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Why you may see the “Out of strategy, on-demand, no replacement created” message

This article explains why Elastigroup shows the message “Out of strategy, on-demand, no replacement will be created.” This message appears when the group tries to replace on‑demand instances with spot instances but cannot complete the fix strategy.

Why this message appears

When your group has more on‑demand instances than its on‑demand workload capacity, Elastigroup tries to revert those instances back to spot. This behavior is called the fix strategy.
 
If Elastigroup cannot complete the fix strategy, it may show a message similar to the following in the console logs:
 
  • Out of strategy, on-demand above strategy. Desired on‑demand count: 0. Actual on‑demand count: xx. No replacement will be created because the out‑of‑strategy procedure is currently suspended.

Why the fix strategy is paused

Elastigroup can pause the fix strategy in these situations:

No spot markets are available

If there are no available spot markets to launch spot instances, Elastigroup cannot replace your on‑demand instances. You can improve availability by adding more instance types and Availability Zones to your group.

Spot instance vCPU quota is exceeded

If your account reaches its spot vCPU quota, Elastigroup cannot launch additional spot instances. You can request a quota increase from your cloud provider.
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Why you may see the “Out of strategy, on-demand, no replacement created” message