diff --git a/content/en/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas.md b/content/en/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas.md index 4f04745d344ee..8645bd19ff28c 100644 --- a/content/en/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas.md +++ b/content/en/docs/concepts/policy/resource-quotas.md @@ -168,7 +168,8 @@ Here is an example set of resources users may want to put under object count quo The same syntax can be used for custom resources. For example, to create a quota on a `widgets` custom resource in the `example.com` API group, use `count/widgets.example.com`. -When using `count/*` resource quota for certain resources type, an object is charged against the quota if it exists in server storage. +When using `count/*` resource quota (only available for some object kinds), an object is charged +against the quota if the control plane has a stored copy. These types of quotas are useful to protect against exhaustion of storage resources. For example, you may want to limit the number of Secrets in a server given their large size. Too many Secrets in a cluster can actually prevent servers and controllers from starting. You can set a quota for Jobs to protect against