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The openshift-4 create container can install OpenShift Virtualization and a demo VM when INSTALL_VIRT is true, but infractl has no parameters for that, and the create pod does not receive the Quay pull secret the VM disk image needs.

This adds optional install-virt (default false), vm-os (default rhel9), and virt-node-dedicated (default true) to the openshift-4 and openshift-4-perf-scale flavors and to their shared workflow. The create step gets matching env vars, mounts infra-image-registry-pull-secret at /infra-secrets/quay, and publishes /data/vm-access.md as an optional vm-access artifact so a missing file does not fail creates with virt off.

When install-virt is true, automation-flavors forces every worker to n2-standard-8 (overrides worker-node-type) so the VM has /dev/kvm. Masters are unchanged.

The virt install itself lives in the automation-flavors openshift-4 image. This PR only wires flags and secrets. Merging it before that image is published is safe: older images ignore the new env vars.

infractl create openshift-4 my-virt-cluster \
  --arg install-virt=true \
  --arg vm-os=rhel9

How I validated my change

Deployed Infra with pinned tag from https://github.com/stackrox/automation-flavors/pull/369 and created an OCP 4 cluster with 2 VMs:

Sanitized excerpt from create on plr-09-17-queen-slept-youth (infra-pr-1910, image automation-flavors-openshift-4-0.16.0-5-g65755bbf48-snapshot).

Cluster plr-09-17-queen-slept-youth (openshift-4) READY after ~54m
  --arg vm-os=rhel9,rhel10
  --arg worker-node-type=n2-standard-8
  --arg worker-node-count=4
>>> Virt enabled: 2 VM(s) VM_OS=rhel9,rhel10 WORKER_NODE_COUNT=4 WORKER_NODE_TYPE=n2-standard-8
>>> Setting up OpenShift Virtualization
=== Installing OpenShift Virtualization ===
Creating HyperConverged CR with VSOCK feature gate...
Applied HyperConverged CR with VSOCK
Waiting for HyperConverged to become healthy...
HyperConverged is healthy
=== Creating 2 VM(s): rhel9 rhel10 ===
Pull secret quay-rhacs-eng-ro created
=== Creating VM: rhel9-1 (OS: rhel9) ===
VM credentials secret vm-credentials-rhel9-1 created
VM rhel9-1 created
Waiting for VMI rhel9-1 to be ready...
Waiting for VMI (phase: Scheduling, 30s)...
VMI is Running
  Name: rhel9-1
  OS: rhel9
  VSOCK: enabled
Access via: virtctl ssh -n openshift-cnv cloud-user@vmi/rhel9-1
=== Creating VM: rhel10-1 (OS: rhel10) ===
VM credentials secret vm-credentials-rhel10-1 created
VM rhel10-1 created
Waiting for VMI rhel10-1 to be ready...
Waiting for VMI (phase: Scheduling, 30s)...
VMI is Running
  Name: rhel10-1
  OS: rhel10
  VSOCK: enabled
Access via: virtctl ssh -n openshift-cnv cloud-user@vmi/rhel10-1
VM access info written to /data/vm-access.md
>>> OpenShift Virtualization setup complete
>>> Cluster is stable.
>>> Test cluster & kubeconfig
NAME                                         STATUS   ROLES                  AGE   VERSION
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-master-0         Ready    control-plane,master   36m   v1.35.6
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-master-1         Ready    control-plane,master   36m   v1.35.6
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-master-2         Ready    control-plane,master   36m   v1.35.6
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-worker-b-ctwl8   Ready    worker                 19m   v1.35.6
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-worker-b-lfqp6   Ready    worker                 18m   v1.35.6
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-worker-c-ppfrb   Ready    worker                 18m   v1.35.6
plr-09-17-queen-slept-bqkkc-worker-d-48z75   Ready    worker                 19m   v1.35.6

Four workers as requested; rhel9-1 and rhel10-1 both Running.

AI-Assisted: cursor, generated flavor/workflow wiring; user directed the approach.

vikin91 and others added 2 commits September 14, 2026 16:29
Adds install-virt, vm-os, and virt-node-dedicated to openshift-4 and
openshift-4-perf-scale, and forwards them into the create container with
the Quay pull secret and an optional vm-access artifact. Worker count
bump and virt install run in automation-flavors once that image is
bumped.

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install-virt overrides worker-node-type to n2-standard-8 so the VM has
/dev/kvm. Masters are unchanged. Drop the e2/KVM-emulation help text.

Prompt: it must be n2-standard-8 - maybe it would be easier to migrate
all nodes to that type?

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  • New Features

    • Added optional OpenShift Virtualization VM deployment for OpenShift 4 environments.
    • Added RHEL 9 or RHEL 10 VM image selection.
    • Added automatic provisioning of a RHEL VM with conditional SSH access credentials.
    • Added dedicated virtualization workers with optional scheduling protection.
    • Added secure registry access for virtualization image deployment.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Added validation requiring virtualization workers to support nested KVM.
    • Added validation for supported worker types and clearer errors for incompatible configurations.

