Add a node to an existing cluster

Hello! Can someone please help me with adding a new node to an existing cluster? I get the "Master_not_discovered_exception" and I have tried different solutions such as removing path.data (on node 2) , setting up discovery.zen.ping.unicast.hosts, setting node.master: true in all .yml confs and even reinstalling elasticsearch! I'd appreciate anyone who could help me with this! I'm using elasticsearch version 7.9.3 .

This is my node-1 conf:

# ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================
#
# NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.
#       Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you
#       understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.
#
# The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists
# the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.
#
# Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:
# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html
#
# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:
#
cluster.name: my-cluster
#
# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for the node:
#
node.name: node-1
#
node.master: true
# Add custom attributes to the node:
#
#node.attr.rack: r1
#
# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------
#
# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
#
path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch
#
# Path to log files:
#
path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch
#
# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------
#
# Lock the memory on startup:
#
#bootstrap.memory_lock: true
#
# Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available
# on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this
# limit.
#
# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.
#
# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------
#
# Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):
#
network.host: 0.0.0.0
#
# Set a custom port for HTTP:
#
http.port: 9200
#
# For more information, consult the network module documentation.
#
# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------
#
# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:
# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
#
discovery.seed_hosts: ["192.168.xx.xxx", "192.168.xx.xxx"]
#
discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes: 2
# Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:
#
cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]
#
# For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.
#
# ---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------
#
# Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:
#
#gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3
#
# For more information, consult the gateway module documentation.
#
# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------
#
# Require explicit names when deleting indices:
#
#action.destructive_requires_name: true
#xpack.license.self_generated.type: trial
xpack.security.audit.enabled: true
xpack.monitoring.enabled: true
xpack.monitoring.collection.enabled: true
xpack.security.enabled: true
xpack.security.transport.ssl.enabled: true
xpack.security.transport.ssl.keystore.path: /etc/elasticsearch/certs/my-cluster.p12
xpack.security.transport.ssl.truststore.path: /etc/elasticsearch/certs/my-cluster.p12 
path.repo: ["/es-backup"]

This is my node-2 conf:

# ======================== Elasticsearch Configuration =========================
#
# NOTE: Elasticsearch comes with reasonable defaults for most settings.
#       Before you set out to tweak and tune the configuration, make sure you
#       understand what are you trying to accomplish and the consequences.
#
# The primary way of configuring a node is via this file. This template lists
# the most important settings you may want to configure for a production cluster.
#
# Please consult the documentation for further information on configuration options:
# https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/index.html
#
# ---------------------------------- Cluster -----------------------------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for your cluster:
#
cluster.name: my-cluster
#
# ------------------------------------ Node ------------------------------------
#
# Use a descriptive name for the node:
#
node.name: node-2
#
# Add custom attributes to the node:
#
node.master: true
#node.attr.rack: r1
#
# ----------------------------------- Paths ------------------------------------
#
# Path to directory where to store the data (separate multiple locations by comma):
#
path.data: /var/lib/elasticsearch
#
# Path to log files:
#
path.logs: /var/log/elasticsearch
#
# ----------------------------------- Memory -----------------------------------
#
# Lock the memory on startup:
#
#bootstrap.memory_lock: true
#
# Make sure that the heap size is set to about half the memory available
# on the system and that the owner of the process is allowed to use this
# limit.
#
# Elasticsearch performs poorly when the system is swapping the memory.
#
# ---------------------------------- Network -----------------------------------
#
# Set the bind address to a specific IP (IPv4 or IPv6):
#
network.host: 0.0.0.0
#
# Set a custom port for HTTP:
#
http.port: 9200
#
# For more information, consult the network module documentation.
#
# --------------------------------- Discovery ----------------------------------
#
# Pass an initial list of hosts to perform discovery when this node is started:
# The default list of hosts is ["127.0.0.1", "[::1]"]
#
discovery.seed_hosts: ["192.168.xx.xxx", "192.168.xx.xxx"]
#
discovery.zen.minimum_master_nodes: 2
# Bootstrap the cluster using an initial set of master-eligible nodes:
#
cluster.initial_master_nodes: ["node-1", "node-2"]
#
# For more information, consult the discovery and cluster formation module documentation.
#
# ---------------------------------- Gateway -----------------------------------
#
# Block initial recovery after a full cluster restart until N nodes are started:
#
#gateway.recover_after_nodes: 3
#
# For more information, consult the gateway module documentation.
#
# ---------------------------------- Various -----------------------------------
#
# Require explicit names when deleting indices:
#
#action.destructive_requires_name: true

Also I have realized that the cluster uuid on node-1 is a random hash-like expression, whereas the uuid on node-2 is _ na_. Do I need to add/remove anything? Thanks in advance!

Can someone please help me? :slight_smile:

Can you share your logs for each node?

Hi warkolm! Here is the log for node-2:

[2021-02-17T08:29:38,472][WARN ][o.e.c.c.ClusterFormationFailureHelper] [node-2] master not discovered yet, this node has not previously joined a bootstrapped (v7+) cluster, and this node must discover master-eligible nodes [node-1, node-2] to bootstrap a cluster: have discovered [{node-2}{nPrbtpavS7SeKnVfXoRvXw}{zEKZttqLRAWmG4oJKuq9mw}{192.168.yy.yyy}{192.168.yy.yyy:9300}{dilmrt}{ml.machine_memory=6087491584, xpack.installed=true, transform.node=true, ml.max_open_jobs=20}]; discovery will continue using [192.168.xx.xxx:9300] from hosts providers and [{node-2}{nPrbtpavS7SeKnVfXoRvXw}{zEKZttqLRAWmG4oJKuq9mw}{192.168.yy.yyy}{192.168.yy.yyy:9300}{dilmrt}{ml.machine_memory=6087491584, xpack.installed=true, transform.node=true, ml.max_open_jobs=20}] from last-known cluster state; node term 0, last-accepted version 0 in term 0

and this is for node-1:
[2021-02-17T08:35:34,372][WARN ][o.e.x.c.s.t.n.SecurityNetty4Transport] [node-1] received plaintext traffic on an encrypted channel, closing connection Netty4TcpChannel{localAddress=/192.168.xx.xxx:9300, remoteAddress=/192.168.yy.yyy:42248}

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