openstack-k8s-operators · katarimanojk · May 19, 2026
diff --git a/api/core/v1beta1/openstackversion_types.go b/api/core/v1beta1/openstackversion_types.go
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ type ContainerTemplate struct {
 	DesignateProducerImage        *string `json:"designateProducerImage,omitempty"`
 	DesignateUnboundImage         *string `json:"designateUnboundImage,omitempty"`
 	DesignateWorkerImage          *string `json:"designateWorkerImage,omitempty"`
-	EdpmFrrImage                  *string `json:"edpmFrrImage,omitempty"`
-	EdpmIscsidImage               *string `json:"edpmIscsidImage,omitempty"`
+	EdpmFrrImage    *string `json:"edpmFrrImage,omitempty"`
+	// Deprecated: EdpmIscsidImage is no longer used. iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container.
+	EdpmIscsidImage *string `json:"edpmIscsidImage,omitempty"`
 	EdpmLogrotateCrondImage       *string `json:"edpmLogrotateCrondImage,omitempty"`
 	EdpmMultipathdImage           *string `json:"edpmMultipathdImage,omitempty"`
 	EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage     *string `json:"edpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage,omitempty"`

diff --git a/api/dataplane/v1beta1/openstackdataplanenodeset_types.go b/api/dataplane/v1beta1/openstackdataplanenodeset_types.go
@@ -227,9 +227,10 @@ var ContainerImageDefaults = openstackv1.ContainerImages{
 		AgentImage:                    getStrPtr("quay.io/openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-baremetal-operator-agent:current-podified"),
 		AnsibleeeImage:                getStrPtr("quay.io/openstack-k8s-operators/openstack-ansibleee-runner:latest"),
 		ApacheImage:                   getStrPtr("registry.redhat.io/ubi9/httpd-24:latest"),
-		EdpmFrrImage:                  getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-frr:current-podified"),
-		EdpmIscsidImage:               getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified"),
-		EdpmLogrotateCrondImage:       getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-cron:current-podified"),
+		EdpmFrrImage: getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-frr:current-podified"),
+		// Deprecated: EdpmIscsidImage is no longer used. iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container.
+		EdpmIscsidImage:         getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified"),
+		EdpmLogrotateCrondImage: getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-cron:current-podified"),
 		EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage:     getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-neutron-dhcp-agent:current-podified"),
 		EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage: getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-neutron-metadata-agent-ovn:current-podified"),
 		EdpmNeutronOvnAgentImage:      getStrPtr("quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-neutron-ovn-agent:current-podified"),
@@ -263,9 +264,10 @@ func SetupDefaults() {
 			AgentImage:                    getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_AGENT_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.AgentImage),
 			AnsibleeeImage:                getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_ANSIBLEEE_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.AnsibleeeImage),
 			ApacheImage:                   getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_APACHE_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.ApacheImage),
-			EdpmFrrImage:                  getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_FRR_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmFrrImage),
-			EdpmIscsidImage:               getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmIscsidImage),
-			EdpmLogrotateCrondImage:       getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_LOGROTATE_CROND_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage),
+			EdpmFrrImage: getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_FRR_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmFrrImage),
+			// Deprecated: EdpmIscsidImage is no longer used. iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container.
+			EdpmIscsidImage:         getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmIscsidImage),
+			EdpmLogrotateCrondImage: getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_LOGROTATE_CROND_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage),
 			EdpmMultipathdImage:           getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_MULTIPATHD_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmMultipathdImage),
 			EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage:     getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_NEUTRON_DHCP_AGENT_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage),
 			EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage: getImageDefault("RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_NEUTRON_METADATA_AGENT_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT", ContainerImageDefaults.EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage),

diff --git a/config/operator/default_images.yaml b/config/operator/default_images.yaml
@@ -73,8 +73,9 @@ spec:
           value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-designate-worker:current-podified
         - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_FRR_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT
           value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-frr:current-podified
-        - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT
-          value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified
+        # Deprecated: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT is no longer used - iscsid now runs on the host
+        # - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT
+        #   value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified
         - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_LOGROTATE_CROND_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT
           value: quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-cron:current-podified
         - name: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_MULTIPATHD_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT

diff --git a/config/samples/dataplane/post_ceph_hci/values.yaml b/config/samples/dataplane/post_ceph_hci/values.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ data:
         vars:
           timesync_ntp_servers:
             - hostname: clock.redhat.com
-          edpm_iscsid_image: '{{ registry_url }}/openstack-iscsid:{{ image_tag }}'
+          # edpm_iscsid_image is no longer used - iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container
           edpm_logrotate_crond_image: '{{ registry_url }}/openstack-cron:{{ image_tag }}'
           edpm_network_config_hide_sensitive_logs: false
           edpm_network_config_os_net_config_mappings:

