Right but a successful ping proves two-way traffic but I will humor you. The only way it would establish one direction and not in the other would be the presence of something like a stateful firewall and there is no such thing on this segment.
From pve0 (172.29.99.48):
Last login: Wed Feb 10 09:51:17 EST 2021 on pts/1
Linux pve0 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
root@pve0:~# ssh root@172.29.99.49
Linux pve1 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Thu Feb  4 22:35:41 2021
root@pve1:~# logout
Connection to 172.29.99.49 closed.
root@pve0:~# ssh root@172.29.99.50
Linux pve2 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Mon Feb  1 22:37:26 2021
root@pve2:~# logout
Connection to 172.29.99.50 closed.
root@pve0:~#
From pve1 (172.29.99.49):
Last login: Wed Feb 10 10:26:34 EST 2021 from 172.29.99.48 on pts/0
Linux pve1 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
root@pve1:~# ssh root@172.29.99.48
Linux pve0 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Wed Feb 10 10:25:45 2021
root@pve0:~# logout
Connection to 172.29.99.48 closed.
root@pve1:~# ssh root@172.29.99.50
Linux pve2 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Wed Feb 10 10:26:18 2021 from 172.29.99.48
root@pve2:~# logout
Connection to 172.29.99.50 closed.
root@pve1:~#
From pve2 (172.29.99.50):
Last login: Wed Feb 10 10:27:11 EST 2021 from 172.29.99.48 on pts/0
Linux pve2 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
root@pve2:~# ssh root@172.29.99.48
Linux pve0 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Wed Feb 10 10:26:46 2021 from 172.29.99.49
root@pve0:~# logout
Connection to 172.29.99.48 closed.
root@pve2:~# ssh root@172.29.99.49
Linux pve1 5.4.73-1-pve #1 SMP PVE 5.4.73-1 (Mon, 16 Nov 2020 10:52:16 +0100) x86_64
The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.
Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Wed Feb 10 10:26:35 2021
root@pve1:~# logout
Connection to 172.29.99.49 closed.
root@pve2:~#
> then the next step is to check that the service are running and that the nodes can communicate on their ports with each other.
The service not showing as starting is a symptom of the  problem.
root@pve0:~# telnet 172.29.99.49 6789
Trying 172.29.99.49...
Connected to 172.29.99.49.
Escape character is '^]'.
ceph v027c1ᆬc0^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.
root@pve0:~# telnet 172.29.99.50 6789
Trying 172.29.99.50...
Connected to 172.29.99.50.
Escape character is '^]'.
ceph v027c2c0^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.
root@pve0:~#
root@pve1:/var/log/pve/tasks# telnet 172.29.99.48 6789
Trying 172.29.99.48...
Connected to 172.29.99.48.
Escape character is '^]'.
ceph v027c0c1^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.
root@pve1:/var/log/pve/tasks# telnet 172.29.99.50 6789
Trying 172.29.99.50...
Connected to 172.29.99.50.
Escape character is '^]'.
ceph v027c2ъc1^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.
root@pve2:~# telnet 172.29.99.48 6789
Trying 172.29.99.48...
Connected to 172.29.99.48.
Escape character is '^]'.
ceph v027c0&c2^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.
root@pve2:~# telnet 172.29.99.49 6789
Trying 172.29.99.49...
Connected to 172.29.99.49.
Escape character is '^]'.
ceph v027c1֬c2^]
telnet> quit
Connection closed.
root@pve2:~#
	
	
	
		Code:
	
	
		root@pve0:~# ss -tulw
Netid    State     Recv-Q    Send-Q       Local Address:port         Peer Address:port  
udp      UNCONN    0         0                  0.0.0.0:sunrpc            0.0.0.0:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0                127.0.0.1:863               0.0.0.0:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0                  0.0.0.0:34676             0.0.0.0:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0                  0.0.0.0:54429             0.0.0.0:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0             172.29.99.48:5405              0.0.0.0:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0                     [::]:46837                [::]:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0                     [::]:47313                [::]:*     
udp      UNCONN    0         0                     [::]:sunrpc               [::]:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         64                 0.0.0.0:39243             0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                0.0.0.0:sunrpc            0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.22.128.1:6800              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6800              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.22.128.1:6801              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6801              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.22.128.1:6802              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6802              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.22.128.1:6803              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6803              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6804              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6805              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128              127.0.0.1:85                0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                0.0.0.0:ssh               0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                0.0.0.0:3128              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                0.0.0.0:58489             0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         100              127.0.0.1:smtp              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:3300              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         512           172.29.99.48:6789              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                0.0.0.0:8006              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                   [::]:sunrpc               [::]:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         64                    [::]:38739                [::]:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                   [::]:ssh                  [::]:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         100                  [::1]:smtp                 [::]:*     
tcp      LISTEN    0         128                   [::]:45095                [::]:*     
root@pve0:~#
root@pve1:/var/log/pve/tasks# ss -tulw
Netid   State    Recv-Q   Send-Q       Local Address:port         Peer Address:port  
udp     UNCONN   0        0                  0.0.0.0:sunrpc            0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                127.0.0.1:829               0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                  0.0.0.0:50131             0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0             172.29.99.49:5405              0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                  0.0.0.0:47780             0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                     [::]:sunrpc               [::]:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                     [::]:33056                [::]:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                     [::]:40498                [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.49:3300              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.49:6789              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:8006              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:50153             0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:sunrpc            0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.2:6800              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.49:6800              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.2:6801              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.49:6801              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.2:6802              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.49:6802              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.2:6803              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.49:6803              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128              127.0.0.1:85                0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:ssh               0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:3128              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        64                 0.0.0.0:41753             0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        100              127.0.0.1:smtp              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                   [::]:sunrpc               [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                   [::]:ssh                  [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        64                    [::]:37689                [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                   [::]:37241                [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        100                  [::1]:smtp                 [::]:*
root@pve2:~# ss -tulw
Netid   State    Recv-Q   Send-Q       Local Address:port         Peer Address:port  
udp     UNCONN   0        0                  0.0.0.0:sunrpc            0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                127.0.0.1:841               0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                  0.0.0.0:51001             0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0             172.29.99.50:5405              0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                  0.0.0.0:41197             0.0.0.0:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                     [::]:sunrpc               [::]:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                     [::]:33352                [::]:*     
udp     UNCONN   0        0                     [::]:46885                [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:35939             0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.50:3300              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.50:6789              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:8006              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:sunrpc            0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.3:6800              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.50:6800              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.3:6801              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.50:6801              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.3:6802              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.50:6802              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        64                 0.0.0.0:39923             0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.22.128.3:6803              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        512           172.29.99.50:6803              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128              127.0.0.1:85                0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:ssh               0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                0.0.0.0:3128              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        100              127.0.0.1:smtp              0.0.0.0:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                   [::]:sunrpc               [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                   [::]:38005                [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        128                   [::]:ssh                  [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        100                  [::1]:smtp                 [::]:*     
tcp     LISTEN   0        64                    [::]:37405                [::]:*     
root@pve2:~#
	 
 
I think we have established that network connectivity between these three nodes is fine.