RKE2 - v1.26.4+rke2r1

This release updates Kubernetes to v1.26.4, and fixes a number of issues.

Important Note

If your server (control-plane) nodes were not started with the --token CLI flag or config file key, a randomized token was generated during initial cluster startup. This key is used both for joining new nodes to the cluster, and for encrypting cluster bootstrap data within the datastore. Ensure that you retain a copy of this token, as is required when restoring from backup.

You may retrieve the token value from any server already joined to the cluster:

cat /var/lib/rancher/rke2/server/token

Changes since v1.26.3+rke2r1:

• Adding decision against rc version removal (#3155)
• Bump to 1.24.12 (#4064)
• Add skipfiles step to skip drone runs based on files in PR (#3977)
• Update whereabouts to v0.6.1 (#4080)
• Automatically add volume mount for audit-log-path dir if set (#4027)
• Updated Calico chart to add crd missing values (#4044)
• Clean up static pods on etcd member removal (#4066)
• Add ADR for security bumps automation (#3570)
• Make commands for terraform automation and fix upgrade split role tests (#4056)
• Bump ingress-nginx to 1.6.4 (#4090)
• Fix wrong dependency name (#4093)
• Bump k3s and component versions for 2023-04 release (#4096)
• Update Kubernetes to v1.26.4 (#4115)

Packaged Component Versions

| Component | Version |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Kubernetes | v1.26.4 |
| Etcd | v3.5.7-k3s1 |
| Containerd | v1.6.19-k3s1 |
| Runc | v1.1.5 |
| Metrics-server | v0.6.2 |
| CoreDNS | v1.10.1 |
| Ingress-Nginx | 4.5.2 |
| Helm-controller | v0.13.2 |

Available CNIs

| Component | Version | FIPS Compliant |
| --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------- |
| Canal (Default) | Flannel v0.21.3
Calico v3.25.0 | Yes |
| Calico | v3.25.0 | No |
| Cilium | v1.13.0 | No |
| Multus | v3.9.3 | No |

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