Bug 2231076

Summary:	ocs-operator crashes due to a panic cause by Nil pointer dereference
Product:	[Red Hat Storage] Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundation	Reporter:	umanga <uchapaga>
Component:	ocs-operator	Assignee:	Nikhil Ladha <nladha>
Status:	ASSIGNED ---	QA Contact:	Elad <ebenahar>
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Version:	4.13	CC:	muagarwa, odf-bz-bot
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Description umanga 2023-08-10 13:31:51 UTC

Description of problem (please be detailed as possible and provide log
snippests):

When upgrading from v4.12.z to v4.13.z, ocs-operator crashes. But, it eventually restarts and works fine. It might even be seen on fresh installs.

Version of all relevant components (if applicable):
v4.13.z

Does this issue impact your ability to continue to work with the product
(please explain in detail what is the user impact)?
No. It does not affect functionality.

Is there any workaround available to the best of your knowledge?
Not needed. It recovers automatically.

Rate from 1 - 5 the complexity of the scenario you performed that caused this
bug (1 - very simple, 5 - very complex)?
1

Can this issue reproducible?
Yes.

Can this issue reproduce from the UI?
Yes.

If this is a regression, please provide more details to justify this:
Probably, but it does not affect functionality.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install ODF v4.12.z
2. Upgrade to ODF v4.13.z
3. Watch ocs-operator pod for restarts.
4. After it restarts, check it's previous logs `oc logs -p ocs-operator-`


Actual results:
ocs-operator crashes and restarts once.

Expected results:
ocs-operator should not crash and restart without reason.

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