Building Elastic Search 8.16.2 version using esrally for performance testing is stuck at this step where 'check cluster health' cannot continue

Building Elastic Search 8.16.2 version using esrally for performance testing is stuck at this step where 'check cluster health' cannot continue
Use the following command:
esrally race --distribution-version=8.16.2 --track=elastic/logs --challenge=logging-indexing --report-file=./es_logs_8_16_2.md --user-tags="version:es_logs_8_16_2_write"
The log output is as follows:


Please help clarify the confusion
thank you

Start by reproducing the provided esrally command for Elasticsearch 8.16.2 and capture the complete output around the “check cluster health” step; the issue includes only an image of the logs. Determine why that step cannot continue and document a verified resolution or the missing prerequisite.

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