CNF-25757: Disable iptables-alerter in RDS configurations - #949
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Add iptables-alerter-config ConfigMap to RAN, Core, and Hub RDS reference CRs to disable the iptables-alerter component by default. The iptables-alerter causes high CPU usage and cluster instability in production Telco environments. Partners tightly control their workloads, making runtime iptables detection unnecessary. Partners remain responsible for: - Testing for iptables use in pre-production environments - Migrating workloads to nftables before RHEL10-based releases References: - KCS: https://access.redhat.com/solutions/7134521 - OCPBUGS-87026: NF Pod Readiness Probe Failures - OCPBUGS-73767: High CPU usage for iptables-alerter pods Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Kevin Tsai <ktsai@redhat.com>
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Included review availability: Your plan provides up to 1 included review per hour; 0 remain after this review. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe change disables the iptables alerter and adds Network Operator restart resources. Core, hub, and RAN configurations now package the ConfigMap, RBAC resources, restart Job, and deployment references. ChangesIptables alerter configuration
Network Operator restart resources
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In `@telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/required/networking/README.md`:
- Line 34: Update the manual procedures in the Core, RAN, and Hub README files
to replace the non-idempotent iptables-alerter-config creation command with oc
apply -f IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml, ensuring all three procedures can be rerun
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`@telco-hub/configuration/reference-crs/required/networking/IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml`:
- Around line 1-8: Add
reference-crs/required/networking/IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml to the resources in
the active telco-hub configuration kustomization so the iptables-alerter
ConfigMap, including enabled: "false", is deployed to Hub clusters.
In `@telco-ran/configuration/acmpolicygenerator/ran-common-mno.yaml`:
- Line 37: Remove the IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml entry from the common policies
represented by this configuration, leaving the ConfigMap managed by only one
applicable policy and preserving all other policy entries unchanged.
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Add iptables-alerter disable ConfigMap to deployment mechanisms for automatic inclusion in new RDS deployments. Deployment Mechanisms: - RAN: Added to source-crs and PolicyGenerators (ran-common, ran-common-mno, ran-group-du-sno) Deploys via ZTP/GitOps using ClusterInstance and ACM Policies - Core: Added to reference-crs and core-baseline PolicyGenerator Deploys via ACM Policies from GitOps - Hub: Added to reference-crs Deploys via ArgoCD/kustomization directly With these changes, new RDS deployments will automatically include the iptables-alerter disable ConfigMap. Files added: - telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/required/networking/IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml - telco-hub/configuration/reference-crs/required/networking/IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml - telco-ran/configuration/source-crs/cluster-tuning/iptables-alerter/IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml PolicyGenerators updated: - telco-core/configuration/core-baseline.yaml - telco-ran/configuration/acmpolicygenerator/ran-common.yaml - telco-ran/configuration/acmpolicygenerator/ran-common-mno.yaml - telco-ran/configuration/acmpolicygenerator/ran-group-du-sno-templated.yaml Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Kevin Tsai <ktsai@redhat.com>
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1. Add network-operator restart mechanism: - Create Job with ServiceAccount and RBAC to delete network-operator pod - Ensures ConfigMap changes are picked up (wave 100 for RAN, default for Core/Hub) - Prevents iptables-alerter pods from remaining active 2. Fix Hub kustomization: - Add reference-crs/required/networking/ to telco-hub/configuration/kustomization.yaml - Create kustomization.yaml in networking directory - Ensures IptablesAlerterConfig.yaml is deployed on Hub clusters 3. Remove duplicate ConfigMap ownership: - Keep ConfigMap only in ran-common.yaml (applies to all RAN clusters) - Remove from ran-common-mno.yaml and ran-group-du-sno-templated.yaml - Eliminates policy ownership conflicts Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Kevin Tsai <ktsai@redhat.com>
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Address PR review feedback: 1. Split into separate files following ClusterLogging pattern: - NetworkOperatorRestarterSA.yaml (ServiceAccount) - NetworkOperatorRestarterRole.yaml (Role) - NetworkOperatorRestarterRoleBinding.yaml (RoleBinding) - RestartNetworkOperatorJob.yaml (Job) 2. Add ConfigMap existence check: - Check once if iptables-alerter-config ConfigMap exists - Exit with error if ConfigMap not found - Check if network-operator pod exists before deleting 3. Image registry: - Using image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/openshift/cli:latest - This is the internal OpenShift registry, available in disconnected setups - The cli:latest image is part of the core OpenShift install payload Applied to all deployment paths: - telco-core (Core clusters via ACM PolicyGenerator) - telco-hub (Hub clusters via Kustomize) - telco-ran (RAN clusters via ZTP PolicyGenerator) Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Kevin Tsai <ktsai@redhat.com>
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- Around line 10-12: Add a core API rule granting get access to configmaps in
each of the three network-operator restarter Role definitions: core, hub, and
RAN. Keep the existing Pod permissions unchanged and use the same configmaps/get
rule consistently in all three Roles.
In
`@telco-ran/configuration/source-crs/cluster-tuning/iptables-alerter/RestartNetworkOperatorJob.yaml`:
- Line 18: Update the Job’s CLI image reference in RestartNetworkOperatorJob to
use a tested immutable digest instead of the mutable latest tag, preserving the
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Pin the CLI image to an immutable digest.
The Job runs openshift/cli:latest with the network-operator-restarter service account. A later tag update can change the code that runs with this token. Use a tested digest, or enforce immutable tags and restrict image publishers.
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use a tested immutable digest instead of the mutable latest tag, preserving the
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Change image reference from internal registry to registry.redhat.io: - Old: image-registry.openshift-image-registry.svc:5000/openshift/cli:latest - New: registry.redhat.io/openshift4/ose-cli:latest - Added: imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent Works in both connected and disconnected environments: - Connected: Pulls from registry.redhat.io - Disconnected: ImageDigestMirrorSet auto-redirects to local mirrors The internal registry service doesn't exist when managementState is set to Removed, which is common in telco deployments. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Signed-off-by: Kevin Tsai <ktsai@redhat.com>
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In
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- Around line 17-18: Replace the mutable latest CLI image reference in both
Jobs’ container specifications with the tested immutable digest, ensuring the
digest is available in disconnected deployments; update
telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/required/networking/RestartNetworkOperatorJob.yaml
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Use an immutable CLI image reference in both Jobs.
Both Jobs run oc with pod-deletion permissions. Pin the mutable :latest image to the tested digest and verify availability in disconnected deployments.
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around lines 17 - 18, Replace the mutable latest CLI image reference in both
Jobs’ container specifications with the tested immutable digest, ensuring the
digest is available in disconnected deployments; update
telco-core/configuration/reference-crs/required/networking/RestartNetworkOperatorJob.yaml
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