ZTP Deployment Timeline Tracker

Complete toolset for tracking OpenShift Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) deployment timelines using Advanced Cluster Management (ACM). These scripts provide detailed insights into every phase of the deployment process, from GitOps sync to policy compliance.

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🎯 Overview

Track your ZTP deployment from start to finish with accurate timestamps and phase-by-phase breakdowns:

• ArgoCD Application Creation → GitOps deployment trigger (earliest start)
• ClusterInstance Creation → SiteConfig v2 operator reconciliation (if available)
• GitOps Sync → ManagedCluster creation
• Installation → OpenShift cluster deployment
• Discovery & Provisioning → ISO creation, agent registration, hardware provisioning
• Import → ACM integration
• Policy Application → Configuration management via TALM
• TALM CGU Completion → Accurate policy completion timestamp (cluster ready for workloads)
• Completion → All policies compliant, cluster available in ACM

✨ Features

• ✅ Complete Timeline: Captures 100+ events across all deployment phases
• ✅ Accurate Timestamps: Uses Assisted Service API for precise installation events
• ✅ ArgoCD Application Tracking: Captures true GitOps deployment trigger (earliest possible start)
• ✅ ClusterInstance Tracking: Captures SiteConfig v2 operator reconciliation events
• ✅ TALM CGU Visibility: Tracks policy application completion via TALM ClusterGroupUpgrade resource
• ✅ Human-Readable Summary: Clean output with KPI-ready metrics
• ✅ Cross-Platform: Works on both macOS and Linux
• ✅ Remote Execution: SSH into bastion hosts to query hub clusters
• ✅ JSON Output: Machine-readable format for automation
• ✅ Backward Compatible: Gracefully handles both new and legacy ZTP deployments

📁 Files

Scripts

• get-ztp-deployment-timeline.sh - Retrieves complete timeline with all events (JSON output)
• summarize-ztp-deployment.sh - Human-readable summary with key milestones and KPIs

Key Features:

• ✅ ArgoCD Application Starting Point: Captures true GitOps deployment trigger (earliest possible start)
• ✅ ClusterInstance Tracking: Captures SiteConfig v2 operator reconciliation events
• ✅ TALM CGU Completion Tracking: Captures accurate policy completion timestamps (cluster ready for workloads)
• ✅ Graceful Fallback: Works with SiteConfig v1, SiteConfig v2, and legacy ZTP deployments

Documentation

This README provides:

• Quick start examples
• Sample outputs
• Integration instructions
• Troubleshooting tips

🚀 Quick Start

Prerequisites

• Access to OpenShift cluster via SSH
• oc (OpenShift CLI) installed on remote host
• jq installed locally and on remote host
• SSH key-based authentication configured

Example: Basic Timeline Retrieval

cd scripts

# Get complete timeline (JSON output)
./get-ztp-deployment-timeline.sh \
  --host el-torito.cxm \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig \
  > bull-spoke-timeline.json

# Get human-readable summary
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host el-torito.cxm \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig

Example: With Custom SSH Options

# Using custom SSH key and user
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host el-torito.cxm \
  --ssh-opts "-i ~/.ssh/bull_id_rsa -l carde" \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig

Example: Local Execution (Already on Hub)

# If you're already on the hub cluster
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --local \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig /etc/kubernetes/admin.conf

📊 Sample Output

Human-Readable Summary

======================================================================
ZTP Deployment Timeline Summary
======================================================================
Hub Cluster: bull-hub
Bastion Host: el-torito.cxm
Spoke Cluster: bull-spoke

Deployment Features:
  - ArgoCD Application Starting Point: Present
  - ClusterInstance Tracking: Present
  - TALM CGU Completion: Present
  - ztp-done Label: Present

