(In reply to Richard Brown from comment #19) > No need for an ISO, found what I believe to be the trigger for the problem. > > WORKAROUND: > > Delete /etc/sysctl.d/70-yast.conf > > If cluster is already bootstrapped, reboot all nodes. Cluster communications > work properly afterwards. > > NEXT STEP: > > Figure out why the heck /etc/sysctl.d/70-yast.conf's blocking of IP > forwarding is taking an effect when /usr/lib/sysctl.d/90-yast.conf should be > overriding it :) Nice ! I will try it out tonight. Thanks for the workaround.