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With the Enable Network Observability feature (PR #2925), oc describe network.operator shows the status of Network Observability in certain conditions. Instead of indicating whether Network Observability is installed or not, it should show whether CNO installed NetworkObservability or not and if not, what's the reason. The states for these are:

  1. FeatureGateDisabled
  2. NoAction
  3. SNO - Single Node OpenShift
  4. InstallationInProgress
  5. WaitingForOperator
  6. Installed (terminal)
  7. PreExisting (terminal) - If FlowCollector CRD exists, it goes to this state.
  8. Failed (terminal)

The last three states are terminal, meaning once they reach these states, it won't do anything more unless you reset and clear the status condition.

For the "PreExisting" state, it removes the OLMv0 and OLMv1 checks. This simplifies the code and test code significantly.

The status condition "Type" was changed to "NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO" from "NetworkObservabilityDeployed".

- Rename status condition "Type" to "NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO" from "NetworkObservabilityDeployed"

- In status condition, define 8 states (Reason).
1. FeatureGateDisabled
2. NoAction
3. SNO - Single Node OpenShift
4. InstallationInProgress
5. WaitingForOperator
6. Installed (terminal)
7. PreExisting (terminal) - If FlowCollector CRD exists, it goes to this state.
8. Failed (terminal)

The last three states are terminal, meaning once they reach these
states, it won't do anything more unless you reset and clear the status
condition.
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@stleerh: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-10743, which is invalid:

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With the Enable Network Observability feature (PR #2925), oc describe network.operator shows the status of Network Observability in certain conditions. Instead of indicating whether Network Observability is installed or not, it should show whether CNO installed NetworkObservability or not and if not, what's the reason. The states for these are:

  1. FeatureGateDisabled
  2. NoAction
  3. SNO - Single Node OpenShift
  4. InstallationInProgress
  5. WaitingForOperator
  6. Installed (terminal)
  7. PreExisting (terminal) - If FlowCollector CRD exists, it goes to this state.
  8. Failed (terminal)

The last three states are terminal, meaning once they reach these states, it won't do anything more unless you reset and clear the status condition.

For the "PreExisting" state, it removes the OLMv0 and OLMv1 checks. This simplifies the code and test code significantly.

The status condition "Type" was changed to "NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO" from "NetworkObservabilityDeployed".

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Network Observability installation now applies the required manifests directly, simplifying setup and improving compatibility across supported cluster configurations.
    • FlowCollector resources are created only after the required components are available.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved installation progress tracking, timeout handling, and recovery from transient errors.
    • Reconciliation is now more reliable and idempotent, reducing unnecessary repeated changes.
  • Documentation

    • None.

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Changes

The observability controller now applies operator and FlowCollector manifests directly instead of installing through OLM. It uses the NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO condition to manage installation states, timeouts, policies, and terminal outcomes. Tests were expanded for these paths, and the FlowCollector manifest no longer sets a namespace.

Network Observability installation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Manifest installation state machine
pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go
The controller checks policy and feature-gate state, applies manifests when resources are absent, waits for the FlowCollector CRD, creates the FlowCollector, and records installation conditions.
Installation state and reconciliation tests
pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller_test.go
Tests cover policies, feature gates, topology, timeouts, manifest errors, resource transitions, requeues, terminal states, and idempotent reconciliation.
FlowCollector manifest configuration
bindata/observability/08-flowcollector.yaml
The FlowCollector configuration no longer specifies the netobserv namespace.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Reconcile
  participant KubernetesAPI
  participant OperatorYAML
  participant FlowCollectorYAML
  Reconcile->>KubernetesAPI: Check FlowCollector CRD
  Reconcile->>OperatorYAML: Apply operator manifest when CRD is absent
  OperatorYAML->>KubernetesAPI: Create FlowCollector CRD
  Reconcile->>KubernetesAPI: Check FlowCollector instance
  Reconcile->>FlowCollectorYAML: Apply FlowCollector manifest when instance is absent
  FlowCollectorYAML->>KubernetesAPI: Create FlowCollector instance
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Suggested reviewers: skitt

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 40a2f

Network Observability installation status can become inaccurate or fail to reach a terminal state, particularly after API update failures or upgrades. These state-handling issues should be fixed before merge.


