test(e2e): Test against Kubernetes v1.34.0 via Docker provider (#1273)

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Author: jimmidyson

.github/workflows/checks.yml

@@ -64,12 +64,12 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.31", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.31.4", "baseOS": "rocky-9.5"}
+          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.31", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.31.9", "baseOS": "rocky-9.5"}
           - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.32", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.32.3", "baseOS": "rocky-9.5"}
-          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.33", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.33.1", "baseOS": "rocky-9.6"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.31", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.31.9"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.32", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.32.5"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.33", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.33.1"}
+          - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.33", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.33.2", "baseOS": "rocky-9.6"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.32", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.32.8"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.33", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.33.4"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.34", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.34.0"}
           # Uncomment below once we have the ability to run e2e tests on other providers from GHA.
           # - {"provider": "AWS", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.29", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6"}
       fail-fast: false
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         config:
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.31", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.31.9"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.32", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.32.5"}
-          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.33", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.33.1"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.32", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.32.8"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.33", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.33.4"}
+          - {"provider": "Docker", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.34", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.34.0"}
           # Uncomment below once we have the ability to run e2e tests on other providers from GHA.
           # - {"provider": "Nutanix", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.29", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6"}
           # - {"provider": "AWS", "kubernetesMinor": "v1.29", "kubernetesVersion": "v1.29.6"}

make/kind.mk

@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@ KIND_CLUSTER_NAME ?= $(GITHUB_REPOSITORY)-dev
 KIND_KUBECONFIG ?= $(KIND_DIR)/$(KIND_CLUSTER_NAME)/kubeconfig
 
 KINDEST_NODE_IMAGE ?= ghcr.io/mesosphere/kind-node
-KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.30 ?= v1.30.13
-KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.31 ?= v1.31.9
-KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.32 ?= v1.32.5
-KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.33 ?= v1.33.1
+KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.31 ?= v1.31.12
+KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.32 ?= v1.32.8
+KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.33 ?= v1.33.4
+KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_v1.34 ?= v1.34.0
 # Allow easy override of Kubernetes version to use via `make KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION=v1.23` to use in CI
-KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= v1.33
+KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION ?= v1.34
 ifndef KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_$(KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION)
   $(error Unsupported Kind Kubernetes version: $(KIND_KUBERNETES_VERSION) (use on of: [$(patsubst KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_%,%,$(filter KINDEST_NODE_VERSION_%,$(.VARIABLES)))]))
 endif

test/e2e/config/caren.yaml

@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ variables:
   # Override Kubernetes version for test workload clusters for specific providers by setting the env variables
   # `KUBERNETES_VERSION_<PROVIDER>`, where `<PROVIDER>` is the uppercase provider name, e.g.
   # `KUBERNETES_VERSION_DOCKER: v1.31.0`.
-  # KUBERNETES_VERSION_NUTANIX: v1.32.3
+  KUBERNETES_VERSION_NUTANIX: v1.33.1
   SERVICE_CIDR: "10.128.0.0/12"
   POD_CIDR: "192.168.0.0/16"
   NODE_DRAIN_TIMEOUT: "60s"