When creating IPI cluster with optional folder defined in failureDomains.topology.folder
platform:
  vsphere:
    failureDomains:
      topology:
        ...
        folder: /nesteddatacenter/vm/sgao-folder
Install successfully, but when destroying cluster, it will try to delete this folder, it's not expected and will cause failure due to permission issue. Check the folder, it is also attached tag created by the installer.

# ./openshift-install destroy cluster --dir cluster --log-level debug
DEBUG OpenShift Installer 4.16.0-0.nightly-2024-06-14-072943
DEBUG Built from commit 8121bc1ebc136daae78b8f2981dab3a2c0b32e7a
DEBUG Power Off Virtual Machines
DEBUG Powered off                                   VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-master-0
DEBUG Powered off                                   VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-master-1
DEBUG Powered off                                   VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-master-2
DEBUG Powered off                                   VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-bootstrap
DEBUG Delete Virtual Machines
INFO Destroyed                                     VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-rhcos-generated-region-generated-zone
INFO Destroyed                                     VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-master-0
INFO Destroyed                                     VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-master-1
INFO Destroyed                                     VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-master-2
INFO Destroyed                                     VirtualMachine=sgao-nest-ktqck-bootstrap
DEBUG Delete Folder
DEBUG ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this operation was denied.  Folder=sgao-folder
DEBUG Folder: ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this operation was denied.
DEBUG Power Off Virtual Machines
DEBUG Delete Virtual Machines
DEBUG Delete Folder
DEBUG ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this operation was denied.  Folder=sgao-folder
DEBUG Folder: ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this operation was denied.
DEBUG Power Off Virtual Machines
DEBUG Delete Virtual Machines
DEBUG Delete Folder
DEBUG ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this operation was denied.  Folder=sgao-folder
DEBUG Folder: ServerFaultCode: Permission to perform this operation was denied.
DEBUG Power Off Virtual Machines
DEBUG Delete Virtual Machines
DEBUG Delete Folder
...

 

4.16.0-0.nightly-2024-06-13-213831

always

1. Create folder and grant "Virtual Machine Folder" privileges according to https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.15/installing/installing_vsphere/ipi/ipi-vsphere-installation-reqs.html#installation-vsphere-installer-infra-requirements_ipi-vsphere-installation-reqs
2. Install cluster
3. Destroy cluster 

installer try to delete optional folder

installer should not delete optional folder