Distributed resource management method and system

A host in a distributed computing system having a plurality of hosts, the host comprising:

• a processing unit;
• and
• a non-transitory memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit and comprising computer readable program instructions executable by the processing unit for:
• in response to an enforcement agent, provided on a first host of the plurality of hosts, running a task that requires access to a distributed resource of the distributed computing system, designating a master enforcement controller to obtain identification information regarding the distributed resource, wherein at least two of the plurality of hosts are involved in providing the distributed resource and include the first host;
• transmitting, from the master enforcement controller provided on the first host, an enforcement command including the identification information to at least one host of the at least two of the plurality of hosts involved in providing the distributed resource, the enforcement command starting a slave enforcement controller provided on the at least one host to locally enforce a resource quota for the at least one host;
• receiving, at the master enforcement controller provided on the first host, a second enforcement command from another one of the plurality of hosts of the distributed computing system, the second enforcement command including an adjusted resource quota;
• and
• in response to receipt of the second enforcement command, designating the slave enforcement controller provided on the first host to locally enforce the adjusted resource quota for the first host.