# GKE K8s Deployment not forming a cluster **URL:** \ **Category:** Orchestration & Kubernetes\ **Created:** [October 8, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/gke-k8s-deployment-not-forming-a-cluster/70896 "2024-10-08T07:11:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![priyanshu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/priyanshu/32/32949_2.png) [@priyanshu](https://community.neo4j.com/u/priyanshu)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 7:11am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/gke-k8s-deployment-not-forming-a-cluster/70896/1 "2024-10-08T07:11:04Z")
We've trying to deploy Neo4j cluster (5.24.1 enterprise) on GKE using the following values.yaml via helm: ```auto neo4j: name: "neo4j-cluster" minimumClusterSize: 3 edition: "enterprise" passwordFromSecret: "neo4j-auth" # This should be the name of your existing secret config: dbms.memory.transaction.total.max: '0' acceptLicenseAgreement: "yes" resources: requests: cpu: "1" memory: "2Gi" limits: cpu: "2" memory: "4Gi" env: NEO4J_PLUGINS: '["apoc"]' config: dbms.security.procedures.unrestricted: "apoc.*" dbms.security.procedures.allowlist: "apoc.*" volumes: data: mode: "dynamic" dynamic: storageClassName: premium-rwo ``` As defined in the docs, deploying the same values.yaml named server1/2/3 for each server would form a cluster. We're able to successfully deploy the same. # k get pods -n neo4j-cluster NAME READY STATUS RESTARTS AGE server-1-0 1/1 Running 0 49m server-2-0 1/1 Running 0 49m server-3-0 1/1 Running 0 49m Checking out the logs for all three deployed server, it shows that each server is able to discover other nodes. **server-1 logs:** ```auto 2024-10-08 11:22:21.522 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:21.522+0000 INFO Starting... 2024-10-08 11:22:25.762 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:25.762+0000 INFO ======== Neo4j 5.24.1 ======== 2024-10-08 11:22:25.796 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:25.795+0000 INFO This instance is ServerId{c0d5ecb3} (c0d5ecb3-8de5-48e7-b872-6b47a002ea15) 2024-10-08 11:22:26.580 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:26.580+0000 INFO Resolved endpoints with K8S{address:'kubernetes.default.svc:443',portName:'tcp-discovery',labelSelector:'app=neo4j-cluster,helm.neo4j.com/service=internals,helm.neo4j.com/clustering=true',clusterDomain:'cluster.local'} to '[server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000]' 2024-10-08 11:22:28.380 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:28.379+0000 INFO Resolved endpoints with K8S{address:'kubernetes.default.svc:443',portName:'tcp-discovery',labelSelector:'app=neo4j-cluster,helm.neo4j.com/service=internals,helm.neo4j.com/clustering=true',clusterDomain:'cluster.local'} to '[server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000]' 2024-10-08 11:22:49.489 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:49.489+0000 INFO Default database 'neo4j' is created 2024-10-08 11:22:51.078 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:51.078+0000 INFO Connected to server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.226.249:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:22:51.080 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:51.080+0000 INFO Connected to server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.231.108:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:22:51.265 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:51.265+0000 INFO Connected to server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.231.108:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:22:51.275 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:51.274+0000 INFO Connected to server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.226.249:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:22:52.051 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:52.033+0000 INFO Anonymous Usage Data is being sent to Neo4j, see https://neo4j.com/docs/usage-data/ 2024-10-08 11:22:52.056 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:52.056+0000 INFO Sending metrics to CSV file at /metrics 2024-10-08 11:22:52.179 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:52.179+0000 INFO Bolt enabled on 0.0.0.0:7687. 2024-10-08 11:22:52.188 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:52.187+0000 INFO Bolt (Routing) enabled on 0.0.0.0:7688. 2024-10-08 11:22:53.895 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:53.895+0000 INFO HTTP enabled on 0.0.0.0:7474. 2024-10-08 11:22:53.897 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:53.896+0000 INFO Remote interface available at http://localhost:7474/ 2024-10-08 11:22:53.952 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:53.952+0000 INFO id: F9DEEA541CF8F887CABF1CCA5C39C02F364032076650B0BD0A414FE986F26E39 2024-10-08 11:22:53.953 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:53.953+0000 INFO name: system 2024-10-08 11:22:53.953 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:53.953+0000 INFO creationDate: 2024-10-08T05:52:48.221Z 2024-10-08 11:22:53.954 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:53.954+0000 INFO Started. 