A SysOps admin must deploy a new Auto Scaling group composed of EC2 Spot Instances across many instance types. The fleet should draw from the Spot pools that maximize availability for the number of instances requested. Which Spot allocation approach satisfies this requirement?
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Correct answer: Use the capacity-optimized allocation strategy for Spot Instances..
Why this is the answer
The capacity-optimized allocation strategy for Spot Instances automatically launches your Spot Instances into the most available Spot pools. This maximizes the availability of the requested number of instances by selecting pools with the most spare capacity, which directly addresses the requirement to draw from Spot pools that maximize availability. Requesting Spot instances up to the maximum capacity is a general Auto Scaling setting, not a Spot allocation strategy. The diversified allocation strategy distributes Spot Instances across multiple pools, which is good for fault tolerance but doesn't prioritize maximizing the availability of the requested number of instances in the same way capacity-optimized does. Consulting the Spot Instance Advisor provides information but isn't an allocation strategy itself.
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