Problem

The current ROSA STS documentation contains outdated information about the backupImages setting in OADP DataProtectionApplication configurations. Various documentation sources show conflicting information:

• Some sources recommend backupImages: false for ROSA environments
• Other sources suggest backupImages: true is supported
• Cloud experts tutorials show different approaches

Root Cause

The confusion stems from historical limitations that were resolved by the fix in openshift-velero-plugin PR #199.

Impact

• Users receive conflicting guidance on ROSA STS OADP configuration
• Documentation inconsistency across different OpenShift sources
• Potential suboptimal backup configurations when users follow outdated guidance

Proposed Solution

1. 1. Update ROSA STS documentation to consistently recommend backupImages: true for ROSA environments
      2. Add clarification that the previous limitation was resolved by the openshift-velero-plugin fix
      3. Standardize the DPA configuration examples across all ROSA STS documentation
      4. Add note about the historical context to prevent future confusion

Affected Documentation

• ROSA STS installation modules
• Cloud experts tutorials
• OADP operator documentation
• OpenShift documentation portal ROSA sections

Additional Context

ROSA environments now properly support internal image backup through the velero plugin fix, making backupImages: true the recommended configuration for complete data protection coverage.