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Placement Groups In AWS
Purpose
Different Strategies Of The Placement Group
- Cluster → In this strategy, the EC2 instances are placed close to each other in the same availability zone.
- Partition → In this strategy, the EC2 instances are grouped in a segment called "Partition". Each partition does not share the same underlying hardware.
- Spread → In this strategy, the small group of EC2 instances are placed on distinct hardware.
How To Create The Placement Group?
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Field | Value |
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Name | < Custom placement group name> |
Placement strategy | Cluster | Spread | Partition |
Number of partitions | < Number of partitions > |
Spread level | Host (Outposts only) | Rack (No restrictions)This field is visible only if “Spread” is selected in “Placement strategy”. |
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How To Assign A Placement Group To An EC2 Instance?
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