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The "minikube" cluster does not exist

I am trying to install minikube following this:

https://learnk8s.io/blog/installing-docker-and-kubernetes-on-windows

but getting error The "minikube" cluster does not exist

I have checked :

  • Hyper-v is enabled on windows 10
  • choco is working
  • Docker Desktop with Kubernetes enabled is installed & working

after installation step when I check status with minikube status, it shows :

E0305 15:06:44.703422    3524 status.go:98] The "minikube" cluster does not exist!
host: Nonexistent
kubelet: Nonexistent
apiserver: Nonexistent
kubeconfig: Nonexistent

In Hyper-V there is no VM named minikube.

I have tried :

  • deleting Minikube

  • uninstalling & reinstalling minikube

Still same error after fresh start. Not able to find similar issue resolution in Google or SO.

Any help is appreciated.

UPDATE

I have admin rights, powershell is opened as administrator.

Following is log for minikube start --vm-driver=hyperv --v=7 --alsologtostderr:

minikube : I0306 12:26:47.386494   17704 notify.go:125] Checking for updates...
At line:1 char:1
+ minikube start --vm-driver=hyperv --v=7 --alsologtostderr
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (I0306 12:26:47.... for updates...:String) [], RemoteException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

W0306 12:27:08.486738   17704 notify.go:56] Error getting json from minikube version url: error with http GET for endpoint https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases.json: 
Get https://storage.googleapis.com/minikube/releases.json: dial tcp 216.58.203.112:443: connectex: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond 
after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond.
I0306 12:27:08.516653   17704 start.go:249] hostinfo: {"hostname":"WKWIN1995806","uptime":175720,"bootTime":1583293108,"procs":284,"os":"windows","platform":"Microsoft Windows 10 
Enterprise","platformFamily":"Standalone Workstation","platformVersion":"10.0.17134 Build 
17134","kernelVersion":"","virtualizationSystem":"","virtualizationRole":"","hostid":"b9795f0e-13f8-4cd0-ab90-d083cb8d93de"}
W0306 12:27:08.516653   17704 start.go:257] gopshost.Virtualization returned error: not implemented yet
! minikube v1.7.3 on Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise 10.0.17134 Build 17134
I0306 12:27:08.517658   17704 driver.go:211] Setting default libvirt URI to qemu:///system

Stuck at this for hours, tried two times.

Update2

minikube start --vm-driver=hyperv --force was able to create VM in HyperV that was failing earlier getting error after that. minikube status shows error Error host driver ip status: getting IP: IP not found: enter image description here

Solution

  • Based on the info you provided and fixes you have already tried I see two things to consider:

    1. The HyperV driver could have timed out without giving an error message. To workaround that you can add a --force to the minikube start command. Basically it would look like that: minikube start --vm-driver=hyperv --force.

    2. Your VPN could cause some internet and/or local connection issues. Try disabling your VPN if possible.

    Please let me know if that helped.