About Compute Copilot for ECS and how it works
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Compute Copilot is a service that automatically optimizes any compute-based workload. It leverages ML algorithms to reduce your ECS costs by automatically migrating EC2 instances to Spot.
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Compute Copilot Lambda is aware whenever ASG launches a new on-demand instance (such as in response to a desired capacity change). In response, it automatically launches a Spot instance with settings that mirror those of the on-demand instance, attaches it to the ASG, confirms it is in service, and removes the on-demand instance for you.
Why Compute Copilot
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Compute Copilot uses AI-driven decision making to provision and run workloads at the cheapest price in real time, without manual effort.
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Compute Copilot allows you to benefit from Spot savings with the same reliability as On-Demand. By analyzing historical data and Spot Termination events, it ensures your critical workloads remain safe from interruption.
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Compute Copilot does not require your workload to be transferred to a proprietary system, but works directly with AWS ECS. It does not typically modify the ASG settings, allowing it to be disabled at any time without interrupting existing workflows.
Prerequisites
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You must be logged in to your nOps account.
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Your AWS account must be configured to your nOps account.
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You must have the correct permissions.
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You must have an ECS cluster with ASG as a capacity provider.
Steps to Enable Managed Instance Draining via the AWS console
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Navigate to the AWS console -> ECS cluster -> Infrastructure -> Capacity Provider
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Select the ASG -> Update -> Expand Scaling policies -> Check the Managed instance draining
Managed instance draining is a new feature from and managed by AWS, which has been recently launched. It allows instances to drain tasks automatically.