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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Pr Quality ❌ Error The PR is non-trivial and changes controller behavior. The authored description explains the motivation and the new status states, and the title contains the bug link OCPBUGS-10743. However, it does… Add explicit Why, What, and Testing or How to verify it sections. List the automated CNO CI lanes/jobs and their target platforms. Add upgrade and rollback considerations for the new NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO terminal sta…
Commit Message Quality ❌ Error The PR contains one non-merge commit, and its three changed files form one Network Observability change. The subject is descriptive but lacks the affected-component prefix, such as observability:. T… Amend the commit message. Use a scoped subject such as observability: Clarify Network Observability installation status and remove OLM checks. Add a body that states the motivation: the status must show whether CNO installed Network Obser…
E2e Tests For Feature Changes ❌ Error The PR changes user-facing behavior in pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go. It changes the Network status condition to NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO, adds installation st… Add or modify appropriate files under test/e2e/ and add a Testing or How to verify it section to the PR description. Document the CI lanes or jobs, covered platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, bare-metal, vSphere, SNO, or HyperShift, an…
Docs For Feature And Behavior Changes ❌ Error The pull request changes CNO-specific user-facing behavior and installation control flow without documentation. It renames the status condition to NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO, adds visible te… Add documentation under docs/ for the Network Observability installation status, all supported reasons, terminal-state behavior, installation policies and SNO behavior. Document the change from OLM-based detection to manifest application …
Ai-Generated Code Smell ❌ Error The PR introduces clear AI-slop patterns in the modified tests. assertConditionWithMessage duplicates the full lookup and three assertions from assertCondition and adds only one message assertion … Replace assertCondition and assertConditionWithMessage with one shared helper that accepts an optional expected message, or assert the message through a small helper without duplicating condition lookup. Rename `TestReconcile_InstalledW…
Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 18.75% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 48 functions across 2 files. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
Go And Test Code Quality ⚠️ Warning The pull request adds two bare error returns in the new existence helpers: doesFlowCollectorCRDExist and doesFlowCollectorExist return false, err after non-NotFound client errors. These helpers … Wrap both client errors with context while preserving the NotFound handling. For example: return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get FlowCollector CRD: %w", err) and return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to get FlowCollector: %w", err).
Test Structure And Quality ⚠️ Warning The pull request adds 48 assertion lines in pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller_test.go; 41 have no explicit diagnostic message. Examples include `g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(… Add meaningful diagnostic messages to all new assertions. Include the operation, expected behavior, and relevant test-case values, such as g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to read the Network resource") and `g.Expect(result).To…
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Unit Tests For Go Changes ✅ Passed The pull request modifies production Go code at pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go and a YAML template at bindata/observability/08-flowcollector.yaml. It also modifies the co…
Rbac Least Privilege ✅ Passed PASS. The pull request changes one YAML file under bindata/ or manifests/. Its only YAML change removes namespace: netobserv from a FlowCollector object. No Role, ClusterRole, or RBAC rule is …
Stale Project Docs And Config ✅ Passed The PR changes only the existing observability manifest, observability controller, and its tests. No file or directory is renamed, moved, deleted, or added. The checked files (.coderabbit.yaml, `AGE…
Stable And Deterministic Test Names ✅ Passed The changed test file uses Go testing names, not Ginkgo Describe/Context/When/It titles. All added Test... names and both t.Run names are static literals such as InstallAndEnable_SNO a…
Microshift Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request adds no Ginkgo e2e tests. The only changed test file uses standard Go testing functions with a controller-runtime fake client, and it imports Gomega but not Ginkgo. Therefore …
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes only the observability manifest, controller code, and a Go unit-test file. The added tests use standard testing functions with Gomega and fake clients; they do not add…
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility ✅ Passed No topology-sensitive scheduling constraint was introduced. The reviewed changes only rewrite reconciliation/status handling, add a SingleReplica (SNO) installation guard, and remove the FlowCollector…
Ote Binary Stdout Contract ✅ Passed No OTE stdout contract violation is introduced. The PR changes only the observability manifest, controller, and ordinary unit tests. The added klog calls are inside controller methods and helper met…
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility ✅ Passed PASS: The pull request changes one Go test file, but it adds standard testing tests (func Test...) rather than Ginkgo e2e tests. The added test declarations contain no It, Describe, Context,…
No-Weak-Crypto ✅ Passed The reviewed changes do not introduce MD5, SHA1, DES, 3DES, RC4, Blowfish, ECB, custom cryptography, or non-constant-time secret comparisons. The changes only modify controller state handling, manifes…
Container-Privileges ✅ Passed No container-privilege failure was introduced. The authoritative PR changes contain only one manifest edit, which removes namespace: netobserv from the FlowCollector resource. The changed Go and tes…
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs ✅ Passed No sensitive-data logging was introduced. The changed controller logs fixed status text, fixed resource descriptions, and fixed manifest object names (netobserv-operator, cluster). Warning logs in…
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the status-reporting change, uses the imperative verb "Provide," and is 61 characters long, which is below the 72-character limit.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the Network Observability status changes, terminal states, condition rename, and OLM check removal.
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The PR is non-trivial and changes controller behavior. The authored description explains the motivation and the new status states, and the title contains the bug link OCPBUGS-10743. However, it does not provide the required Why, What, or Testing/How to verify it sections. In particular, it does not identify automated CNO CI jobs or platforms, and it does not describe upgrade or rollback considerations for the changed installation state machine. The reviewed diff is 593 additions and 1,722 deletions across three files, which is below the 7,000-line limit and is reasonably scoped.

