Description of problem:

periodic-ci-openshift-ovn-kubernetes-release-X.X-periodics-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv4-bgp-techpreview-periodic is perma-failing, and seems to have never succeeded since it started Jan 20, 2025.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

4.19

How reproducible:

8 failures in a row in sippy

22 failures in a row in prow: https://prow.ci.openshift.org/job-history/gs/test-platform-results/logs/periodic-ci-openshift-ovn-kubernetes-release-4.19-periodics-e2e-metal-ipi-ovn-ipv4-bgp-techpreview-periodic 

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Run test

Actual results:

Test permanently fails

Expected results:

Test succeeds

Additional info:

Research collected in slack: https://redhat-internal.slack.com/archives/CCH60A77E/p1739228932832879

Affected Platforms:

metal ipi ovn

internal CI failure