Updated nightly versions to CSM 1.12 image tags (#768)

* Updated nightly versions to CSM 1.12 image tags

* Removing remnants of Apex Connectivity Client.

* Update for a broken Minimal Powerflex Observability test yaml.

* remove references to Client

* Removed unused apex connectivity client related code.

* reverted mistakenly removed imports from e2e tests.

* reverted mistakenly removed imports from e2e tests.

* Add auth clusterrole prefix

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Co-authored-by: Aly Nathoo <aly.nathoo@dell.com>
Co-authored-by: JacobGros <jacobgrosner4@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Oleksandr Babiychuk <32580729+alexemc@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Evgeny Uglov <evgeny.uglov@dell.com>

README.md

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ For any CSM Operator and driver issues, questions or feedback, join the [Dell Te
 Dell Container Storage Modules Operator has been tested and qualified with
 
     * Upstream Kubernetes cluster v1.29, v1.30, v1.31
-    * OpenShift Clusters 4.16, 4.17 with RHEL 8.x & RHCOS worker nodes
+    * OpenShift Clusters 4.16, 4.17 with RHEL 9.x & RHCOS worker nodes
 
 ## Installation
 
@@ -107,26 +107,6 @@ To install CSI drivers and CSM modules using the operator please refer here at [
 
 To uninstall CSI drivers and CSM modules installed using the operator please refer here at [https://dell.github.io/csm-docs/docs/deployment/csmoperator/](https://dell.github.io/csm-docs/docs/deployment/csmoperator/).
 
-## Install Apex Connectivity Client
-
-  1. Ensure that CSM Operator is installed and the operator pods are up and running.
-  2. Edit the images to point to the correct location in `connectivity_client_v100.yaml` sample file located at `csm-operator\samples` folder.
-  3. To deploy Apex Connectivity Client, execute `kubectl create -f samples\connectivity_client_v100.yaml`.
-  4. Ensure that the Apex Connectivity Client pods are up and running.
-
-## Update Apex Connectivity Client
-
-  1. Ensure that CSM Operator is installed and the operator pods are up and running.
-  2. Edit the required images to point to the correct location in `connectivity_client_v100.yaml` sample file located at `csm-operator\samples` folder.
-  3. To update Apex Connectivity Client, execute `kubectl apply -f samples\connectivity_client_v100.yaml`.
-  4. Ensure that the Apex Connectivity Client pods are up and running.
-
-## Uninstall Apex Connectivity Client
-
-  1. Ensure that CSM Operator is installed and the operator pods are up and running.
-  2. To uninstall Apex Connectivity Client, execute `kubectl delete -f samples\connectivity_client_v100.yaml`
-  3. Ensure that the Apex Connectivity Client pods are deleted.
-
 ## Versioning
 
 This project is adhering to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).

api/v1/types.go

@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@ type ObservabilityComponentType string
 // ClientType - the type of the client
 type ClientType string
 
-// AccType - the type of the client
-type AccType string
-
 const (
 	// Replication - placeholder for replication constant
 	Replication ModuleType = "replication"
@@ -98,9 +95,6 @@ const (
 	// PowerStore - placeholder for constant powerstore
 	PowerStore DriverType = "powerstore"
 
-	// DreadnoughtClient - placeholder for the APEX Connectivity Client
-	DreadnoughtClient ClientType = "apexconnectivityclient"
-
 	// Provisioner - placeholder for constant
 	Provisioner = "provisioner"
 	// Attacher - placeholder for constant
@@ -239,43 +233,6 @@ type Driver struct {
 	ForceRemoveDriver bool `json:"forceRemoveDriver,omitempty" yaml:"forceRemoveDriver"`
 }
 
-// Client - APEX Connectivity Client deployment info
-// +k8s:openapi-gen=true
-type Client struct {
-	// ClientType is the Client type for Dell Technologies - e.g, ApexConnectivityClient
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Client Type"
-	CSMClientType ClientType `json:"csmClientType" yaml:"csmClientType"`
-
-	// ConfigVersion is the configuration version of the client
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Config Version"
-	ConfigVersion string `json:"configVersion" yaml:"configVersion"`
-
-	// Common is the common specification for both controller and node plugins
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Common specification"
-	Common ContainerTemplate `json:"common" yaml:"common"`
-
-	// SideCars is the specification for CSI sidecar containers
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="CSI SideCars specification"
-	SideCars []ContainerTemplate `json:"sideCars,omitempty" yaml:"sideCars"`
-
-	// InitContainers is the specification for Driver InitContainers
-	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors=true
-	// +operator-sdk:gen-csv:customresourcedefinitions.specDescriptors.displayName="InitContainers"
-	InitContainers []ContainerTemplate `json:"initContainers,omitempty" yaml:"initContainers"`
-
-	// ForceRemoveClient is the boolean flag used to remove client deployment when CR is deleted
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Force Remove Client"
-	ForceRemoveClient bool `json:"forceRemoveClient,omitempty" yaml:"forceRemoveClient"`
-
-	// ConnectionTarget is the target that the client connects to in the Dell datacenter
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Connection Target"
-	ConnectionTarget string `json:"connectionTarget,omitempty" yaml:"connectionTarget"`
-
-	// UsePrivateCaCerts is used to specify private CA signed certs
-	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Use Private CA Certs"
-	UsePrivateCaCerts bool `json:"usePrivateCaCerts,omitempty" yaml:"usePrivateCaCerts"`
-}
-
 // ContainerTemplate template
 type ContainerTemplate struct {
 	// Name is the name of Container