any call, and are not specific to this method.

  • -p $-xgafv=string

    • V1 error format.

  • -p access-token=string

    • OAuth access token.

  • -p alt=string

    • Data format for response.

  • -p callback=string

    • JSONP

  • -p fields=string

    • Selector specifying which fields to include in a partial response.

  • -p key=string

    • API key. Your API key identifies your project and provides you with API access, quota, and reports. Required unless you provide an OAuth 2.0 token.

  • -p oauth-token=string

    • OAuth 2.0 token for the current user.

  • -p pretty-print=boolean

    • Returns response with indentations and line breaks.

  • -p quota-user=string

    • Available to use for quota purposes for server-side applications. Can be any arbitrary string assigned to a user, but should not exceed 40 characters.

  • -p upload-type=string

    • Legacy upload protocol for media (e.g. "media", "multipart").

  • -p upload-protocol=string

    • Upload protocol for media (e.g. "raw", "multipart").

  • -p user-ip=string

    • Legacy name for parameter that has been superseded by quotaUser.