2024-10-08 11:23:01.603 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:01.602+0000 INFO Connected to server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.231.108:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:23:01.623 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:01.622+0000 INFO Connected to server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.226.249:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] ``` **server-2 logs:** ```auto 2024-10-08 11:22:18.866 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:18.866+0000 INFO Starting... 2024-10-08 11:22:22.747 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:22.747+0000 INFO ======== Neo4j 5.24.1 ======== 2024-10-08 11:22:22.773 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:22.772+0000 INFO This instance is ServerId{a00df9f9} (a00df9f9-d31a-48a8-b3e8-27ee675e6263) 2024-10-08 11:22:23.533 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:23.533+0000 INFO Resolved endpoints with K8S{address:'kubernetes.default.svc:443',portName:'tcp-discovery',labelSelector:'app=neo4j-cluster,helm.neo4j.com/service=internals,helm.neo4j.com/clustering=true',clusterDomain:'cluster.local'} to '[server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000]' 2024-10-08 11:22:25.133 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:25.132+0000 INFO Resolved endpoints with K8S{address:'kubernetes.default.svc:443',portName:'tcp-discovery',labelSelector:'app=neo4j-cluster,helm.neo4j.com/service=internals,helm.neo4j.com/clustering=true',clusterDomain:'cluster.local'} to '[server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000]' 2024-10-08 11:22:51.160 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:51.160+0000 INFO Connected to server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.236.244:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:22:57.649 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:57.648+0000 INFO Anonymous Usage Data is being sent to Neo4j, see https://neo4j.com/docs/usage-data/ 2024-10-08 11:22:57.659 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:57.656+0000 INFO Sending metrics to CSV file at /metrics 2024-10-08 11:22:57.761 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:57.760+0000 INFO Bolt enabled on 0.0.0.0:7687. 2024-10-08 11:22:57.765 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:57.765+0000 INFO Bolt (Routing) enabled on 0.0.0.0:7688. 2024-10-08 11:22:59.872 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:59.872+0000 INFO HTTP enabled on 0.0.0.0:7474. 2024-10-08 11:22:59.873 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:59.873+0000 INFO Remote interface available at http://localhost:7474/ 2024-10-08 11:22:59.918 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:59.918+0000 INFO id: F9DEEA541CF8F887CABF1CCA5C39C02F364032076650B0BD0A414FE986F26E39 2024-10-08 11:22:59.919 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:59.919+0000 INFO name: system 2024-10-08 11:22:59.919 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:59.919+0000 INFO creationDate: 2024-10-08T05:52:48.221Z 2024-10-08 11:22:59.919 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:59.919+0000 INFO Started. ``` **server-3 logs:** ```auto 2024-10-08 11:22:37.267 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:37.267+0000 INFO ======== Neo4j 5.24.1 ======== 2024-10-08 11:22:37.295 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:37.294+0000 INFO This instance is ServerId{b6a35149} (b6a35149-6167-4415-b764-4a5ce89cc281) 2024-10-08 11:22:38.052 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:38.052+0000 INFO Resolved endpoints with K8S{address:'kubernetes.default.svc:443',portName:'tcp-discovery',labelSelector:'app=neo4j-cluster,helm.neo4j.com/service=internals,helm.neo4j.com/clustering=true',clusterDomain:'cluster.local'} to '[server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000]' 2024-10-08 11:22:39.746 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:39.745+0000 INFO Resolved endpoints with K8S{address:'kubernetes.default.svc:443',portName:'tcp-discovery',labelSelector:'app=neo4j-cluster,helm.neo4j.com/service=internals,helm.neo4j.com/clustering=true',clusterDomain:'cluster.local'} to '[server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-2-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000, server-3-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:5000]' 2024-10-08 11:22:51.155 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:51.155+0000 INFO Connected to server-1-internals.