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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