Apache CloudStack v4.5.0 User API Reference

createAutoScaleVmGroup

Creates and automatically starts a virtual machine based on a service offering, disk offering, and template.

Request parameters

Parameter Name	Description	Required
lbruleid	the ID of the load balancer rule	true
maxmembers	the maximum number of members in the vmgroup, The number of instances in the vm group will be equal to or less than this number.	true
minmembers	the minimum number of members in the vmgroup, the number of instances in the vm group will be equal to or more than this number.	true
scaledownpolicyids	list of scaledown autoscale policies	true
scaleuppolicyids	list of scaleup autoscale policies	true
vmprofileid	the autoscale profile that contains information about the vms in the vm group.	true
fordisplay	an optional field, whether to the display the group to the end user or not	false
interval	the frequency at which the conditions have to be evaluated	false

Response Tags

Response Name	Description
id	the autoscale vm group ID
account	the account owning the instance group
domain	the domain name of the vm profile
domainid	the domain ID of the vm profile
fordisplay	is group for display to the regular user
interval	the frequency at which the conditions have to be evaluated
lbruleid	the load balancer rule ID
maxmembers	the maximum number of members in the vmgroup, The number of instances in the vm group will be equal to or less than this number.
minmembers	the minimum number of members in the vmgroup, the number of instances in the vm group will be equal to or more than this number.
project	the project name of the vm profile
projectid	the project id vm profile
scaledownpolicies	list of scaledown autoscale policies
scaleuppolicies	list of scaleup autoscale policies
state	the current state of the AutoScale Vm Group
vmprofileid	the autoscale profile that contains information about the vms in the vm group.