diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.5/en/istio/resources/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.5/en/istio/resources/_index.md
index 0a4bdd57f17..d4fbc4f3777 100644
--- a/content/rancher/v2.5/en/istio/resources/_index.md
+++ b/content/rancher/v2.5/en/istio/resources/_index.md
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ In Kubernetes, the resource request indicates that the workload will not deploye
 |----------------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 | ingress gateway |  100m | 128mi  | 2000m          |  1024mi |
 | egress gateway  |  100m |  128mi   |   2000m        |  1024mi |
-| istiod          |  500m      | 2048mi        |           |                 |
+| istiod          |  500m      | 2048mi        |       No limit    |    No limit             |
 | proxy          |  10m         | 10mi            | 2000m        | 1024mi   |
 | **Totals:** | **710m** | **2314Mi** | **6000m** | **3072Mi** |
 
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ In Kubernetes, the resource request indicates that the workload will not deploye
 
 Workload | CPU - Request | Memory - Request | CPU - Limit | Mem - Limit | Configurable
 ---------:|---------------:|---------------:|-------------:|-------------:|-------------:
-Istiod | 610m | 2186Mi | 4000m | 2048Mi | Y |
-Istio-policy | 1000m         | 1024Mi        | 4800m       | 4096Mi      | Y      |
-Istio-telemetry | 1000m         | 10214Mi        | 4800m       | 4096Mi      | Y   |
-Istio-ingressgateway | 2000m | 1024Mi  | 10m |  40Mi | Y   |
-Others          | 500m          | 500Mi         | -         | -         | Y    |
-**Totals:**       | **4500m**         | **5620Mi**        | **>12300m**         | **>14848Mi**   | **-**   
+Istiod | 500m | 2048Mi | No limit | No limit | Y |
+Istio-Mixer | 1000m | 1000Mi | 4800m | 4000Mi | Y |
+Istio-ingressgateway | 100m | 128Mi | 2000m | 1024Mi | Y |
+Others | 10m | - | - | - | Y |
+Totals: | 1710m | 3304Mi | >8800m | >6048Mi | -
 
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@@ -60,8 +59,23 @@ You can find more information about Istio configuration in the [official Istio d
 To configure the resources allocated to an Istio component,
 
 1. In the Rancher **Cluster Explorer**, navigate to your Istio installation in **Apps & Marketplace**
-1. Click **Upgrade** to edit the base components via changes the values.yaml or add an [overlay file]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.5/en/istio/v2.5/configuration-reference/#overlay-file).
+1. Click **Upgrade** to edit the base components via changes the values.yaml or add an [overlay file]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.5/en/istio/v2.5/configuration-reference/#overlay-file). For more information about editing the overlay file, see [this section.](./#editing-the-overlay-file)
 1. Change the CPU or memory allocations, the nodes where each component will be scheduled to, or the node tolerations.
 1. Click **Upgrade.** to rollout changes
 
-**Result:** The resource allocations for the Istio components are updated.
\ No newline at end of file
+**Result:** The resource allocations for the Istio components are updated.
+
+### Editing the Overlay File
+
+The overlay file can contain any of the values in the [Istio Operator spec.](https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/config/istio.operator.v1alpha1/#IstioOperatorSpec) The overlay file included with the Istio application is just one example of a potential configuration of the overlay file.
+
+As long as the file contains `kind: IstioOperator` and the YAML options are valid, the file can be used as an overlay.
+
+In the example overlay file provided with the Istio application, the following section allows you to change Kubernetes resources:
+
+```
+#      k8s:
+#        resources:
+#          requests:
+#            cpu: 200m
+```
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diff --git a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/istio/v2.5/resources/_index.md b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/istio/v2.5/resources/_index.md
index 4654d7d1a8c..1f82cfcaa10 100644
--- a/content/rancher/v2.x/en/istio/v2.5/resources/_index.md
+++ b/content/rancher/v2.x/en/istio/v2.5/resources/_index.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ In Kubernetes, the resource request indicates that the workload will not deploye
 |----------------------|---------------|------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 | ingress gateway |  100m | 128mi  | 2000m          |  1024mi |
 | egress gateway  |  100m |  128mi   |   2000m        |  1024mi |
-| istiod          |  500m      | 2048mi        |           |                 |
+| istiod          |  500m      | 2048mi        |    No limit       |     No limit            |
 | proxy          |  10m         | 10mi            | 2000m        | 1024mi   |
 | **Totals:** | **710m** | **2314Mi** | **6000m** | **3072Mi** |
 
@@ -37,12 +37,11 @@ In Kubernetes, the resource request indicates that the workload will not deploye
 
 Workload | CPU - Request | Memory - Request | CPU - Limit | Mem - Limit | Configurable
 ---------:|---------------:|---------------:|-------------:|-------------:|-------------:
-Istiod | 610m | 2186Mi | 4000m | 2048Mi | Y |
-Istio-policy | 1000m         | 1024Mi        | 4800m       | 4096Mi      | Y      |
-Istio-telemetry | 1000m         | 10214Mi        | 4800m       | 4096Mi      | Y   |
-Istio-ingressgateway | 2000m | 1024Mi  | 10m |  40Mi | Y   |
-Others          | 500m          | 500Mi         | -         | -         | Y    |
-**Totals:**       | **4500m**         | **5620Mi**        | **>12300m**         | **>14848Mi**   | **-**   
+Istiod | 500m | 2048Mi | No limit | No limit | Y |
+Istio-Mixer | 1000m | 1000Mi | 4800m | 4000Mi | Y |
+Istio-ingressgateway | 100m | 128Mi | 2000m | 1024Mi | Y |
+Others | 10m | - | - | - | Y |
+Totals: | 1710m | 3304Mi | >8800m | >6048Mi | -
 
 {{% /tab %}}
 {{% /tabs %}}
@@ -61,8 +60,24 @@ You can find more information about Istio configuration in the [official Istio d
 To configure the resources allocated to an Istio component,
 
 1. In the Rancher **Cluster Explorer**, navigate to your Istio installation in **Apps & Marketplace**
-1. Click **Upgrade** to edit the base components via changes the values.yaml or add an [overlay file]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.x/en/istio/v2.5/configuration-reference/#overlay-file).
+1. Click **Upgrade** to edit the base components via changes the values.yaml or add an [overlay file]({{<baseurl>}}/rancher/v2.x/en/istio/v2.5/configuration-reference/#overlay-file). For more information about editing the overlay file, see [this section.](./#editing-the-overlay-file)
 1. Change the CPU or memory allocations, the nodes where each component will be scheduled to, or the node tolerations.
 1. Click **Upgrade.** to rollout changes
 
-**Result:** The resource allocations for the Istio components are updated.
\ No newline at end of file
+**Result:** The resource allocations for the Istio components are updated.
+
+
+### Editing the Overlay File
+
+The overlay file can contain any of the values in the [Istio Operator spec.](https://istio.io/latest/docs/reference/config/istio.operator.v1alpha1/#IstioOperatorSpec) The overlay file included with the Istio application is just one example of a potential configuration of the overlay file.
+
+As long as the file contains `kind: IstioOperator` and the YAML options are valid, the file can be used as an overlay.
+
+In the example overlay file provided with the Istio application, the following section allows you to change Kubernetes resources:
+
+```
+#      k8s:
+#        resources:
+#          requests:
+#            cpu: 200m
+```
\ No newline at end of file