Resolution

Add explicit Why, What, and Testing or How to verify it sections. List the automated CNO CI lanes/jobs and their target platforms. Add upgrade and rollback considerations for the new NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO terminal states and manifest-based installation flow.

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The PR contains one non-merge commit, and its three changed files form one Network Observability change. The subject is descriptive but lacks the affected-component prefix, such as observability:. The body is present, but it mainly lists what changed (the renamed condition and eight states) and does not explain why the status must report CNO installation or why OLM checks are removed. No generic or merge-commit issue is present.

Resolution

Amend the commit message. Use a scoped subject such as observability: Clarify Network Observability installation status and remove OLM checks. Add a body that states the motivation: the status must show whether CNO installed Network Observability and provide a reason when it did not; the manifest-based flow removes the need for OLM checks. Keep the state list as supporting detail.

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The PR changes user-facing behavior in pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go. It changes the Network status condition to NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO, adds installation state reasons, and replaces OLM checks with manifest-based installation. The authoritative diff contains no files under test/e2e/. The authored PR description contains no Testing or How to verify it section and does not document CI jobs, platform coverage, or test results. Therefore both required criteria are missing.

Resolution

Add or modify appropriate files under test/e2e/ and add a Testing or How to verify it section to the PR description. Document the CI lanes or jobs, covered platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, bare-metal, vSphere, SNO, or HyperShift, and whether the tests passed. If E2E tests are not feasible, document the justification under How to verify it; after all other pre-merge checks pass, use @coderabbitai ignore pre-merge checks to override.

Full details: Docs For Feature And Behavior Changes

Explanation

The pull request changes CNO-specific user-facing behavior and installation control flow without documentation. It renames the status condition to NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO, adds visible terminal and progress reasons, and changes installation from OLM checks to direct manifest application. The authoritative diff contains changes only to two implementation files and one test file; no file under docs/ changes.

