# New cluster fails provisioning

**URL:** https://forums.suse.com/t/new-cluster-fails-provisioning/17014
**Category:** SUSE Rancher Prime
**Created:** [April 1, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-cluster-fails-provisioning/17014 "2020-04-01T14:01:00Z")
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### Author: ![TomZ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e9a140/32.png) [@TomZ](https://forums.suse.com/u/TomZ)
#### Post date: [April 1, 2020, 2:01pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-cluster-fails-provisioning/17014/1 "2020-04-01T14:01:01Z")

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Hello, I’m quite new to Rancher and wanted to try it out on a small cluster with 3 machines. So, I executed the Docker command on the “master” VM, then logged in to the web interface and tried to create a cluster with only that one node for the beginning. The web interface then shows “This cluster is currently Provisioning” and here it hnags forever. I took a look at the logs of the docker, these are the last few lines:

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> 2020/04/01 13:53:03 [INFO] [mgmt-cluster-rbac-delete] Updating cluster c-rkd9w

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> 2020/04/01 13:53:03 [INFO] [mgmt-auth-prtb-controller] Creating roleBinding for subject user-6bsmb with role project-owner in namespace  
> 2020/04/01 13:53:03 [INFO] [mgmt-auth-prtb-controller] Creating roleBinding for subject user-6bsmb with role admin in namespace  
> 2020/04/01 13:53:03 [INFO] [mgmt-auth-prtb-controller] Creating roleBinding for subject user-6bsmb with role admin in namespace  
> 2020/04/01 13:53:03 [INFO] [mgmt-auth-prtb-controller] Updating clusterRoleBinding clusterrolebinding-kql98 for cluster membership in cluster c-rkd9w for subject user-6bsmb  
> I0401 13:53:05.080689 27 controller.go:606] quota admission added evaluator for: [clusterregistrationtokens.management.cattle.io](http://clusterregistrationtokens.management.cattle.io)  
> 2020-04-01 13:54:13.672553 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/configmaps/kube-system/cattle-controllers" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:397” took too long (117.425424ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:54:13.673042 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/priorityclasses" range\_end:"/registry/priorityclasset" count\_only:true " with result “range\_response\_count:0 size:7” took too long (122.350603ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:55:08.393141 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/leases/kube-system/kube-scheduler" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:284” took too long (113.20285ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:55:12.187114 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/configmaps/kube-system/k3s" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:367” took too long (131.514872ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:55:12.187262 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/leases/kube-system/kube-controller-manager" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:303” took too long (242.489635ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:55:12.187375 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/management.cattle.io/composeconfigs" range\_end:"/registry/management.cattle.io/composeconfigt" count\_only:true " with result “range\_response\_count:0 size:5” took too long (244.511815ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:57:13.599533 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/namespaces/default" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:170” took too long (169.196635ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:58:18.334604 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/management.cattle.io/users" range\_end:"/registry/management.cattle.io/usert" count\_only:true " with result “range\_response\_count:0 size:7” took too long (109.425813ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:58:18.337597 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/limitranges" range\_end:"/registry/limitranget" count\_only:true " with result “range\_response\_count:0 size:5” took too long (208.133499ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:58:30.660929 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/leases/kube-system/kube-scheduler" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:286” took too long (126.95084ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:59:03.199213 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/leases/kube-system/cloud-controller-manager" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:305” took too long (133.904489ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:59:18.846895 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/configmaps/kube-system/cattle-controllers" " with result “range\_response\_count:1 size:398” took too long (141.111113ms) to execute  
> 2020-04-01 13:59:41.159106 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:"/registry/mutatingwebhookconfigurations" range\_end:"/registry/mutatingwebhookconfigurationt" count\_only:true " with result “range\_response\_count:0 size:5” took too long (106.288019ms) to execute

Any idea whats going wrong? Etcd seems not to be there, but I checked the radio button.

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### Author: ![Andy\_42](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/andy_42/32/8533_2.png) [@Andy\_42](https://forums.suse.com/u/Andy_42)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-cluster-fails-provisioning/17014/2 "2022-01-21T11:08:18Z")

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sorry for revive of topic but no one answering for those issues…  
I have similar issue, when trying to create a custom cluster on docker node, on several machine, for testing purpose it’s not possible, I just get that error:

