Unable to cluster, loses connection

[MrCTS]

So going to preface here that I am entirely new to PVE. I have something similar but also very hands-off at work called Scale that made me want to jump into this adventure as many others in my sector have also been moving to PVE so I ultimately wanted to get more acquainted.

Background: I do have a small homelab that consists of two Unraid servers.

To my actual issue! I have loaded PVE onto the servers themselves utilizing a 2TB SSD that is installed. Only thing I have done is running a Proxmox Helper script that, from my understanding, came very well recommended. I allowed it to correct the repos, disable the enterprise license nag as well as updating the systems.

These both seem to run fine, I go to the cluster screen of Node#1, create cluster and it does its thing rather quickly in seconds. Close that screen, open the Cluster Information button and copy. Go to node#2, join cluster, paste and then it goes to crap. UI of Node#2 stops responding, it doesn't fully come into Node#1 either and Node#1 now only sees itself as a standalone node but won't show cluster info and won't let me create a cluster again either.

I have 4 machines ultimately that will be joined into the environment ultimately, long term.


I am sure there is something I am missing or I am messing up horribly. Can someone help get me back on the straight and narrow?

Attached are some screen snips of what I have been seeing.

 

[leesteken]

Only thing I have done is running a Proxmox Helper script that, from my understanding, came very well recommended.

Those scripts are not provided or support by Proxmox and we don't know what it does. Can you start again without running third-party scripts? Or ask support from the maintainers of that script instread?

... disable the enterprise license nag ...

This is considered rude on the official Proxmox forum. I has also broken stuff before. Please don't do this before asking for support here.

These both seem to run fine, I go to the cluster screen of Node#1, create cluster and it does its thing rather quickly in seconds. Close that screen, open the Cluster Information button and copy. Go to node#2, join cluster, paste and then it goes to crap. UI of Node#2 stops responding, it doesn't fully come into Node#1 either and Node#1 now only sees itself as a standalone node but won't show cluster info and won't let me create a cluster again either.

Please provide the network configuration (/etc/network/interfaces and /etc/hosts) of both nodes. Maybe you skipped https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#_preparing_nodes and did not put the IP addresses for all nodes in /etc/hosts on all nodes before joining?

 

[MrCTS]

Can you start again without running third-party scripts?

Yes, I will try to do that tonight and do a fresh install (nothing on the bare units other than just the OS

This is considered rude on the official Proxmox forum. I has also broken stuff before. Please don't do this before asking for support here.

Simply because you took the time to point this out: Noted.

Please provide the network configuration (/etc/network/interfaces and /etc/hosts) of both nodes. Maybe you skipped https://pve.proxmox.com/pve-docs/pve-admin-guide.html#_preparing_nodes and did not put the IP addresses for all nodes in /etc/hosts on all nodes before joining?

Both machines are set to single NICs (only have one port available each), single IP configured (Node#1 - 10.10.10.25, Node#2 10.10.10.26). I did skip putting them in the hosts as the directions said it was not necessary for it to work.

Edit: This is literally from memory, I can get the actual config text if you prefer when I get home or can notate as I proceed through initial config later this evening.