# Helm frozen Kubernetes CLI

**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/helm-frozen-kubernetes-cli/7791
**Category:** General
**Created:** [November 14, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/helm-frozen-kubernetes-cli/7791 "2017-11-14T09:49:40Z")
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### Author: ![Ash\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Ash\_P](https://forums.suse.com/u/Ash_P)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 9:49am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/helm-frozen-kubernetes-cli/7791/1 "2017-11-14T09:49:40Z")

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Hi,

I am using Rancher HA AWS Terraform example and everything works fine with deployment, however after launching kubernetes cluster, I get two issue…

1. kubectl throws error to connect from my laptop (Rancher Servers are behind AWS loadbalancer).  
Unable to connect to the server: dial tcp 54.79.60.59:443: i/o timeout

2. When i try using helm from Rancher Kubernetes CLI, helm version or helm list will get frozen and dont return any value.  
However if i just use helm it displays all helm help command list.

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### Author: ![superseb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/superseb/32/2424_2.png) [@superseb](https://forums.suse.com/u/superseb)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/helm-frozen-kubernetes-cli/7791/2 "2017-11-14T19:03:54Z")

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It tries to connect to `54.79.60.59:443`, is that were the LB is? It uses the URL you are using to visit the UI to generate the `.kube/config`. It can’t connect to it right now.

Does the `helm list` command also hang when you first execute `helm init` and `helm repo update` ?

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### Author: ![Ash\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6bbea6/32.png) [@Ash\_P](https://forums.suse.com/u/Ash_P)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/helm-frozen-kubernetes-cli/7791/3 "2017-11-14T19:33:40Z")

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Hi,

I am using AWS ELB which is in rancher generated kubernetes config. The public ip i have in my earier message is one of rancher deployed host for kubernetes cluster.

Are there any perticular firewall ports i require to open to connect to rancher created kubernetes cluster host via AWS ELB’s from my laptop ? I used Terraform Rancher HA example template to build this infrastructure in AWS.

Will try updating helm repo and will let you know result.

Many Thanks,  
Ash