diff --git a/config/samples/dataplane/pre_ceph_hci/values.yaml b/config/samples/dataplane/pre_ceph_hci/values.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ data:
           # CHANGEME -- see https://access.redhat.com/solutions/253273
           # edpm_bootstrap_command: |
           #       subscription-manager register --username {{ subscription_manager_username }} --password {{ subscription_manager_password }}
-          edpm_iscsid_image: '{{ registry_url }}/openstack-iscsid:{{ image_tag }}'
+          # edpm_iscsid_image is no longer used - iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container
           edpm_logrotate_crond_image: '{{ registry_url }}/openstack-cron:{{ image_tag }}'
           edpm_network_config_hide_sensitive_logs: false
           edpm_network_config_os_net_config_mappings:

diff --git a/config/services/dataplane_v1beta1_openstackdataplaneservice_nova.yaml b/config/services/dataplane_v1beta1_openstackdataplaneservice_nova.yaml
@@ -16,4 +16,3 @@ spec:
   edpmServiceType: nova
   containerImageFields:
   - NovaComputeImage
-  - EdpmIscsidImage
diff --git a/config/services/dataplane_v1beta1_openstackdataplaneservice_run_os.yaml b/config/services/dataplane_v1beta1_openstackdataplaneservice_run_os.yaml
@@ -6,5 +6,4 @@ spec:
   playbook: osp.edpm.run_os
   containerImageFields:
   - EdpmLogrotateCrondImage
-  - EdpmIscsidImage
   edpmServiceType: run-os
diff --git a/docs/assemblies/common_configurations.adoc b/docs/assemblies/common_configurations.adoc
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ customized locations. The ansible variables used to set the locations and their
 default values are:
 
 ifeval::["{build}" != "downstream"]
-        edpm_iscsid_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid
         edpm_logrotate_crond_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-cron
         edpm_ovn_controller_agent_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-ovn-controller
         edpm_frr_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-frr
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ ifeval::["{build}" != "downstream"]
         edpm_swift_object_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-swift-object
 endif::[]
 ifeval::["{build}" == "downstream"]
-        edpm_iscsid_image: "redhat.registry.io/rhoso-beta/openstack-iscsid-rhel9:18.0.0
         edpm_logrotate_crond_image: "redhat.registry.io/rhoso-beta/openstack-cron-rhel9:18.0.0
         edpm_ovn_controller_agent_image: "redhat.registry.io/rhoso-beta/openstack-ovn-controller-rhel9:18.0.0
         edpm_frr_image: "redhat.registry.io/rhoso-beta/openstack-frr-rhel9:18.0.0

diff --git a/docs/assemblies/ctlplane_resources.adoc b/docs/assemblies/ctlplane_resources.adoc
@@ -2033,11 +2033,6 @@ ContainerTemplate - struct that contains container image URLs for each service i
 | *string
 | false
 
-| edpmIscsidImage
-|
-| *string
-| false
-
 | edpmLogrotateCrondImage
 |
 | *string

diff --git a/docs/assemblies/proc_creating-a-set-of-data-plane-nodes.adoc b/docs/assemblies/proc_creating-a-set-of-data-plane-nodes.adoc
@@ -280,7 +280,6 @@ spec:
       ...
       ansibleVars:
 ifeval::["{build}" != "downstream"]
-        edpm_iscsid_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified"
         edpm_logrotate_crond_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-cron:current-podified"
         edpm_ovn_controller_agent_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-frr:current-podified"
         edpm_ovn_metadata_agent_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-neutron-metadata-agent-ovn:current-podified"
@@ -294,7 +293,6 @@ ifeval::["{build}" != "downstream"]
         edpm_multipathd_image: "quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-multipathd:current-podified"
 endif::[]
 ifeval::["{build}" == "downstream"]
-        edpm_iscsid_image: "registry.redhat.io/rhosp-dev-preview/openstack-iscsid:18.0"
         edpm_logrotate_crond_image: "registry.redhat.io/rhosp-dev-preview/openstack-cron:18.0"
         edpm_ovn_controller_agent_image: "registry.redhat.io/rhosp-dev-preview/openstack-frr:18.0"
         edpm_ovn_metadata_agent_image: "registry.redhat.io/rhosp-dev-preview/openstack-neutron-metadata-agent-ovn:18.0"

