Infrastructure aware adaptive resource allocation

A resource manager comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• and
• a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the resource manager to:
• receive a request to allocate a first container instance in a network;
• determine a set of candidate computing nodes of a plurality of computing nodes in the network that are capable of hosting the first container instance;
• request, from an infrastructure monitor with infrastructure data from the network, health metrics for the set of candidate computing nodes, the health metrics including at least a health score and a classification for each candidate computing node of the set of candidate computing nodes, wherein the classifications indicate a severity of a problem and are at least one of a white list, a grey list, and a black list;
• select, based at least on the health score, classification or a combination thereof for the set of candidate computing nodes, an optimal computing node of the set of candidate computing nodes to host the first container instance;
• and
• allocate the first container instance to the optimal computing node.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a resource manager, cause the resource manager to:

• receive a request to allocate a first container instance in a network;
• determine a set of candidate computing nodes of a plurality of computing nodes in the network that are capable of hosting the first container instance;
• request, from an infrastructure monitor with infrastructure data from the network, health metrics for the set of candidate computing nodes, the health metrics including at least a health score and a classification for each candidate computing node of the set of candidate computing nodes, wherein the classifications indicate a severity of a problem and are at least one of a white list, a grey list, and a black list;
• select, based at least on the health score, classification or a combination thereof for the set of candidate computing nodes, an optimal computing node of the set of candidate computing nodes to host the first container instance;
• and
• allocate the first container instance to the optimal computing node.