Clarify network topology — I.e. software bridges (variant A)
Prerequisites & cluster preparation(26 of 26)
Choose a test plan
Install and verify NMState Operator
Configure Linux bridges via NMState (Hetzner: variant A — software bridges)
Install OpenShift Virtualization Operator
Set up LVM Storage Operator — storage for VMs
Pull secret, import golden image, prepare SSH keys
Create namespace vmtest and NetworkAttachmentDefinitions
Install MetalLB Operator and configure IP pools (3 options)
MCE + HyperShift for hosted control planes
Deploy MinIO (S3 object storage)
Install MTV (Migration Toolkit for Virtualization) Operator
Install OADP Operator and configure with MinIO (S3)
Install Advanced Cluster Management (ACM) v2.17
Install Kasten K10 (Veeam) Operator and configure with MinIO
Verify Helm 3+ and install repository
Verify OpenShift health — COs, nodes, clusterversion
Install the OpenBao CLI (`bao`)
Prepare the Helm values file
Install OpenBao with Helm (HA on OpenShift)
Initialise the cluster — save unseal keys and root token
Unseal HA pods (manual Shamir)
Verify deployment — pods, API, UI, Raft
Deploy a Transit OpenBao Instance for Auto-Unseal
Prepare Keycloak for OpenBao OIDC
Install cert-manager via the OpenShift Operator