<p>Does kubernetes check for node affinity (in term of resources like cpu, memory...) the memory set as 'request' in pod definition, or the 'limit' set?</p>

<p>Scheduler looks at <code>request</code> values: <a href="https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/#how-pods-with-resource-requests-are-scheduled" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/#how-pods-with-resource-requests-are-scheduled</a></p>
