Yandex Data Processing cluster is in the UNKNOWN state right after it has been created
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Updated at December 17, 2025
Issue description
After you create a Yandex Data Processing cluster, its nodes remain in the UNKNOWN state.
Solution
A cluster may be in the UNKNOWN state if you are creating its VMs without public IP addresses. They are not available from the internet and do not have internet access by default.
To grant online access to these instances, you will need to use a NAT gateway.
- Create a NAT gateway.
- Add a route table, selecting the gateway you created as a next-hop node.
- Link the routing table to the subnet with the cluster's VMs.
- Set up security groups if required. If you do not use security groups, skip this step.
As a result, the cluster should change to RUNNING within a few minutes.
If the issue persists
If the above actions did not help, create a support ticket
- ID of the Yandex Data Processing cluster in question.
- Date and time when you started creating the cluster.