Upgrade to HPE CSI Operator v2.4.0 on OpenShift 4.12 Fail

[birminghamz]

The operator gets stuck 'pending' when upgrading the HPE CSI operator on OpenShift 4.12.46 from 2.3.0 to 2.4.0:

status:
cleanup: {}
conditions:

• lastTransitionTime: '2024-01-16T17:08:53Z'
  lastUpdateTime: '2024-01-16T17:08:53Z'
  message: requirements not yet checked
  phase: Pending
  reason: RequirementsUnknown
• lastTransitionTime: '2024-01-16T17:08:53Z'
  lastUpdateTime: '2024-01-16T17:08:53Z'
  message: one or more requirements couldn't be found
  phase: Pending
  reason: RequirementsNotMet
  lastTransitionTime: '2024-01-16T17:08:53Z'
  lastUpdateTime: '2024-01-16T17:08:53Z'
  message: one or more requirements couldn't be found
  phase: Pending
  reason: RequirementsNotMet
  requirementStatus:
• group: operators.coreos.com
  kind: ClusterServiceVersion
  message: CSV minKubeVersion (1.25.0) less than server version (v1.25.16+a4e782e)
  name: hpe-csi-operator.v2.4.0
  status: Present
  version: v1alpha1
• group: apiextensions.k8s.io
  kind: CustomResourceDefinition
  message: CRD is present and Established condition is true
  name: hpecsidrivers.storage.hpe.com
  status: Present
  uuid: 4ec67ce1-dd11-4a79-b166-d57a53dcbb2b
  version: v1
• group: ''
  kind: ServiceAccount
  message: Service account does not exist
  name: hpe-csi-operator-sa
  status: NotPresent
  version: v1

[datamattsson]

1. Uninstall all instances of the Operator 2.3.0
2. Uninstall the Operator 2.3.0
3. Install 2.4.0

Details: https://scod.hpedev.io/partners/redhat_openshift/index.html#upgrading

[birminghamz]

Just attempted a full uninstall & Install of v2.4.0 but recieving this error when attempting to create the HPECSIDriver:

failed to install release: rendered manifests contain a resource that
already exists. Unable to continue with install: CSIDriver "csi.hpe.com"
in namespace "" exists and cannot be imported into the current release:
invalid ownership metadata; annotation validation error: key
"meta.helm.sh/release-namespace" must equal "hpe-storage": current value
is "hpe-csi-driver"

[datamattsson]

Seems to be conflicting namespaces with residual resources. Did you install the Operator and subsequently the driver instance in the same namespace?