Can you scale worker roles in or out based on the number of messages in a queue?

Question

With AzureWatch, is it possible to set thresholds such as:

Checking every 1/2 hour: If number of messages in an Azure queue is over 500, add a worker role. If number is under 100, remove a worker role unless there are only 2 left.

The messages control how data is being migrated elsewhere so they will take a while to process. Thus the low numbers.

 

Thanks.

Answer 1

Thank you for your question.

Can you scale worker roles based upon number of messages in the queue? YES

Can you throttle the scaling to 1/2 hour? YES

Can you not go beyond a certain lower boundary for scaling? YES