Those will have the same bill, yes. The ability to configure min-idle-instances will be enabled once the billing rollout is complete.
On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:51 PM, Deepak Singh <[email protected]> wrote: > yes exactly. I have set min-idle-instance to 0. > but i want that at least one instance should be available every time, so i > set up a cron job for every min. > So does it make any difference in billing between these two ways? > Also, One more question, > I am using java GAE. > We have static block and instance block concept in java. Instance block gets > called whenever we create a new object of that class And static block is > called when that class gets loaded to the server. > So in case of GAE, when a new instance is created for the application, does > it invoke instance block or static block while creating the instance ? > Based on this process, we need to write our logic of application. So i need > to understand it. > Thanks > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 1:10 AM, Barry Hunter <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Maybe it's a request to have a min-idle-instance setting added? >> because that doesn't exist yet... >> >> >> >> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Jon McAlister <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I'm sorry Deepak, but I just don't understand your question. Perhaps >> > someone else understands the point he is trying to raise, and can help >> > him out? >> > >> > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 12:03 PM, Deepak Singh <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> >> My question is the difference between, >> >> set min-idle-instance to 0 and run a cron job every min or every 15 min >> >> to >> >> ensure that at least one instance is available. >> >> And i have set max-idle-instance to either 1 or Automatic. >> >> The App may have or may not have traffic. >> >> Thanks >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:12 AM, Jon McAlister <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> I probably don't understand your example perfectly. I think you are >> >>> saying that the app only runs a cron job request once a minute, that >> >>> request does nothing, and the app has absolutely no other traffic. >> >>> >> >>> In that example, if max-idle-instances=1, then the billable instance >> >>> hours would be 24. If max-idle-instances=automatic, then the billable >> >>> instance hours would be 24. >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Deepak Singh >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> > Hi Jon, >> >>> > In case i have min-idle-instance = 0 >> >>> > Max-idle-instance = 1 Or Automatic >> >>> > and i run the cron job as stated earlier. Then how does it affect >> >>> > the >> >>> > bill >> >>> > as cron job does not do anything means does not use any resources. >> >>> > Thanks >> >>> > >> >>> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 12:03 AM, Jon McAlister <[email protected]> >> >>> > wrote: >> >>> >> >> >>> >> Hi Deepak, >> >>> >> >> >>> >> It is not possible to set max-idle-instances to 0. If you had set >> >>> >> max-idle-instances to 1, then your example is basically identical >> >>> >> to >> >>> >> Dani's. >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Deepak Singh >> >>> >> <[email protected]> >> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >> > Suppose, i have set my max-idle-instance to 0. And i have written >> >>> >> > a >> >>> >> > cron >> >>> >> > job >> >>> >> > which actually does nothing. It just call the servlet method and >> >>> >> > finishes. >> >>> >> > Thus it is able to create a new instance. I run this cron job >> >>> >> > every >> >>> >> > minute. >> >>> >> > In this case i get almost always one instance live and iahe set >> >>> >> > to >> >>> >> > max-idle-instance to 0. >> >>> >> > So, how does it affect the billing where i set max-idle-instance >> >>> >> > to >> >>> >> > 1. >> >>> >> > Thanks >> >>> >> > Deepak >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > On Tue, Sep 6, 2011 at 10:59 PM, Dani Shaulov >> >>> >> > <[email protected]> >> >>> >> > wrote: >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> Thank you Jon. >> >>> >> >> It makes much more sense now. >> >>> >> >> Another question: >> >>> >> >> If an instance starts - active for 1 seconds >> >>> >> >> Then idle for 5 and again active for 1 second >> >>> >> >> And again 1 second active every 5 minuets of idle >> >>> >> >> (basically 1 request (which takes 1 second) every 5 minuets) >> >>> >> >> So it is a total of 288 active seconds a day. >> >>> >> >> Is that charged as 15 min start up fee + 288 seconds, >> >>> >> >> or as 24 hours of instance time? >> >>> >> >> In my understanding, in the old model it's the former and in the >> >>> >> >> new >> >>> >> >> model >> >>> >> >> it's the latter. >> >>> >> >> Is that right? 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