# Can we create CPU pools and assign pods to the pool? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [February 25, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982 "2021-02-25T12:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![esudheere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@esudheere](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/esudheere)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 12:49pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/1 "2021-02-25T12:49:00Z")
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**Author:** ![esudheere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@esudheere](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/esudheere)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/2 "2021-02-25T18:25:52Z")
Any inputs? Requirement is, In a cluster with 10 CPU cores, i need to allocate 6 cores to application A (multiple pods) and 4 cores to application B (Multiple pods). Any pods labelled as appA should use CPU from 6 core pool and appB from 4 core pool. ---
**Author:** ![rata](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/rata/32/18244_2.png) [@rata](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/rata)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2021, 8:45pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/3 "2021-02-25T20:45:14Z")
> [esudheere] esudheere [https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/esudheere](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/esudheere) > February 25 > > Any inputs? Sorry, there wasn’t any clear question before. > Requirement is, In a cluster with 10 CPU cores, i need to allocate 6 > cores to application A (multiple pods) and 4 cores to application B > (Multiple pods). Any pods labelled as appA should use CPU from 6 core > pool and appB from 4 core pool. Yes, see the docs for node selectors. ---
**Author:** ![esudheere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@esudheere](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/esudheere)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 6:40am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/4 "2021-02-26T06:40:50Z")
Nodeselector wont be helpful i think nodeA - total CPU core - 5 nodeB - total CPU core - 5 Requirement is, appA pods should only use 6 cores appB pods should use only 4 cores ---
**Author:** ![thockin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/thockin/32/2457_2.png) [@thockin](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/thockin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 7:06am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/5 "2021-02-26T07:06:34Z")
Use quota and 2 different namespaces? ---
**Author:** ![esudheere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f1d935/32.png) [@esudheere](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/esudheere)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/6 "2021-02-26T11:59:20Z")
Quota needs, requests and limits to be set for each pod. So the pod can not utilize the full pool capacity. ---
**Author:** ![thockin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.kubernetes.io/thockin/32/2457_2.png) [@thockin](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/u/thockin)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2021, 3:47pm UTC](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/can-we-create-cpu-pools-and-assign-pods-to-the-pool/14982/7 "2021-02-26T15:47:05Z")
Use a LimitRanger in the namespaces to assign default values? Or require your users to set pod limits? Especially for mory, you want that anyway.