Proxmox node issues

This section contains issues related to the Proxmox node itself.

Issue – fresh Proxmox install stuck with /dev to be a fully populated error during node reboot

This issue occurs when the OS tries to boot with a non-standard VGA driver. To prevent this issue, we need to add and modify some grub options. Restart the node, and then press the E key from the Proxmox boot menu. At the end of the Kernel boot line, add the following nomodeset, as shown in the following screenshot:

Press Ctrl + X or F10 to boot the node normally. To make this option permanent, make the following modifications in /etc/default/grub:

• Uncomment GRUB_TERMINAL=console
• Comment out GRUB_GFXMODE=some_X,some_Y

Issue – rejoining a node to a Proxmox node with the same old IP address

If you are rejoining a Proxmox node back to the cluster with the same IP address, then the joining command must run with the -force option. Run the following command from the node that is being rejoined:

# pvecm add <any_proxmox_node_ip...