Starting in 4.18, the VPA installation shows a message leading a cluster admin to believe that they need to create a vpacontroller CR before the operator will function. However, VPA operator automatically creates a default resource during its first run, so this message introduces confusion.

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    1. Install the VPA operator via OperatorHub in the console
    2. Watch the installation status pop-up until the installation completes
    

   Installed operator: custom resource required

   The operator has installed successfully. Create the required custom resource to be able to use this operator  

    Installation successful

    The console team says that this comes from the CSV annotation "operatorframework.io/initialization-resource".