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local/34.118.236.244:7000 [Category[name=RAFT] version:2.0] 2024-10-08 11:22:58.065 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:58.065+0000 INFO Anonymous Usage Data is being sent to Neo4j, see https://neo4j.com/docs/usage-data/ 2024-10-08 11:22:58.069 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:58.069+0000 INFO Sending metrics to CSV file at /metrics 2024-10-08 11:22:58.144 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:58.144+0000 INFO Bolt enabled on 0.0.0.0:7687. 2024-10-08 11:22:58.147 IST 2024-10-08 05:52:58.147+0000 INFO Bolt (Routing) enabled on 0.0.0.0:7688. 2024-10-08 11:23:00.351 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:00.351+0000 INFO HTTP enabled on 0.0.0.0:7474. 2024-10-08 11:23:00.352 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:00.352+0000 INFO Remote interface available at http://localhost:7474/ 2024-10-08 11:23:00.356 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:00.356+0000 INFO id: F9DEEA541CF8F887CABF1CCA5C39C02F364032076650B0BD0A414FE986F26E39 2024-10-08 11:23:00.357 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:00.357+0000 INFO name: system 2024-10-08 11:23:00.358 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:00.357+0000 INFO creationDate: 2024-10-08T05:52:48.221Z 2024-10-08 11:23:00.397 IST 2024-10-08 05:53:00.397+0000 INFO Started. ``` I logged into Neo4j browser via its LB address: > **`SHOW SERVER` output:** > │name │address │state │health │hosting │ > ╞══════════════════════════════════════╪═══════════════════════════════════════════════╪═════════╪═══════════╪═══════════════════╡ > │"a00df9f9-d31a-48a8-b3e8-27ee675e6263"│"server-2.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687"│"Enabled"│"Available"│["neo4j", "system"]│ > ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼───────────┼───────────────────┤ > │"b6a35149-6167-4415-b764-4a5ce89cc281"│"server-3.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687"│"Enabled"│"Available"│["neo4j", "system"]│ > ├──────────────────────────────────────┼───────────────────────────────────────────────┼─────────┼───────────┼───────────────────┤ > │"c0d5ecb3-8de5-48e7-b872-6b47a002ea15"│"server-1.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687"│"Enabled"│"Available"│["neo4j", "system"]│ > **`:sysinfo` output:** Store Size Total 17.48 MiB Database 9.67 MiB Id Allocation Node ID 881 Property ID -1 Relationship ID 384 Relationship Type ID 4 Page Cache Hits 48816 Page Faults 1426 Hit Ratio 100.00% Usage Ratio 0.70% Transactions Last Tx Id 46 Current Read 1 Current Write 0 Peak Transactions 1 Committed Read 70 Committed Write 0 Databases Name Address Role Status Default Error neo4j server-3.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687 primary online true - neo4j server-1.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687 primary online true - neo4j server-2.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687 primary online true - system server-1.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687 primary online - - system server-2.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687 primary online - - system server-3.neo4j-cluster.svc.cluster.local:7687 primary online - - > **`CALL dbms.cluster.overview()` output:** ```auto Neo.ClientError.Procedure.ProcedureNotFound There is no procedure with the name `dbms.cluster.overview` registered for this database instance. Please ensure you've spelled the procedure name correctly and that the procedure is properly deployed. ``` I verified it too via connecting the cluster to the Halin dashboard ([https://halin.graphapp.io/](https://halin.graphapp.io/)), and it shows that **cluster is not formed:** ([Pasteboard - Uploaded Image](https://pasteboard.co/1pDaiDvezq5d.png)) What are we missing? how to debug this out? ---
**Author:** ![dana\_canzano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/dana_canzano/32/27392_2.png) [@dana\_canzano](https://community.neo4j.com/u/dana_canzano)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 11:25am UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/gke-k8s-deployment-not-forming-a-cluster/70896/2 "2024-10-08T11:25:40Z")
@priyanshu It appears you are using Neo4j 5.24? correct? Regarding > **`CALL dbms.cluster.overview()` output:** ```auto Neo.ClientError.Procedure.ProcedureNotFound There is no procedure with the name `dbms.cluster.overview` registered for this ``` and per the 5.x documentation at [Procedures - Operations Manual](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/reference/procedures/#_list_of_removed_procedures) this reports ```auto Name Community Enterprise Replaced By Edition Edition dbms.cluster.overview() No Yes SHOW SERVERS ``` as to > > I verified it too via connecting the cluster to the Halin dashboard ([https://halin.graphapp.io/](https://halin.graphapp.io/)), Halin has ceased development for some 2+ years so might not be a great option with 5x