Re: adding to ELB, I haven't had that experience - for me it's been pretty reliably in line with the healthcheck config (2 healthchecks x 30 sec apart = 60ish s

Re: adding to ELB, I haven't had that experience - for me it's been pretty reliably in line with the healthcheck config (2 healthchecks x 30 sec apart = 60ish seconds to add). Or are you including instance spin-up time in that number?