fix Failed to start The Proxmox VE cluster filesystem.

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smkislamkrembung

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root@smkislamkrembung:~# systemctl status pve-cluster.service
● pve-cluster.service - The Proxmox VE cluster filesystem
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/pve-cluster.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Tue 2025-06-03 14:15:40 WIB; 2min 53s ago
Process: 986 ExecStart=/usr/bin/pmxcfs (code=exited, status=255/EXCEPTION)
CPU: 16ms

Jun 03 14:15:40 smkislamkrembung systemd[1]: pve-cluster.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 5.
Jun 03 14:15:40 smkislamkrembung systemd[1]: Stopped The Proxmox VE cluster filesystem.
Jun 03 14:15:40 smkislamkrembung systemd[1]: pve-cluster.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Jun 03 14:15:40 smkislamkrembung systemd[1]: pve-cluster.service: Failed with result 'exit-code'.
Jun 03 14:15:40 smkislamkrembung systemd[1]: Failed to start The Proxmox VE cluster filesystem.
root@smkislamkrembung:~#
 
Check the complete journal since boot for the actual cause of pve-cluster.service (pmxcfs) not starting:
`journalctl -b`

share the logs if you cannot find the root-cause.
 
Stoiko Ivanov said:
Check the complete journal since boot for the actual cause of pve-cluster.service (pmxcfs) not starting:
`journalctl -b`

share the logs if you cannot find the root-cause.
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-- Journal begins at Tue 2025-05-27 23:01:49 WIB, ends at Tue 2025-06-03 14:48:01 WIB. --
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: Linux version 5.15.158-2-pve (build@proxmox) (gcc (Debian 10.2.1-6) 10.2.1 20210110, GNU ld (GNU Binutils for Debian) 2.35.2) #1 SMP PVE 5.15.158-2 (2024-07-26T13:11Z) ()
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: Command line: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-5.15.158-2-pve root=/dev/mapper/pve-root ro quiet
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: KERNEL supported cpus:
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: Intel GenuineIntel
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: AMD AuthenticAMD
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: Hygon HygonGenuine
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: Centaur CentaurHauls
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: zhaoxin Shanghai
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000000000-0x000000000009bfff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000000009c000-0x000000000009ffff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000000e0000-0x00000000000fffff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000000100000-0x0000000055da6fff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000055da7000-0x000000005ddaefff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000005ddaf000-0x00000000611b6fff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000611b7000-0x00000000651b6fff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000651b7000-0x000000006c5cefff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000006c5cf000-0x000000006e7cefff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000006e7cf000-0x000000006f5fefff] ACPI NVS
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000006f5ff000-0x000000006f7fefff] ACPI data
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000006f7ff000-0x000000006f7fffff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x000000006f800000-0x000000008fffffff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fd000000-0x00000000fe7fffff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fec00000-0x00000000fec00fff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fec80000-0x00000000fed00fff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000fed40000-0x00000000fed44fff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x00000000ff000000-0x00000000ffffffff] reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: BIOS-e820: [mem 0x0000000100000000-0x000000027fffffff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: NX (Execute Disable) protection: active
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: SMBIOS 3.0 present.
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: DMI: Dell Inc. PowerEdge R440/08CYF7, BIOS 1.7.0 12/14/2018
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: tsc: Detected 1700.000 MHz processor
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: e820: update [mem 0x00000000-0x00000fff] usable ==> reserved
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: e820: remove [mem 0x000a0000-0x000fffff] usable
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: last_pfn = 0x280000 max_arch_pfn = 0x400000000
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: x86/PAT: Configuration [0-7]: WB WC UC- UC WB WP UC- WT
Jun 03 14:15:26 smkislamkrembung kernel: total RAM covered: 8176M
 
please share the complete journal - not just the beginning - probably better to attach it instead of pasting ....
the part you shared shows nothing special/problematic - but is only the start of a normal boot (with an older kernel pointing to an outdated Proxmox VE version)....
 
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