Docker and CI/CD · Middle · Question 66 of 75

Resource requests vs limits in Kubernetes: what do they do?

1Requests cap usage; limits are used for scheduling
✓Correct answer: Requests are used for scheduling; limits cap usage
3Both only affect how the dashboard shows usage

Explanation

The scheduler places pods by requests. Exceeding a memory limit gets the container OOM-killed; exceeding a CPU limit throttles it.

Further reading

Kubernetes: Resource management for pods and containers ↗

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