4.18.0-rc.8

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oc adm release extract --tools quay.io/openshift-release-dev/ocp-release:4.18.0-rc.8-aarch64

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Tests:

Informing jobs
- aws-ovn-arm64 Succeeded periodic-ci-openshift-multiarch-master-nightly-4.18-ocp-e2e-aws-ovn-arm64
- ovn-upgrade Succeeded periodic-ci-openshift-multiarch-master-nightly-4.18-ocp-e2e-upgrade-aws-ovn-arm64

Upgrades from:

Untested upgrades: 4.17.11, 4.17.12, 4.17.13, 4.17.14, 4.17.15, 4.17.16, 4.18.0-ec.3, 4.18.0-ec.4, 4.18.0-rc.0, 4.18.0-rc.1, 4.18.0-rc.2, 4.18.0-rc.3, 4.18.0-rc.4, 4.18.0-rc.5, 4.18.0-rc.6

4.18.0-rc.7 - Success

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4.18.0-rc.9 (changes) - Success

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Changes from 4.18.0-rc.7

Created: 2025-02-06 19:45:54 +0000 UTC

Image Digest: sha256:d7f506e321695ae8b08272b1e68e1cf8efa8d614c4471e0cab97657049f9c725

Components

Kubectl 1.31.1
Kubernetes 1.31.4
Kubernetes Tests 1.31.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS upgraded from 418.94.202501281847-0 to 418.94.202502041521-0 (diff)

FeatureGate Changes

FeatureGate	Default Hypershift	Default SelfManagedHA	DevPreviewNoUpgrade Hypershift	DevPreviewNoUpgrade SelfManagedHA	TechPreviewNoUpgrade Hypershift	TechPreviewNoUpgrade SelfManagedHA
NetworkSegmentation (37 tests)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled
PersistentIPsForVirtualization (12 tests)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled (Changed)	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled	Enabled

Rebuilt images without code change

agent-installer-api-server git e5a40059 sha256:d4478ae7e9712f1a529432383582a99f886744d4b1721a641699de4e2649ee85
agent-installer-csr-approver git 5348c85c sha256:ea81f48c59a9cecf2e6f623ef569935bb38675664773c082b296f065e721cfbc
agent-installer-node-agent git 51a74acb sha256:824ca301ad5b046681e241a741c0600f50ccfb7175b68843921baf9c691b2f52
cluster-node-tuning-operator git b707be66 sha256:e4990028c50ee4341f742d7680dc82d1f0d268b070ddba71801759f9393434f6
ironic-machine-os-downloader git 04c22eee sha256:ddb54824230903f4d30b142982c7fe5721cfa4f459f68ddebc729f0f4eced804
machine-os-images git 6d082d80 sha256:ad6a5bd73d2262176b06fd4c9ed9418dc97bec79a7a7c273bbf44e499ad88699
metallb-frr git 1ad8f2e7 sha256:a9244fd2935d7fa0a5e34a127268fbe065c908e465a883258c0b66c3f96c3e34
must-gather git c864494e sha256:c42913ee663e9555d04701f9f19934a740281cf71a4448329007f8a23fddb6d8
network-tools git f76635f2 sha256:613211e9dd3dea5b380c920af565a78878394a72dc0ee8ff55766ec9d855e40a
rhel-coreos sha256:bf42dfb7c97cb94949e57adf702ee096d58c12c90ffa1ebd800a1544e5603941
rhel-coreos-extensions sha256:a309d67c38486a2e63dea851badfca2b287dfe57f0afcd28f87edce07d9267fc

baremetal-installer, installer, installer-altinfra, installer-artifacts

OCPBUGS-49735: aws/byo-ip added required permission ec2:ReleaseAddress #9426
OCPBUGS-49599: Envtest: Configure IPv6 service network for API Service #9418
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baremetal-operator

OCPBUGS-49699: Handle HFC for non-redfish HW #393
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cli, cli-artifacts, deployer, tools

OCPBUGS-48714: monitor should not exit for temp api disconnect #1963
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cluster-bootstrap

OCPBUGS-49770: bootstrap API server should terminate only after API is HA #113
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cluster-config-api

OCPBUGS-49751: ipam, virt: graduate persistent ips feature gate to GA #2140
OCPBUGS-49809, SDN-5297, SDN-5403: [release-4.18] Graduate UserDefinedNetworks to GA #2127
OCPBUGS-49780: Use BASE_REF env var to pull the release version for sippy data #2191
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cluster-etcd-operator

OCPBUGS-49772: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #1395
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cluster-kube-apiserver-operator

