---
name: "VM::EC2::ScalingPolicy"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libvm-ec2-perl"
version: "1.28-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/VM::EC2::ScalingPolicy"
---

# VM::EC2::ScalingPolicy(3pm)

Object describing an AutoScaling Policy

## NAME

VM::EC2::ScalingPolicy - Object describing an AutoScaling Policy

## SYNOPSIS

```
  use VM::EC2;
  $ec2  = VM::EC2->new(...);
  @pols = $ec2->describe_policies();
  $pol  = $pols[0];
  $type = $pol->adjustment_type;
```

## DESCRIPTION

This object represents an AutoScaling Policy. It's returned by `"VM::EC2-"`**describe\_policies()**\>.

## METHODS

These properties are supported:

```
  adjustment_type          -- Specifies whether the ScalingAdjustment is an absolute number or a percentage of the current capacity. Valid values are ChangeInCapacity, ExactCapacity, and PercentChangeInCapacity
  alarms                   -- A list of CloudWatch Alarms related to the policy
  auto_scaling_group_name  -- The name of the Auto Scaling group associated with this scaling policy
  cooldown                 -- The amount of time, in seconds, after a scaling activity completes before any further trigger-related scaling activities can start
  min_adjustment_step      -- Changes the DesiredCapacity of the Auto Scaling group by at least the specified number of instances
  policy_arn               -- The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the policy
  policy_name              -- The name of the scaling policy
  scaling_adjustment       -- The number associated with the specified adjustment type. A positive value adds to the current capacity and a negative value removes from the current capacity
  name                     -- Alias for policy_name
```

## SEE ALSO

VM::EC2 VM::EC2::Generic

## AUTHOR

Jose Luis Martinez