R81.20 - Performance Tuning Tip - Maestro Autoscaling

[HeikoAnkenbrand]

Maestro offers with R81.20 a interesting performance features in the future:

The new Autoscaling feature in Maestro Hyper-scale lets you automatically allocate resources across security groups (based on your priorities), bringing cloud-like scale and agility to your prem-based security (for example, to accommodate peak traffic hours).

An example: If more performance is required in security group 2, an appliance can be automatically moved to this group after a definition.



- Scale in minutes
- Scale without downtime
- Automatically depending on performance
- Cost-efficient
- Mix and Match different security gateways within the same security group (sk162373)

[Timothy_Hall]

Just one clarification to your list, Maestro Auto-Scaling is not supported for use with a "mix and match" of different appliances in R81.20 as stated in sk148074: Known Limitations for Scalable Platforms (Maestro Appliances and Chassis):

PMTR-84368

Maestro

It is not supported to configure Auto Scaling Settings if a Maestro Security Group contains different appliance models.

[Dario_Perez · Accepted solution]

Other clarification, Auto-clone is not supported with Mix and Match  

MTR-71298

Maestro

You must disable the SMO Image Cloning in the Security Group before you assign an appliance of a model that is different from models of other appliances already assigned in this Security Group. Run this command in Gaia gClish: set smo image auto-clone off