Resolution

Add documentation under docs/ for the Network Observability installation status, all supported reasons, terminal-state behavior, installation policies and SNO behavior. Document the change from OLM-based detection to manifest application and its operational failure and timeout behavior. Update the relevant architecture or operand-lifecycle documentation if applicable. If documentation is genuinely not required, explain why in the pull request description and use @coderabbitai ignore pre-merge checks.

Full details: Go And Test Code Quality

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The pull request adds two bare error returns in the new existence helpers: doesFlowCollectorCRDExist and doesFlowCollectorExist return false, err after non-NotFound client errors. These helpers perform resource-specific work, so AGENTS.md requires contextual wrapping. The other checked conventions showed no introduced violation: logging uses klog, durations use explicit units, and tests contain no time.Sleep or os.Setenv; all added t.Fatalf calls include context.

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The PR introduces clear AI-slop patterns in the modified tests. assertConditionWithMessage duplicates the full lookup and three assertions from assertCondition and adds only one message assertion (head lines 156-195). A single shared assertion helper should handle the optional message. The new test TestReconcile_InstalledWhenCRDAndFlowCollectorExist asserts PreExisting, not Installed; its comments contain a self-correction narrative (head lines 728-753). The PR also adds low-value section comments such as // Test isFeatureGateEnabled(). These patterns indicate that the new test code was not fully reviewed. The functional test scope itself is related to the controller change, so the failure is based on duplication and unreviewed commentary, not on test volume.

Resolution

Replace assertCondition and assertConditionWithMessage with one shared helper that accepts an optional expected message, or assert the message through a small helper without duplicating condition lookup. Rename TestReconcile_InstalledWhenCRDAndFlowCollectorExist to match its PreExisting assertion, or change its fixtures and assertion so it tests the intended Installed state. Remove the self-correction comments and generic section comments. Keep only comments that explain non-obvious state-machine behavior. Review the remaining new tests for repeated setup blocks and use shared fixture helpers or table-driven cases where the setup and assertions are equivalent.

Full details: Test Structure And Quality

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The pull request adds 48 assertion lines in pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller_test.go; 41 have no explicit diagnostic message. Examples include g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred()) in assertCondition (line 162), bare feature-gate assertions at lines 217-233, and bare result assertions in the policy and reconciliation tests at lines 350-351 and 695-699. These do not meet the stated assertion-message requirement. The tests use fake clients and t.TempDir, so they do not introduce real cluster resources requiring cleanup. They also contain no Eventually or Consistently calls, so no timeout violation is present. The tests generally cover one related behavior per test or table, so no clear single-responsibility violation is present.

Resolution

Add meaningful diagnostic messages to all new assertions. Include the operation, expected behavior, and relevant test-case values, such as g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to read the Network resource") and g.Expect(result).To(Equal(tt.expectedResult), "unexpected install decision for policy %q on SNO=%t", tt.policy, tt.sno). Update the shared assertion helpers so failures identify the resource lookup and expected condition. Apply the same treatment to the new reconciliation, manifest, timeout, and idempotency assertions.

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@stleerh stleerh changed the title OCPBUGS-10743: Provide clarity on status of NOO installation. Remove OLM checks. OCPBUGS-123662: Provide clarity on status of NOO installation. Remove OLM checks. Sep 16, 2026
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@stleerh: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-123662, which is invalid:

  • expected the bug to target the "5.1.0" version, but no target version was set

Comment /jira refresh to re-evaluate validity if changes to the Jira bug are made, or edit the title of this pull request to link to a different bug.

The bug has been updated to refer to the pull request using the external bug tracker.

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With the Enable Network Observability feature (PR #2925), oc describe network.operator shows the status of Network Observability in certain conditions. Instead of indicating whether Network Observability is installed or not, it should show whether CNO installed NetworkObservability or not and if not, what's the reason. The states for these are:

  1. FeatureGateDisabled
  2. NoAction
  3. SNO - Single Node OpenShift
  4. InstallationInProgress
  5. WaitingForOperator
  6. Installed (terminal)
  7. PreExisting (terminal) - If FlowCollector CRD exists, it goes to this state.
  8. Failed (terminal)

The last three states are terminal, meaning once they reach these states, it won't do anything more unless you reset and clear the status condition.