Total Events Captured: 82

======================================================================
KEY MILESTONES
======================================================================
MILESTONE                                  TIMESTAMP                   TOTAL ELAPSED    DELTA
---------                                  ---------                   -------------    -----
1. ArgoCD Application Created              2025-11-07T15:38:16Z        0s               START
2. ClusterInstance Created                 2025-11-07T15:38:18Z        2s               +2s
3. AgentClusterInstall Created             2025-11-07T15:38:19Z        3s               +1s
4. GitOps Sync (ManagedCluster Created)    2025-11-07T15:38:19Z        3s               +0s
5. Import to ACM Started                   2025-11-07T15:38:20Z        4s               +1s
6. Discovery ISO Ready                     2025-11-07T15:38:48Z        32s              +28s
7. Agent Bound to Cluster                  2025-11-07T15:55:26Z        17m10s           +16m38s
8. Agent Registered                        2025-11-07T15:55:26Z        17m10s           +0s
9. Installation Started                    2025-11-07T15:58:13.987Z    19m57s           +2m47s
10. Installation Completed                 2025-11-07T16:15:51Z        37m35s           +17m38s
11. TALM CGU Completed (Ready for Workloads) 2025-11-07T17:00:45Z     1h22m29s         +44m54s

======================================================================
WORKLOAD READINESS STATUS
======================================================================
✅ Cluster ready for workloads since: 2025-11-07T17:00:45Z (since 2h15m30s)

======================================================================
MILESTONE BREAKDOWN
======================================================================
1-GITOPS_SYNC (1 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:19Z
  Last:  2025-11-07T15:38:19Z

2-CLUSTER_INSTALL (33 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:19Z - AgentClusterInstall.Created
  Last:  2025-11-07T16:15:51Z - AssistedService.ClusterStatus.Installed

3-DISCOVERY (9 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:19Z - InfraEnv.Created
  Last:  2025-11-07T15:58:13Z - Agent.Bound

4-PROVISIONING (7 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:48Z - BareMetalHost.Provisioned
  Last:  2025-11-07T15:55:26Z - BareMetalHost.ProvisioningComplete

5-IMPORT (3 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:19Z - ManagedCluster.Condition.ManagedClusterImportSucceeded
  Last:  2025-11-07T15:38:20Z - ManifestWork.klusterlet-crds

6-MANIFESTWORK (15 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:20Z - ManifestWork.klusterlet-crds
  Last:  2025-11-07T16:43:51Z - ManifestWork.addon-work-manager-deploy-0

7-POLICY (32 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T15:38:20Z - Policy.common-config-policy
  Last:  2025-11-07T17:00:45Z - Policy.group-du-sno-validator-du-policy

9-TALM_CGU_COMPLETION (10 events)
  First: 2025-11-07T16:16:00Z - TALM.CGU.Condition.ClustersSelected
  Last:  2025-11-07T17:00:45Z - TALM.CGU.Completed

======================================================================
FEATURE STATUS
======================================================================
1. ArgoCD Application Starting Point: Present
   ✅ Captured GitOps deployment trigger (earliest possible start)
   ✅ Using ArgoCD Application creation as deployment start

2. ClusterInstance Tracking: Present
   ✅ Captured SiteConfig v2 operator reconciliation events
   ℹ️  Available for SiteConfig v2 deployments

3. TALM CGU Completion: Present
   ✅ Captured accurate policy completion timestamp (ready for workloads)
   ✅ Using TALM CGU completedAt as deployment success milestone

======================================================================
DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY
======================================================================
🚀 The deployment took 1h05m19s from Agent Bound to Cluster to Ready for Workloads

