Start - Stop

Start - Stop is an Autofix feature that automates the process of turning on and off existing instances in the environment, based on a key and value.

Start Stop currently includes 3 services: EC2, RDS and Redshift

1. Accessing Start-Stop.

In the Autofix side menu, select Start-Stop.

Select the service: EC2, RDS or Redshift

1. Creating an Action.

On the main screen, click the "Add" button

1. Properties

In properties, start the Start - Stop configuration process

• Define the name of the action

• Define the region, more than one region can be selected.

• Select the account ID to which the action will be applied.

1. Filters

When you click the continue button, the system will advance to the filters screen, where it is possible to add the desired filters.

The filters are where Autofix will locate resources by key and value.

• In "Filter Type" it is possible to locate the resource in three ways: tag, resource name and resource id.

• Set the expression CONTAINS and NOT CONTAIN.

• In key and value, add the resource identification so Autofix can find it.

• When adding, it is possible to view the filter of the created resource

1. Schedule

When you click the continue button, the system will advance to the schedule screen.

In the schedule, define the period of operation of the rule.

• It is possible to define the days of the week in which the resource will operate, as well as the time in which the resource should be turned on and off.

• In the "set different intervals for each day" option, it is possible to customize the execution time for each day of the week.

• Set the resource's timezone so that there is no time difference.

• It is possible to define exceptions to the rule's operation, for days when the rule should not work.

1. View created action

After creating the rule, the configuration is visible on the home screen, where it is possible to turn off the rule, edit and delete the created rule.