For the "PreExisting" state, it removes the OLMv0 and OLMv1 checks. This simplifies the code and test code significantly.

The status condition "Type" was changed to "NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO" from "NetworkObservabilityDeployed".

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In `@pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go`:
- Around line 116-121: Handle errors from every setNetworkObservabilityCondition
call in the observability controller, including the installation, waiting, and
timeout state transitions. In shouldInstallNetworkObservability, return
condition-update errors so Reconcile can schedule another attempt; ensure the
surrounding Reconcile paths propagate or requeue these errors instead of
continuing with stale state.
- Around line 245-305: Update the ownership-condition handling in
shouldInstallNetworkObservability to migrate an existing
NetworkObservabilityDeployed=True condition to
NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO=True with reason Installed before evaluating
whether the FlowCollector CRD already exists. Preserve the pre-existing CRD path
while ensuring the migrated Installed condition prevents it from being reported
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_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Installing Network Observability Operator")
if err := r.applyManifest(ctx, OperatorYAML, "Network Observability Operator"); err != nil {
klog.Warningf("Failed to install Network Observability Operator: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
}
klog.Infof("Applied OLM v0 Subscription for netobserv-operator, will check installation status in %v", requeueAfterOLM)
_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Network Observability Operator installation initiated")
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueAfterOLM}, nil
_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "WaitingForOperator", "Waiting until Network Observability Operator is complete")

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle errors from setNetworkObservabilityCondition.

Each ignored update can leave the intended state transition unpersisted. If the installation condition is absent, isWaitingForOperator remains false, so the controller can reapply OperatorYAML on later reconciles. If the manifest creates the CRD while the condition writes fail, the next reconcile can classify that CNO-created CRD as PreExisting. A failed timeout update can also leave the controller in a non-terminal state because the method returns without requeueing. Later successful updates can still allow the state machine to reach Failed, so this is not unconditional.

Handle every ignored update. Return or requeue on errors. In shouldInstallNetworkObservability, return the update error so Reconcile schedules another attempt. The change is localized to this controller.

🛠️ Proposed fix for the operator-install branch
 		if !r.isWaitingForOperator(ctx) {
 			// Set the status before applying so it reflects what is happening.
-			_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Installing Network Observability Operator")
+			if err := r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Installing Network Observability Operator"); err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("Failed to set InstallationInProgress condition: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
+				return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
+			}
 			if err := r.applyManifest(ctx, OperatorYAML, "Network Observability Operator"); err != nil {
 				klog.Warningf("Failed to install Network Observability Operator: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
 				return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
 			}
-			_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "WaitingForOperator", "Waiting until Network Observability Operator is complete")
+			if err := r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "WaitingForOperator", "Waiting until Network Observability Operator is complete"); err != nil {
+				klog.Warningf("Failed to set WaitingForOperator condition: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
+				return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
+			}
 		}
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_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Installing Network Observability Operator")
if err := r.applyManifest(ctx, OperatorYAML, "Network Observability Operator"); err != nil {
klog.Warningf("Failed to install Network Observability Operator: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
}
klog.Infof("Applied OLM v0 Subscription for netobserv-operator, will check installation status in %v", requeueAfterOLM)
_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Network Observability Operator installation initiated")
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueAfterOLM}, nil
_ = r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "WaitingForOperator", "Waiting until Network Observability Operator is complete")
if err := r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "InstallationInProgress", "Installing Network Observability Operator"); err != nil {
klog.Warningf("Failed to set InstallationInProgress condition: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
}
if err := r.applyManifest(ctx, OperatorYAML, "Network Observability Operator"); err != nil {
klog.Warningf("Failed to install Network Observability Operator: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
}
if err := r.setNetworkObservabilityCondition(ctx, operatorv1.ConditionFalse, "WaitingForOperator", "Waiting until Network Observability Operator is complete"); err != nil {
klog.Warningf("Failed to set WaitingForOperator condition: %v. Will retry in %v.", err, requeueInterval)
return reconcile.Result{RequeueAfter: requeueInterval}, nil
}
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In `@pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go` around lines 116 -
121, Handle errors from every setNetworkObservabilityCondition call in the
observability controller, including the installation, waiting, and timeout state
transitions. In shouldInstallNetworkObservability, return condition-update
errors so Reconcile can schedule another attempt; ensure the surrounding
Reconcile paths propagate or requeue these errors instead of continuing with
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if err := r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: "cluster"}, infra); err != nil {
return false, err
}