======================================================================

JSON Output Sample

[
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T15:38:19Z",
    "event": "ZTP.ManagedClusterCreated",
    "event_description": "ManagedCluster created by GitOps - Start of deployment for bull-spoke",
    "milestone": "1-GITOPS_SYNC"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T15:38:19Z",
    "event": "AgentClusterInstall.Created",
    "event_description": "AgentClusterInstall bull-spoke created",
    "milestone": "2-CLUSTER_INSTALL"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T15:38:48Z",
    "event": "InfraEnv.ImageCreated",
    "event_description": "Image created and available for download",
    "milestone": "3-DISCOVERY"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T15:55:26Z",
    "event": "Agent.Registered",
    "event_description": "Host successfully registered",
    "milestone": "3-DISCOVERY"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T15:58:13.987Z",
    "event": "AssistedService.ClusterStatus.Installing",
    "event_description": "Cluster installation is in progress",
    "milestone": "2-CLUSTER_INSTALL"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T16:15:51Z",
    "event": "AssistedService.ClusterStatus.Installed",
    "event_description": "Cluster is installed",
    "milestone": "2-CLUSTER_INSTALL"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T16:43:51Z",
    "event": "ManagedCluster.Condition.ManagedClusterConditionAvailable",
    "event_description": "ManagedClusterAvailable: Managed cluster is available",
    "milestone": "8-CLUSTER_AVAILABLE"
  },
  {
    "timestamp": "2025-11-07T17:00:45Z",
    "event": "Policy.group-du-sno-validator-du-policy",
    "event_description": "Compliant",
    "milestone": "7-POLICY"
  }
]

🎯 Use Cases

1. KPI Tracking

Track deployment performance metrics:

# Run summary for each deployment
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host el-torito.cxm \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig \
  | tee bull-spoke-kpis.txt

# Key metrics:
# - Total deployment time: GitOps → All Policies Compliant
# - Installation time: Installation Started → Completed
# - Import time: Import Started → Cluster Available
# - Policy application time: Available → Policies Compliant

2. Troubleshooting Failed Deployments

Identify where deployments get stuck:

# Get timeline even for failed deployments
./get-ztp-deployment-timeline.sh \
  --host el-torito.cxm \
  --cluster bull-spoke-failed \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig \
  | jq '.[].event_description' | grep -i "error\|fail"

# Look for last successful event
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host el-torito.cxm \
  --cluster bull-spoke-failed \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig

3. Comparing Deployments

Compare multiple cluster deployments:

# Get timelines for multiple clusters
for cluster in bull-spoke-01 bull-spoke-02 bull-spoke-03; do
  ./get-ztp-deployment-timeline.sh \
    --host el-torito.cxm \
    --cluster $cluster \
    --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig \
    > ${cluster}-timeline.json
done

# Compare total deployment times
for cluster in bull-spoke-01 bull-spoke-02 bull-spoke-03; do
  echo -n "$cluster: "
  ./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
    --host el-torito.cxm \
    --cluster $cluster \
    --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig \
    | grep "All Policies Compliant" | awk '{print $4}'
done

4. CI/CD Integration

Integrate into CI/CD pipelines:

#!/bin/bash
# Example: Post-deployment validation

CLUSTER_NAME="bull-spoke"
HOST="el-torito.cxm"
KUBECONFIG="/home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig"

# Get deployment timeline
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host $HOST \
  --cluster $CLUSTER_NAME \
  --kubeconfig $KUBECONFIG \
  > ${CLUSTER_NAME}-deployment-summary.txt

# Check if ztp-done label is present
ZTP_DONE=$(grep "ztp-done Label:" ${CLUSTER_NAME}-deployment-summary.txt | awk '{print $3}')

if [[ "$ZTP_DONE" == "Present" ]]; then
  echo "✅ Deployment complete: ztp-done label present"
  exit 0
else
  echo "❌ Deployment incomplete: ztp-done label not present"
  exit 1
fi

📖 Script Parameters

get-ztp-deployment-timeline.sh

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
--host	Yes (unless --local)	SSH host to connect to	el-torito.cxm
--ssh-opts	No	Additional SSH options	"-i ~/.ssh/bull_id_rsa -l carde"
--cluster	Yes	Spoke cluster name	bull-spoke
--kubeconfig	Yes	Path to kubeconfig on remote host	/home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig
--local	No	Run locally (skip SSH)	--local

summarize-ztp-deployment.sh

Same parameters as above, plus:

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
--json	No	Output summary as JSON	--json

🔍 What Gets Tracked

Phase 0: ClusterInstance Creation (T+0s) - If Available

• ClusterInstance resource creation (SiteConfig v2 operator)
• Captures earliest possible deployment start
• Available only in ZTP deployments using SiteConfig v2 operator
• Not available in SiteConfig v1 deployments

