AVD - scaling plan

Matthias 0 Reputation points
2024-07-05T06:36:17.8966667+00:00

Hi,

I would like that during off peak hours all AVD's (we have 3) shutdown. At the moment 1 machine is always starting.

In "ramp-down" I have configured the time and depth-first. Minimum percentage of active hosts I have configured 0% and capacity threshold 1%.

The goal would be that no server is running during "off peak hours". Is this possible with a scaling plan?

Thank you for your help.

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  1. Nikhil Duserla 645 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
    2024-07-05T08:23:21.46+00:00

    Hi Ganterer Matthias ,

    Welcome to the Microsoft Q&A Platform! Thank you for asking your question here.

    We understand from your query that you are experiencing issue is that the Capacity threshold of 1% is preventing all AVDs from shutting down during off-peak hours.

    To achieve your goal of having no servers running during off-peak hours, please try these steps:

    Update the Ramp-down configuration:

    • Set Minimum percentage of active hosts to 0%
    • Set Capacity threshold to 0%

    This will be scaling plan to reduce the number of active hosts to 0% and not maintain any minimum capacity during off-peak hours.

    Add a Scale to zero option:

    In the Azure portal, navigate to your AVD host pool>>Click on Scaling and then Edit>>Under Ramp-down, toggle the Scale to zero option to On

    This will allow the scaling plan to scale down to zero active hosts during off-peak hours.

    If you have any further queries, do let us know.

    If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and "Upvote it."