return infra.Status.ControlPlaneTopology == configv1.SingleReplicaTopologyMode, nil
}

// isNetObservOperatorInstalled checks if the Network Observability Operator is installed
// by verifying both the FlowCollector CRD existence and the installation status via OLM.
// It checks both OLMv1 (ClusterExtension) and OLMv0 (ClusterServiceVersion) to determine
// installation status.
// Returns three values:
// - installed: true if the operator is fully installed
// - clusterExtensionExists: true if a ClusterExtension resource exists (relevant for OLMv1)
// - err: error if there was a problem checking the installation
func (r *ReconcileObservability) isNetObservOperatorInstalled(ctx context.Context) (installed bool, clusterExtensionExists bool, err error) {
// Check if the FlowCollector CRD exists
func (r *ReconcileObservability) doesFlowCollectorCRDExist(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
crd := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
crd.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
Group: "apiextensions.k8s.io",
Version: "v1",
Kind: "CustomResourceDefinition",
})

err = r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
err := r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{
Name: "flowcollectors.flows.netobserv.io",
}, crd)

crdExists := true
if err != nil {
if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
crdExists = false
} else {
return false, false, err
}
}

// Check OLMv1 (ClusterExtension) installation status
olmv1Installed, olmv1CEExists, olmv1Err := r.checkOLMv1Installation(ctx)
if olmv1Err != nil {
// Installation error from OLMv1
return false, olmv1CEExists, fmt.Errorf("OLMv1 installation error: %w", olmv1Err)
}

// Check OLMv0 (ClusterServiceVersion/Subscription) installation status
olmv0Installed, olmv0Err := r.checkOLMv0Installation(ctx)
if olmv0Err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(olmv0Err) {
// Installation error from OLMv0
return false, olmv1CEExists, fmt.Errorf("OLMv0 installation error: %w", olmv0Err)
}

// If CRD doesn't exist but either OLM installation is present, this is an error condition
if !crdExists {
if olmv0Installed || olmv1Installed {
olmVersion := "OLMv0"
if olmv1Installed {
olmVersion = "OLMv1"
}
return false, olmv1CEExists, fmt.Errorf("network Observability Operator was deployed via %s but FlowCollector CRD is missing (manually removed)", olmVersion)
return false, nil
}
// If CRD doesn't exist and no OLM installation, operator is not installed
return false, olmv1CEExists, nil
}

if olmv1Installed {
klog.V(4).Info("Network Observability Operator installed via OLMv1 (ClusterExtension)")
return true, true, nil
}

if olmv0Installed {
klog.V(4).Info("Network Observability Operator installed via OLMv0 (ClusterServiceVersion)")
return true, false, nil
return false, err
}

// CRD exists but neither OLMv0 nor OLMv1 shows a successful installation
return false, olmv1CEExists, fmt.Errorf("FlowCollector CRD is present but could not identify how Network Observability Operator was installed (neither OLMv1 ClusterExtension nor OLMv0 ClusterServiceVersion found)")
return true, nil
}

