Remove InvalidState check, but keep the information in the Conditions (#643)

Author: burmanm

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Changelog for Cass Operator, new PRs should update the `main / unreleased` secti
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#628](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/628) Replace pod task can replace any node, including those that have crashed
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#532](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/532) Instead of rejecting updates/creates with deprecated fields, return kubectl warnings.
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#637](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/637) Expand nodeStatuses to include IPs and racks.
+* [BUGFIX] [#639](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/639) Remove InvalidState check, there's no need to block reconcile here. Keep the InvalidState as information for the user only.
 
 ## v1.19.1
 

pkg/reconciliation/reconcile_racks.go

@@ -2279,16 +2279,6 @@ func (rc *ReconciliationContext) CheckClearActionConditions() result.ReconcileRe
 	return result.Continue()
 }
 
-func (rc *ReconciliationContext) CheckForInvalidState() result.ReconcileResult {
-	cond, isSet := rc.Datacenter.GetCondition(api.DatacenterValid)
-	if isSet && cond.Status == corev1.ConditionFalse {
-		err := fmt.Errorf("datacenter %s is not in a valid state: %s", rc.Datacenter.Name, cond.Message)
-		return result.Error(err)
-	}
-
-	return result.Continue()
-}
-
 func (rc *ReconciliationContext) CheckStatefulSetControllerCaughtUp() result.ReconcileResult {
 	if hasStatefulSetControllerCaughtUp(rc.statefulSets, rc.dcPods) {
 		// We do this here instead of in CheckPodsReady where we fix stuck pods
@@ -2341,10 +2331,6 @@ func (rc *ReconciliationContext) fixMissingPVC() (bool, error) {
 func (rc *ReconciliationContext) ReconcileAllRacks() (reconcile.Result, error) {
 	rc.ReqLogger.Info("reconciliationContext::reconcileAllRacks")
 
-	if recResult := rc.CheckForInvalidState(); recResult.Completed() {
-		return recResult.Output()
-	}
-
 	logger := rc.ReqLogger
 
 	podList, err := rc.listPods(rc.Datacenter.GetClusterLabels())