OCPBUGS-49773: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #1796
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cluster-kube-controller-manager-operator

OCPBUGS-49777: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #832
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cluster-kube-scheduler-operator

OCPBUGS-49776: Bump library-go for static pod controller apply fixes. #559
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cluster-network-operator

OCPBUGS-49736: Fix UDN and CUDN hostSubnet validation #2637
OCPBUGS-49670: OVNK should be able to annotate network ID on NADs #2635
OCPBUGS-48443: ovn-k, rbac: Enable users read & modify UserDefinedNetwork CRs #2627
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cluster-openshift-apiserver-operator

OCPBUGS-49749: Exclude etcd readiness checks from /readyz to ignore temporary etcd hiccups #613
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console

OCPBUGS-48200: ‘create a Project’ button on Getting started page doesn’t work #14672
OCPBUGS-47803: prefer OpenShift release version in telemetry events #14661
OCPBUGS-48181: Add ocm url to csp allowlist #14670
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csi-driver-manila, csi-driver-manila-operator, csi-driver-nfs, hyperkube, ibm-cloud-controller-manager, ibm-vpc-block-csi-driver, ibm-vpc-block-csi-driver-operator, ibmcloud-cluster-api-controllers, ibmcloud-machine-controllers, kube-proxy, nutanix-cloud-controller-manager, nutanix-machine-controllers, pod, powervs-block-csi-driver, powervs-block-csi-driver-operator, powervs-cloud-controller-manager, powervs-machine-controllers, vsphere-cloud-controller-manager, vsphere-cluster-api-controllers, vsphere-csi-driver, vsphere-csi-driver-operator, vsphere-csi-driver-syncer, vsphere-problem-detector

OCPBUGS-49782: OCPBUGS-39305: UPSTREAM: <carry>: log only deprecated api requests #2195
OCPBUGS-49749: UPSTREAM: <carry>: disable etcd readiness checks by default #2193
OCPBUGS-48079, OCPBUGS-48515: Fix status ratcheting 4.18 #2175
OCPBUGS-48403: Bump openshift-eng/openshift-tests-extension to main #2188
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docker-registry

OCPBUGS-49693: bump docker distribution #421
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haproxy-router

OCPBUGS-49717: Update default_pub_keys.pem to use SHA256 #648
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hypershift

OCPBUGS-49819: Add ObjectEncoding to the Azure API and SecretProviderClass Reconciliation in the CPO #5548
OCPBUGS-48689: Remove Credentials from the Azure API #5530
OCPBUGS-49671: Fix IsProgressing condition in HostedClusters #5513
OCPBUGS-48689: Add Tenant ID to Azure API & Remove Credentials from CPO #5501
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ironic

OCPBUGS-49765: Drop quiet option of grep to avoid race condition with pipefail #632
OCPBUGS-49755: Use pynotify instead of inotify-tools #630
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machine-config-operator

OCPBUGS-49606: MCO CO degrades are stuck on until master pool updates complete #4818
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networking-console-plugin

Fix nads with no label #207
OCPBUGS-49681: Fix weight width #205
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oc-mirror

OCPBUGS-49730: fixes the infinite loop when no images to mirror (#1064) #1064
OCPBUGS-48842: CLID-301: add –cache-dir command line option (#1044) #1044
CLID-303: disables the selected bundle feature (#1046) #1046
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olm-catalogd

UPSTREAM: <drop>: Revert “UPSTREAM: <drop>: Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673)” #1673
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673) #1673
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olm-operator-controller

UPSTREAM: <drop>: Revert “Add support for SSL env vars to cert pool watcher (#1672)” #1672
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Revert “Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673)” #1673
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Separate CA configuration for pulls vs catalogd services (#1673) #1673
UPSTREAM: <drop>: Add support for SSL env vars to cert pool watcher (#1672) #1672
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ovn-kubernetes, ovn-kubernetes-microshift

OCPBUGS-49736, OCPBUGS-49739: [DownstreamMerge] 1-31-25 #2432
OCPBUGS-48710: DownStream Merge Sync from 4.19 [01-29-2025] #2430
OCPBUGS-48710, SDN-4930: Downstream Merge [01-28-2025] #2428
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tests

OCPBUGS-48403: Bring groupsnapshot beta feature to 4.18 #29427
OCPBUGS-49740, SDN-5625: Backport net seg feat gate into udn virt tests #29504
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: Increases timeouts for live migration #29518
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: Bump UDN pod ready timeout #29514
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: increase probe initialDelaySeconds from 1 to 5 #29515
OCPBUGS-48460, SDN-4930: Bump wait for UDN CR ready timeout #29516
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