fix: deploy old controller v0.8.1 via operator installer in compat tests

v0.7.0 predated the operator installer and was only deployable via Helm.
Replace it with v0.8.1 which ships an operator-installer.yaml release
asset. Also bump old-client version from 0.7.1 to 0.8.1 so both compat
scenarios test against the previous release.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

Author: raballew

.github/workflows/e2e.yaml

@@ -231,7 +231,6 @@ jobs:
 
   # ============================================================================
   # Compatibility tests: cross-version interop between controller and client/exporter
-  # These jobs can be removed once 0.7.x controller support is no longer needed.
   # ============================================================================
 
   e2e-compat-old-controller:
@@ -251,11 +250,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: "1.22"
 
-      - name: Setup compat environment (old controller v0.7.0)
+      - name: Setup compat environment (old controller v0.8.1)
         run: make e2e-compat-setup COMPAT_SCENARIO=old-controller
         env:
           CI: true
-          COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG: v0.7.0
+          COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG: v0.8.1
 
       - name: Run compat tests (old controller + new client/exporter)
         run: make e2e-compat-run COMPAT_TEST=old-controller
@@ -294,11 +293,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Load controller image
         run: docker load < /tmp/artifacts/controller-image.tar
 
-      - name: Setup compat environment (old client v0.7.1)
+      - name: Setup compat environment (old client v0.8.1)
         run: make e2e-compat-setup COMPAT_SCENARIO=old-client
         env:
           CI: true
-          COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION: "0.7.1"
+          COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION: "0.8.1"
           SKIP_BUILD: "true"
           PREBUILT_WHEELS_DIR: /tmp/python-wheels
 

Makefile

@@ -166,8 +166,8 @@ test-e2e: e2e-run
 # Compatibility E2E testing (cross-version tests, separate from main e2e)
 COMPAT_SCENARIO ?= old-controller
 COMPAT_TEST ?= old-controller
-COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG ?= v0.7.0
-COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION ?= 0.7.1
+COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG ?= v0.8.1
+COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION ?= 0.8.1
 
 .PHONY: e2e-compat-setup
 e2e-compat-setup:

e2e/compat/setup.sh

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 #
 # Environment variables:
 #   COMPAT_SCENARIO      - "old-controller" or "old-client" (required)
-#   COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG - Controller image tag for old-controller scenario (default: v0.7.0)
-#   COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION - PyPI version for old-client scenario (default: 0.7.1)
+#   COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG - Controller release tag for old-controller scenario (default: v0.8.1)
+#   COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION - PyPI version for old-client scenario (default: 0.8.1)
 
 set -euo pipefail
 
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ export JS_NAMESPACE="${JS_NAMESPACE:-jumpstarter-lab}"
 
 # Scenario configuration
 COMPAT_SCENARIO="${COMPAT_SCENARIO:-old-controller}"
-COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG="${COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG:-v0.7.0}"
-COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION="${COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION:-0.7.1}"
+COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG="${COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG:-v0.8.1}"
+COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION="${COMPAT_CLIENT_VERSION:-0.8.1}"
 
 # Color output
 RED='\033[0;31m'
@@ -103,10 +103,10 @@ deploy_old_controller() {
 
     kubectl config use-context kind-jumpstarter
 
-    # Install old controller using operator installer from the release tag
-    local INSTALLER_URL="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jumpstarter-dev/jumpstarter/${COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG}/controller/deploy/operator/dist/install.yaml"
+    # Install old controller using operator installer from the release assets
+    local INSTALLER_URL="https://github.com/jumpstarter-dev/jumpstarter/releases/download/${COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG}/operator-installer.yaml"
     log_info "Installing old controller via operator (version: ${COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG})..."
-    kubectl apply -f "${INSTALLER_URL}" || log_warn "Operator installer may not be available for ${COMPAT_CONTROLLER_TAG}, skipping"
+    kubectl apply -f "${INSTALLER_URL}"
 
     kubectl config set-context --current --namespace=jumpstarter-lab