Intermediate
Kubernetes
Q46 / 100
What is the purpose of "resource requests" and "resource limits" in a Pod spec?
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The correct answer is B) Requests are the minimum resources guaranteed and used by the scheduler to place Pods on nodes with capacity, while limits cap maximum usage, enforced at runtime (e.g. CPU throttling or OOM-killing for memory)
B
Correct Answer
Requests are the minimum resources guaranteed and used by the scheduler to place Pods on nodes with capacity, while limits cap maximum usage, enforced at runtime (e.g. CPU throttling or OOM-killing for memory)
Explanation
The scheduler uses requests to decide which node has enough capacity for a Pod, while limits constrain actual usage at runtime — exceeding a memory limit can result in the container being OOMKilled.
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