 ![Screenshot from 2022-01-21 11-59-18](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/b/bd0657d13071d352d1fd1c2700fd888dd33a08ae.png)  
so I try to see details in the docker logs from the etcd container an get:

```auto
...
2022-01-21 10:30:21.586046 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/apiregistration.k8s.io/apiservices/\" range_end:\"/registry/apiregistration.k8s.io/apiservices0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:8" took too long (276.478317ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:26.785514 W | etcdserver: request "header:<ID:13161627486227643740 username:\"system:node\" auth_revision:1 > txn:<compare:<target:MOD key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" mod_revision:95992 > success:<request_put:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" value_size:69 lease:3938255449372867930 >> failure:<request_range:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" > >>" with result "size:18" took too long (100.303709ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:33.577126 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/apiextensions.k8s.io/customresourcedefinitions/\" range_end:\"/registry/apiextensions.k8s.io/customresourcedefinitions0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (378.979018ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:34.410083 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/persistentvolumeclaims/\" range_end:\"/registry/persistentvolumeclaims0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (158.4635ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:35.710575 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/volumeattachments/\" range_end:\"/registry/volumeattachments0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (231.922112ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:35.710640 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/secrets/\" range_end:\"/registry/secrets0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:8" took too long (348.092415ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:36.757283 W | etcdserver: request "header:<ID:13161627486227643779 username:\"system:node\" auth_revision:1 > txn:<compare:<target:MOD key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" mod_revision:96003 > success:<request_put:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" value_size:69 lease:3938255449372867969 >> failure:<request_range:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" > >>" with result "size:18" took too long (195.075977ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:43.592600 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/ingressclasses/\" range_end:\"/registry/ingressclasses0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (152.822598ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:46.541015 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/horizontalpodautoscalers/\" range_end:\"/registry/horizontalpodautoscalers0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (128.979398ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:46.541120 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/namespaces/default\" " with result "range_response_count:1 size:342" took too long (157.18141ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:46.767565 W | etcdserver: request "header:<ID:13161627486227643821 username:\"system:node\" auth_revision:1 > txn:<compare:<target:MOD key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" mod_revision:96014 > success:<request_put:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" value_size:69 lease:3938255449372868011 >> failure:<request_range:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" > >>" with result "size:18" took too long (116.747278ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:52.552705 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/leases/kube-system/kube-scheduler\" " with result "range_response_count:1 size:478" took too long (274.604839ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:55.106743 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/csidrivers/\" range_end:\"/registry/csidrivers0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (123.223505ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:30:57.724465 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/flowschemas/\" range_end:\"/registry/flowschemas0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:8" took too long (137.172363ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:01.639963 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/controllerrevisions/\" range_end:\"/registry/controllerrevisions0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (350.76584ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:02.291227 W | etcdserver: request "header:<ID:13161627486227643871 > lease_revoke:<id:36a77e77269dbdab>" with result "size:28" took too long (483.046633ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:04.124968 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/roles/\" range_end:\"/registry/roles0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:8" took too long (126.052218ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:07.132592 W | etcdserver: request "header:<ID:13161627486227643889 username:\"system:node\" auth_revision:1 > txn:<compare:<target:MOD key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" mod_revision:96035 > success:<request_put:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" value_size:69 lease:3938255449372868079 >> failure:<request_range:<key:\"/registry/masterleases/172.16.121.70\" > >>" with result "size:18" took too long (210.919106ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:07.132724 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/leases/kube-system/kube-scheduler\" " with result "range_response_count:1 size:479" took too long (465.48232ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:12.246200 W | etcdserver: request "header:<ID:13161627486227643909 > lease_revoke:<id:36a77e77269dbdcb>" with result "size:28" took too long (471.929157ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:12.246316 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/leases/kube-system/kube-controller-manager\" " with result "range_response_count:1 size:506" took too long (432.362047ms) to execute
2022-01-21 10:31:12.790421 W | etcdserver: read-only range request "key:\"/registry/resourcequotas/\" range_end:\"/registry/resourcequotas0\" count_only:true " with result "range_response_count:0 size:6" took too long (306.298529ms) to execute
...

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everywhere I search there’s only really specific solve, and I don’t find general explaination of that problem.  
Some users advice to remove all and try again but I really didn’t get how I’m supposed to clean, every command and things I try to delete old container and k8s configuration let something and that restart all the container, the only way I find to stop it, is to stop docker daemon. If anyone have any idea of what is that problem and what to do, please give here some answer.  
thanks.

PS: sometime people answer “try kubectl … on …” please indicate where because all the instalation are on docker node so when I try to use kubectl most of the time it’s ending by “cannot connect to the server …”

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### Author: ![wcoateRR](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/wcoaterr/32/8144_2.png) [@wcoateRR](https://forums.suse.com/u/wcoateRR)
#### Post date: [January 21, 2022, 5:04pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/new-cluster-fails-provisioning/17014/3 "2022-01-21T17:04:27Z")

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No clue on your specific problem (main problems I’ve seen with etcd have been firewall or selinux-related and instructions normally say to turn those off), but if etcd isn’t responding, then kube-apiserver shouldn’t be able to do anything, so kubectl commands also are unlikely to work.