Walkthrough

The OpenShift flavors now support optional virtualization VM deployment. The workflow passes virtualization settings and registry credentials to cluster creation. The cluster service validates nested-KVM worker types. VM SSH credentials are exposed conditionally. The upgrade CLI exports its updated filename field.

Changes

OpenShift virtualization

Layer / File(s) Summary
Nested-KVM worker validation
pkg/service/cluster/helpers.go, pkg/service/cluster/cluster.go, pkg/service/cluster/helpers_test.go
The cluster service validates virtualization worker types against supported GCP machine-series prefixes. Tests cover supported, disabled, omitted, and invalid configurations.
Virtualization flavor and workflow configuration
chart/infra-server/static/flavors.yaml, chart/infra-server/static/workflow-openshift-4.yaml, chart/infra-server/Chart.yaml
The flavors and workflow define virtualization parameters, VM image selection, worker labeling, VSOCK installation, optional tainting, VM access output, and the updated automation flavors version.
Registry pull-secret wiring
chart/infra-server/templates/openshift-4/secrets.yaml, chart/infra-server/static/workflow-openshift-4.yaml
The chart creates infra-image-registry-pull-secret. The workflow mounts it read-only for VM containerDisk pulls.

Upgrade output

Layer / File(s) Summary
Export updated filename
cmd/infractl/cli/upgrade/fancy.go
The upgrade CLI exports UpdatedFilename and uses it for pretty-printed output.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant OpenShiftWorkflow
  participant CreateContainer
  participant ClusterService
  participant RegistrySecret
  participant VMAccessArtifact
  OpenShiftWorkflow->>CreateContainer: Pass virtualization parameters
  OpenShiftWorkflow->>CreateContainer: Mount registry pull secret
  RegistrySecret-->>CreateContainer: Provide Quay registry credentials
  CreateContainer->>ClusterService: Validate worker parameters
  CreateContainer-->>VMAccessArtifact: Produce vm-access.md when virtualization is enabled
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In `@chart/infra-server/static/workflow-openshift-4.yaml`:
- Around line 52-60: Update the workflow’s registry-pull-secret handling so
infra-image-registry-pull-secret is available in the namespace where workflows
are submitted, or mount it only when install-virt is enabled and the secret
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- name: credentials
secret:
secretName: openshift-4-gcp-service-account
- name: registry-pull-secret
secret:
secretName: infra-image-registry-pull-secret

templates:
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Provision the registry secret in the workflow namespace or conditionally mount it. The service submits every workflow to the default namespace, but the chart creates infra-image-registry-pull-secret only in the infra namespace. The create template mounts this required secret unconditionally, including when install-virt is false. Kubernetes cannot start the pod when the referenced secret is absent, so cluster creation can remain pending.

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Update the workflow’s registry-pull-secret handling so
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vikin91 and others added 4 commits September 15, 2026 10:50
VMs need /dev/kvm. Fail create if worker-node-type is a GCP series
that does not expose nested virtualization. Any n2/c3/n4d size is
accepted; e2 is not.

Prompt: add validation when virt is true; it does not have to be
precisely n2-standard-8, just types that support KVM.

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Argo openshift-4 workflows run in default and mount
infra-image-registry-pull-secret for the VM containerDisk. The chart
only created that secret in namespace infra.

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infra-pr-1910 needs 0.15.7-8-g1256d1b0b7-snapshot to run virt.sh.
Revert before merge; master must stay on a released tag.

Prompt: temporary Chart.yaml pin to test flavors PR 369.
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vikin91 and others added 5 commits September 16, 2026 15:16
The form printed axios's generic status text and looked for
response.data.error. JSONPb returns google.rpc.Status.message.

Prompt: show the worker-type validation error in the UI.
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Drop install-virt and virt-node-dedicated. A non-empty vm-os list is the
virt switch and names the guests. Nested-KVM validation keys off that list.
Help notes that roughly two VMs fit on three workers.

Prompt: one CSV guest-OS field; empty skips virt; suggestion not a cap.

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CI image build failed eslint prettier/prettier on the grpc-gateway
message helper. Put the return on one line.

Prompt: fix the prettier failure in ClusterForm.tsx.

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Retarget the PR 369 pin to the openshift-4 image from 65755bb
(vm-os list, no extra worker). Revert before merge.

Prompt: pin Chart.yaml to the newest snapshot from flavors PR 369.

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No concerns with the UI changes in this PR

vikin91 and others added 2 commits September 18, 2026 12:39
Drop the snapshot pin used to test flavors PR 369. Master stays on the
released tag; the flavors bot bumps this after that PR merges.

Prompt: let's undo the temporary commit from infra now

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