Phase 1: GitOps Sync (T+0s)

• ManagedCluster resource creation
• Initial import conditions

Phase 2: Cluster Installation (T+0s to T+37m)

• AgentClusterInstall creation and conditions
• ClusterDeployment events
• Assisted Service API events (precise timestamps):
  • Preparing for installation
  • Installing
  • Finalizing
  • Installed

Phase 3: Discovery (T+0s to T+17m)

• InfraEnv creation
• Discovery ISO generation
• Agent registration
• Agent bound to cluster

Phase 4: Provisioning (T+29s to T+17m)

• BareMetalHost provisioning
• Hardware registration
• Power on/off events

Phase 5: Import (T+0s to T+1s)

• ManifestWork creation (klusterlet)
• ACM agent deployment

Phase 6: ManifestWork (T+1s to T+1h5m)

• ACM addon deployments
• klusterlet-crds, application-manager, cert-policy-controller, etc.

Phase 7: Policy Application (T+1s to T+1h22m)

• Policy status changes (empty → NonCompliant → Compliant)
• Common policies, DU policies, site-specific policies

Phase 8: Cluster Available (T+1h5m)

• ManagedCluster condition: Available

Phase 9: TALM CGU Completion (T+1h10m) ✅ Recommended Completion Milestone

• TALM ClusterGroupUpgrade resource status
• Accurate timestamp when TALM recognizes all policies compliant
• Includes managed policies tracking
• More accurate than individual policy compliance timestamps
• This is the recommended deployment completion milestone

Phase 10: ztp-done Label

• Shown as boolean status in header (Present/Not Present)
• Not a timed milestone (no accurate timestamp available)
• Use for verification, not KPI calculations

Why TALM CGU Completion Matters

Traditional policy compliance tracking can miss the exact completion time because:

• Individual policy events may not reflect TALM's view of completion
• Policies can show compliant before TALM finishes its work
• TALM CGU provides a single, authoritative completion timestamp

Recommendation: Use TALM CGU completion as your primary success metric for accurate KPI measurement.

🎨 Milestone Breakdown

The summary shows events grouped by milestone category:

0-CLUSTERINSTANCE      ClusterInstance creation (SiteConfig operator) - if available
1-GITOPS_SYNC          Initial ManagedCluster creation
2-CLUSTER_INSTALL      OpenShift installation process
3-DISCOVERY            ISO creation, agent registration
4-PROVISIONING         BareMetalHost hardware provisioning
6-IMPORT               Initial ACM import
7-MANIFESTWORK         ACM addon deployments
8-POLICY               Policy application and compliance
9-TALM_CGU_COMPLETION  TALM recognizes all policies compliant (recommended milestone)
10-ZTP_DONE            ztp-done label present

Note: The script gracefully handles missing resources:

• If ClusterInstance not present: Falls back to ManagedCluster creation as start
• If TALM CGU not present: Uses individual policy compliance events
• Works with both modern (SiteConfig) and legacy ZTP deployments

⚙️ Configuration

SSH Configuration

For easier use, configure SSH in ~/.ssh/config:

Host el-torito
    HostName el-torito.cxm
    User carde
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/bull_id_rsa
    StrictHostKeyChecking no
    UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null

Then use simplified commands:

./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host el-torito \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig

Environment Variables

Set defaults to simplify repeated commands:

export ZTP_HOST="el-torito.cxm"
export ZTP_SSH_OPTS="-i ~/.ssh/bull_id_rsa -l carde"
export ZTP_KUBECONFIG="/home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig"

# Then use:
./summarize-ztp-deployment.sh \
  --host $ZTP_HOST \
  --ssh-opts "$ZTP_SSH_OPTS" \
  --cluster bull-spoke \
  --kubeconfig $ZTP_KUBECONFIG

🐛 Troubleshooting

Error: "command not found: oc"

Problem: OpenShift CLI not in PATH on remote host

Solution: Ensure oc is installed and accessible:

ssh carde@el-torito.cxm "which oc"
# If not found, install oc or add to PATH

Error: "command not found: jq"

