fix: Update ExaMon deployment to install K8ssandra operator as a separate Helm release, ensuring webhook readiness before creating K8ssandraCluster CR. Adjust documentation and values files accordingly.

Author: fbeneventi

deploy/helm/examon/Chart.lock

@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 dependencies:
-- name: k8ssandra-operator
-  repository: https://helm.k8ssandra.io/stable
-  version: 1.30.2
 - name: grafana
   repository: https://grafana.github.io/helm-charts
   version: 8.15.0
@@ -20,5 +17,5 @@ dependencies:
 - name: examon-server
   repository: file://subcharts/examon-server
   version: 0.1.0
-digest: sha256:ade88248e9d1e5ad9a2584aac8950bd8eb7a28ea6d91d6516ff66dddc759d34c
-generated: "2026-03-24T19:43:43.867395324Z"
+digest: sha256:a068aca56afcd909fc980ba9b4b13e84f8f07f5e7e916c9d857450a33386f166
+generated: "2026-03-25T19:10:29.668390084Z"

deploy/helm/examon/Chart.yaml

@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ maintainers:
     url: https://github.com/ExamonHPC
 
 dependencies:
-  - name: k8ssandra-operator
-    version: "~1.30"
-    repository: https://helm.k8ssandra.io/stable
-    condition: cassandra.enabled
+  # k8ssandra-operator is installed as a separate Helm release (see scripts/k8s-local-setup.sh)
+  # to avoid the webhook race condition when the operator and K8ssandraCluster CR
+  # are deployed in the same release.
 
   - name: grafana
     version: "~8.x"

deploy/helm/examon/charts/examon-server-0.1.0.tgz

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and .Values.cassandra.enabled (ne (toString .Values.cassandra.createCluster) "false") }}
+{{- if .Values.cassandra.enabled }}
 apiVersion: k8ssandra.io/v1alpha1
 kind: K8ssandraCluster
 metadata:

deploy/helm/examon/charts/k8ssandra-operator-1.30.2.tgz

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ examon-server:
 # -- Cassandra configuration (via K8ssandra Operator)
 cassandra:
   enabled: true
-  createCluster: true  # set to false to deploy the operator without creating a K8ssandraCluster CR
   serverVersion: "4.0.14"
   datacenters:
     dc1: