AKS Resource Limits & Quotas Explained

🚀 Discover the critical AKS limits, quotas, and resource management best practices you must know to avoid performance issues and costly mistakes in your Azure Kubernetes clusters. Learn how to set up requests and limits, enforce namespace quotas, use LimitRange, and implement Pod Disruption Budgets in AKS effectively. DISCLAIMER This content reflects my personal views and technical experience and is not official Microsoft guidance, endorsement, or policy. All examples are based on public Kubernetes and AKS documentation and are provided for educational purposes only. 🔗 LINKS Set up requests and limits on you containers - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 - https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/quality-service-pod/?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 - https://medium.com/blutv/qos-classes-of-k8s-pods-722238a61c93 Enforce resource quotas for namespaces - https://learn.microsoft.com/fr-ch/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-scheduler#enforce-resource-quotas?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas/?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 Namespaces should have LimitRange - https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/policy/limit-range/?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com)?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 - https://medium.com/@muppedaanvesh/a-hand-on-guide-to-kubernetes-resource-quotas-limit-ranges-%EF%B8%8F-8b9f8cc770c5 Set memory limits and requests for all containers - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/azure/aks/developer-best-practices-resource-management#define-pod-resource-requests-and-limits?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 - https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/assign-memory-resource/?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 Use Disruption Budgets in your pod and deployment definitions - https://learn.microsoft.com/fr-ch/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-scheduler#plan-for-availability-using-pod-disruption-budgets?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 - https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/configure-pdb/?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?ref=www.the-aks-checklist.com?wt.mc_id=MVP_357193 🎥PLAYLIST / RELATED VIDEOS 10 Docker Musts for AKS You Can’t Ignore! : https://youtu.be/4jcPa9UL3KM ☕ BUY ME A COFFEE TO SUPPORT MY WORK https://ko-fi.com/thedevopsrunner 🌐 FIND ME AT Blog: https://thedevopsrunner.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lionel-gurret/ Linktree: https://linktr.ee/thedevopsrunner 🔔 Don't forget to subscribe for more expert insights and certification tips! https://www.youtube.com/@thedevopsrunner?sub_confirmation=1 ⏱️⏱️ Video Chapters: ⏱️⏱️ 00:00 - Intro 00:57 - Set Up Requests and Limits on Your Containers 02:23 - Quality of Service Classes 03:17 - Enforce Resource Quotas for Namespaces 04:24 - Use LimitRange for Default Values 04:58 - Implement Pod Disruption Budgets 05:54 - The Critical Mistake Everyone Makes