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// installing/installing_bare_metal/ipi/ipi-install-troubleshooting.adoc

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= Installing creates no worker nodes

The installation program does not provision worker nodes directly. Instead, the Machine API Operator scales nodes up and down on supported platforms. If worker nodes are not created after 15 to 20 minutes, depending on the speed of the cluster's internet connection, investigate the Machine API Operator.

.Procedure

. Check the Machine API Operator by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc --kubeconfig=${INSTALL_DIR}/auth/kubeconfig \
   --namespace=openshift-machine-api get deployments
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If `${INSTALL_DIR}` is not set in your environment, replace the value with the name of the installation directory.
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.Example output
[source,terminal]
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NAME                          READY   UP-TO-DATE   AVAILABLE   AGE
cluster-autoscaler-operator   1/1     1            1           86m
cluster-baremetal-operator    1/1     1            1           86m
machine-api-controllers       1/1     1            1           85m
machine-api-operator          1/1     1            1           86m
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. Check the machine controller logs by running the following command:
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc --kubeconfig=${INSTALL_DIR}/auth/kubeconfig \
     --namespace=openshift-machine-api logs deployments/machine-api-controllers \
     --container=machine-controller
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