To understand resource management, you must be aware of its components, its goals, and how best to implement it in a cluster setting.
Resource allocation settings for a virtual machine (shares, reservation, and limit) are discussed, including how to set them and how to view them. Also, admission control, the process whereby resource allocation settings are validated against existing resources is explained.
Resource management is the allocation of resources from resource providers to resource consumers.
The need for resource management arises from the overcommitment of resources—that is, more demand than capacity and from the fact that demand and capacity vary over time. Resource management allows you to dynamically reallocate resources, so that you can more efficiently use available capacity.
