OCPBUGS-87966: Fix preprovisioning network Secret lifecycle during BMH deletion

[MahnoorAsghar]

Add the same finalizer to Secret referenced by preprovisioningNetworkDataName as the finalizer used for BMC credentials, and release it when the host finishes deleting. Treat a missing Secret as non-fatal during host deletion to avoid RegistrationError noise when namespaces are torn down concurrently.

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@MahnoorAsghar: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87966, which is invalid:

• expected dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87965 to be in one of the following states: VERIFIED, RELEASE PENDING, CLOSED (ERRATA), CLOSED (CURRENT RELEASE), CLOSED (DONE), CLOSED (DONE-ERRATA), but it is New instead

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Add the same finalizer to Secret referenced by preprovisioningNetworkDataName as the finalizer used for BMC credentials, and release it when the host finishes deleting. Treat a missing Secret as non-fatal during host deletion to avoid RegistrationError noise when namespaces are torn down concurrently.

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[MahnoorAsghar]

Might need #496

[elfosardo]

/approve
/backport-risk-assessed

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[elfosardo]

/label backport-risk-assessed

[jadhaj]

/verified later @jadhaj

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[MahnoorAsghar]

/test unit

[hroyrh]

/lgtm

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/jira refresh

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@MahnoorAsghar: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87966, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

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• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.19.z) matches configured target version for branch (4.19.z)
• bug is in the state New, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
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• dependent bug Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87965 is in the state Verified, which is one of the valid states (VERIFIED, RELEASE PENDING, CLOSED (ERRATA), CLOSED (CURRENT RELEASE), CLOSED (DONE), CLOSED (DONE-ERRATA))
• dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87965 targets the "4.20.z" version, which is one of the valid target versions: 4.20.0, 4.20.z
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@MahnoorAsghar: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87966: All pull requests linked via external trackers have merged:

• openshift/baremetal-operator#494

This pull request has the verified-later tag and will need to be manually moved to VERIFIED after testing. Jira Issue OCPBUGS-87966 has been moved to the MODIFIED state.

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Add the same finalizer to Secret referenced by preprovisioningNetworkDataName as the finalizer used for BMC credentials, and release it when the host finishes deleting. Treat a missing Secret as non-fatal during host deletion to avoid RegistrationError noise when namespaces are torn down concurrently.

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Fix included in release 4.19.0-0.nightly-2026-07-03-070145