diff --git a/hack/export_related_images.sh b/hack/export_related_images.sh
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ export RELATED_IMAGE_BARBICAN_API_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-ce
 export RELATED_IMAGE_BARBICAN_WORKER_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-barbican-worker:current-podified
 export RELATED_IMAGE_BARBICAN_KEYSTONE_LISTENER_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-barbican-keystone-listener:current-podified
 export RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_FRR_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-frr:current-podified
-export RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified
+# Deprecated: RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT is no longer used - iscsid now runs on the host
+# export RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_ISCSID_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-iscsid:current-podified
 export RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_LOGROTATE_CROND_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-cron:current-podified
 export RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_MULTIPATHD_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-multipathd:current-podified
 export RELATED_IMAGE_EDPM_NEUTRON_DHCP_AGENT_IMAGE_URL_DEFAULT=quay.io/podified-antelope-centos9/openstack-neutron-dhcp-agent:current-podified

diff --git a/internal/dataplane/inventory.go b/internal/dataplane/inventory.go
@@ -329,9 +329,7 @@ func resolveGroupAnsibleVars(template *dataplanev1.NodeTemplate, group *ansible.
 	if template.Ansible.AnsibleVars["edpm_frr_image"] == nil {
 		group.Vars["edpm_frr_image"] = containerImages.EdpmFrrImage
 	}
-	if template.Ansible.AnsibleVars["edpm_iscsid_image"] == nil {
-		group.Vars["edpm_iscsid_image"] = containerImages.EdpmIscsidImage
-	}
+	// edpm_iscsid_image is no longer used - iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container
 	if template.Ansible.AnsibleVars["edpm_logrotate_crond_image"] == nil {
 		group.Vars["edpm_logrotate_crond_image"] = containerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage
 	}

diff --git a/internal/dataplane/util/version.go b/internal/dataplane/util/version.go
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ func GetContainerImages(version *openstackv1.OpenStackVersion) openstackv1.Conta
 		containerImages.CeilometerComputeImage = version.Status.ContainerImages.CeilometerComputeImage
 		containerImages.CeilometerIpmiImage = version.Status.ContainerImages.CeilometerIpmiImage
 		containerImages.EdpmFrrImage = version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmFrrImage
+		// Deprecated: EdpmIscsidImage is no longer used. iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container.
 		containerImages.EdpmIscsidImage = version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmIscsidImage
 		containerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage = version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage
 		containerImages.EdpmMultipathdImage = version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmMultipathdImage
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ func GetContainerImages(version *openstackv1.OpenStackVersion) openstackv1.Conta
 		containerImages.CeilometerComputeImage = dataplanev1.ContainerImages.CeilometerComputeImage
 		containerImages.CeilometerIpmiImage = dataplanev1.ContainerImages.CeilometerIpmiImage
 		containerImages.EdpmFrrImage = dataplanev1.ContainerImages.EdpmFrrImage
+		// Deprecated: EdpmIscsidImage is no longer used. iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container.
 		containerImages.EdpmIscsidImage = dataplanev1.ContainerImages.EdpmIscsidImage
 		containerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage = dataplanev1.ContainerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage
 		containerImages.EdpmMultipathdImage = dataplanev1.ContainerImages.EdpmMultipathdImage

diff --git a/internal/openstack/version.go b/internal/openstack/version.go
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ func GetContainerImages(defaults *corev1beta1.ContainerDefaults, instance corev1
 			DesignateProducerImage:        getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.DesignateProducerImage, defaults.DesignateProducerImage),
 			DesignateUnboundImage:         getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.DesignateUnboundImage, defaults.DesignateUnboundImage),
 			DesignateWorkerImage:          getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.DesignateWorkerImage, defaults.DesignateWorkerImage),
-			EdpmFrrImage:                  getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmFrrImage, defaults.EdpmFrrImage),
-			EdpmIscsidImage:               getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmIscsidImage, defaults.EdpmIscsidImage),
-			EdpmLogrotateCrondImage:       getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage, defaults.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage),
+			EdpmFrrImage: getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmFrrImage, defaults.EdpmFrrImage),
+			// Deprecated: EdpmIscsidImage is no longer used. iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container.
+			EdpmIscsidImage:         getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmIscsidImage, defaults.EdpmIscsidImage),
+			EdpmLogrotateCrondImage: getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage, defaults.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage),
 			EdpmMultipathdImage:           getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmMultipathdImage, defaults.EdpmMultipathdImage),
 			EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage:     getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage, defaults.EdpmNeutronDhcpAgentImage),
 			EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage: getImg(instance.Spec.CustomContainerImages.EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage, defaults.EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage),

diff --git a/test/functional/ctlplane/openstackversion_controller_test.go b/test/functional/ctlplane/openstackversion_controller_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ var _ = Describe("OpenStackOperator controller", func() {
 				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.DesignateUnboundImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.DesignateWorkerImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmFrrImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())
-				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmIscsidImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())
+				// EdpmIscsidImage is deprecated - iscsid now runs on the host instead of in a container
 				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmLogrotateCrondImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmMultipathdImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())
 				g.Expect(version.Status.ContainerImages.EdpmNeutronMetadataAgentImage).ShouldNot(BeNil())