While an explicit memory limit is not configurable, there are a number of knobs in Prometheus that one can configure that limit resource usage along certain dimensions, for example https://www.robustperception.io/limiting-promql-resource-usage.
There's also a setting that prevents a maximum number of samples ingested per scrape. On Wed, Feb 19, 2020 at 5:34 PM Julien Pivotto <[email protected]> wrote: > On 19 Feb 08:24, adi garg wrote: > > So what will happen if prometheus crosses the RAM limit, will it die? Or > is > > it gonna affect the other processes running on the system? > > > It is the operating system that will chose. Prometheus will probably be > terminated by the operating system. > > > > > On Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at 9:41:36 PM UTC+5:30, Julien Pivotto > > wrote: > > > > > > On 19 Feb 08:08, adi garg wrote: > > > > Hello experts, > > > > > > > > Is there any way to give memory specifications by ourselves in > > > prometheus? > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > No, this is not possible. Prometheus will use the memory it needs. > > > > > > Regards, > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Prometheus Developers" group. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, > send > > > an email to [email protected] > > > <javascript:>. > > > > To view this discussion on the web visit > > > > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-developers/0fb6ec18-c2a8-437f-9d2b-5cc2b9f5b330%40googlegroups.com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > (o- Julien Pivotto > > > //\ Open-Source Consultant > > > V_/_ Inuits - https://www.inuits.eu > > > > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Prometheus Developers" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected]. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-developers/df7bdc80-b95f-4f02-88d1-664d3cf3c651%40googlegroups.com > . > > > -- > (o- Julien Pivotto > //\ Open-Source Consultant > V_/_ Inuits - https://www.inuits.eu > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Prometheus Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-developers/20200219163423.GA6819%40oxygen > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Prometheus Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/prometheus-developers/CA%2BT6YoyDiL%3D7i14%3DChRsWV5ws3aOT77owWtvyzw9R8G8jZDWPg%40mail.gmail.com.