// checkOLMv1Installation checks if the operator is installed via OLMv1 (ClusterExtension)
// Returns three values:
// - installed: true if the operator is fully installed via OLMv1
// - clusterExtensionExists: true if the ClusterExtension resource exists (regardless of status)
// - err: error if there was a problem checking the installation
func (r *ReconcileObservability) checkOLMv1Installation(ctx context.Context) (installed bool, clusterExtensionExists bool, err error) {
clusterExtension := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
clusterExtension.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
Group: "olm.operatorframework.io",
Version: "v1",
Kind: "ClusterExtension",
// doesFlowCollectorExist returns true if a FlowCollector instance exists.
// FlowCollector is a cluster-scoped singleton resource named "cluster".
func (r *ReconcileObservability) doesFlowCollectorExist(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
flowCollector := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
flowCollector.SetGroupVersionKind(schema.GroupVersionKind{
Group: "flows.netobserv.io",
Version: FlowCollectorVersion,
Kind: "FlowCollector",
})

if err := r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: "netobserv-operator"}, clusterExtension); err != nil {
err := r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: FlowCollectorName}, flowCollector)
if err != nil {
if errors.IsNotFound(err) {
return false, false, nil
return false, nil
}
return false, false, err
return false, err
}

// ClusterExtension exists
// Check its status conditions
conditions, found, err := unstructured.NestedSlice(clusterExtension.Object, "status", "conditions")
if err != nil {
return false, true, fmt.Errorf("failed to get ClusterExtension status conditions: %w", err)
}
if !found {
return false, true, fmt.Errorf("ClusterExtension exists but has no status conditions")
}
return true, nil
}

// Check for "Installed" condition
for _, cond := range conditions {
condMap, ok := cond.(map[string]any)
if !ok {
continue
}
condType, _, _ := unstructured.NestedString(condMap, "type")
condStatus, _, _ := unstructured.NestedString(condMap, "status")
condReason, _, _ := unstructured.NestedString(condMap, "reason")
condMessage, _, _ := unstructured.NestedString(condMap, "message")

if condType == "Installed" {
switch condStatus {
case "True":
return true, true, nil
case "False":
return false, true, fmt.Errorf("ClusterExtension installation failed: %s - %s", condReason, condMessage)
default:
// Status is "Unknown" or other - not yet installed
return false, true, nil
}
}
// isWaitingForOperator reports whether the operator manifest has already been
// applied successfully and we are now waiting for the FlowCollector CRD to appear.
// It gates reapplying the operator manifest: while false, the manifest is
// reapplied each reconcile (retrying failed applies); once true, we only wait.
func (r *ReconcileObservability) isWaitingForOperator(ctx context.Context) bool {
network := &operatorv1.Network{}
if err := r.client.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: NetworkCRName}, network); err != nil {
return false
}

// ClusterExtension exists but no "Installed" condition found
return false, true, nil
condition := operatorv1helpers.FindOperatorCondition(network.Status.Conditions, NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO)
return condition != nil && condition.Reason == "WaitingForOperator"
}

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Migrate the legacy CNO ownership condition.

The previous controller set NetworkObservabilityDeployed=True after a successful installation, including when the FlowCollector CRD already existed. During an upgrade, that condition can remain on the Network resource. The new shouldInstallNetworkObservability checks only NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO, then writes NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO=False with reason PreExisting. The reported ownership status is incorrect. Translate NetworkObservabilityDeployed=True to NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO=True with reason Installed before checking for a pre-existing CRD.

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In `@pkg/controller/observability/observability_controller.go` around lines 245 -
305, Update the ownership-condition handling in
shouldInstallNetworkObservability to migrate an existing
NetworkObservabilityDeployed=True condition to
NetworkObservabilityInstalledByCNO=True with reason Installed before evaluating
whether the FlowCollector CRD already exists. Preserve the pre-existing CRD path
while ensuring the migrated Installed condition prevents it from being reported
as PreExisting.

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@stleerh stleerh changed the title OCPBUGS-123662: Provide clarity on status of NOO installation. Remove OLM checks. OCPBUGS-123662: Provide clarity on status of NOO installation Sep 16, 2026
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