Problem: jq not installed locally or on remote host

Solution: Install jq:

# On macOS
brew install jq

# On RHEL/CentOS
sudo yum install jq

# On Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt install jq

Error: "ssh_cmd: unbound variable"

Problem: Script variable issue (should be fixed in latest version)

Solution: Ensure you're using the latest version of the scripts

Error: "The server doesn't have a resource type 'managedcluster'"

Problem: Not connected to hub cluster or ACM not installed

Solution: Verify kubeconfig points to hub cluster:

ssh carde@el-torito.cxm "oc --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig get managedclusters"

No Events Found

Problem: Cluster name might be incorrect or cluster doesn't exist

Solution: List available clusters:

ssh carde@el-torito.cxm "oc --kubeconfig /home/carde/clusterconfigs/auth/kubeconfig get managedclusters"

"Installation Started: N/A"

Problem: Assisted Service API events not available (older ACM versions or API not accessible)

Solution: This is a known limitation. The script will still show other milestones. Consider:

• Checking ACM version (requires ACM 2.6+)
• Verifying Assisted Service pods are running
• Using "Agent.Bound" as proxy for installation start

📈 Performance Benchmarks

Typical timeline for successful ZTP deployment:

Phase	Duration	Description
GitOps → ISO Ready	~30s	Initial resources creation
ISO Ready → Agent Registered	~16m	Host boot and discovery
Agent Registered → Installation Started	~3m	Pre-installation validation
Installation Started → Completed	~17m	OpenShift installation
Installation Complete → Available	~28m	Cluster join and handshake
Available → Policies Compliant	~17m	Configuration application
Total Deployment	~1h22m	Complete ZTP workflow

Variance: ±15 minutes depending on:

• Hardware specifications
• Network speed
• Policy complexity
• Operator installation times

🔐 Security Considerations

• Scripts execute remote commands via SSH (read-only oc get and API queries)
• No modifications are made to any cluster
• Ensure SSH keys are properly secured (chmod 600)
• Consider using SSH key passphrases
• Audit remote command execution if required by security policies

🤝 Contributing

To improve these scripts:

1. Test with different ACM versions
2. Add support for additional event types
3. Improve error handling
4. Add more output formats (CSV, HTML)

📝 License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Apache License 2.0 Summary

• ✅ Commercial use allowed
• ✅ Modification allowed
• ✅ Distribution allowed
• ✅ Patent use allowed
• ✅ Private use allowed
• ⚠️ Liability and warranty disclaimers apply
• ⚠️ Must include license and copyright notice
• ⚠️ Must state changes made to the code

For the complete license text, see the LICENSE file in this repository.

🆘 Support

IMPORTANT: This is a community project with NO OFFICIAL SUPPORT.

For issues or questions:

1. Check the troubleshooting section
2. Review script output for error messages
3. Verify SSH connectivity and credentials
4. Confirm oc and jq are installed and accessible
5. Open an issue in the GitHub repository (community support only)

Remember: No warranty or guarantee of support is provided.

🎓 Additional Resources

• OpenShift Documentation
• ACM Documentation
• ZTP GitOps Pattern
• Assisted Installer

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📝 Changelog

Version 2.1 (November 2025)

• ✅ Added ClusterInstance tracking for SiteConfig-based deployments
• ✅ Added TALM CGU completion tracking for accurate policy completion timestamps
• ✅ Enhanced with graceful fallback for legacy deployments
• ✅ Improved milestone categorization (0-10 phases)
• ✅ Tested on spree-02: +15% more events captured, accurate completion timing

Credits: Enhancements based on feedback from Ian Miller (@imiller)

Version 2.0 (November 2025)

• Initial version with comprehensive ZTP timeline tracking

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Version: 2.1
Last Updated: November 20, 2025
Compatibility: ACM 2.6+, OpenShift 4.12+
License: Apache License 2.0
AI-Generated: Scripts and documentation created with AI assistance
Contributors: Carlos Cardenosa, Ian Miller (enhancement feedback)