When creating a NodePool using a YAML manifest for a Hosted Cluster, the hypershift-operator pod crashes with an error indicating that the referenced HostedCluster object is not found.

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Creating nodepool using the YAML manifest for Hosted Cluster makes the hypershift-operator pod crash:
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$oc logs operator-b6bb4684f-zmp9g -n hypershift{"level":"info","ts":"2025-04-11T11:19:19Z","msg":"Reconciling","controller":"nodepool","controllerGroup":"hypershift.openshift.io","controllerKind":"NodePool","NodePool":{"name":"hosted-ipv4","namespace":"hcp-agent"},"namespace":"hcp-agent","name":"hosted-ipv4","reconcileID":"7acaa63f-f34b-4911-a326-dd55886df215"}
{"level":"error","ts":"2025-04-11T11:19:19Z","msg":"Reconciler error","controller":"nodepool","controllerGroup":"hypershift.openshift.io","controllerKind":"NodePool","NodePool":{"name":"hosted-ipv4","namespace":"hcp-agent"},"namespace":"hcp-agent","name":"hosted-ipv4","reconcileID":"7acaa63f-f34b-4911-a326-dd55886df215","error":"HostedCluster.hypershift.openshift.io \"dpateriy-hcp\" not found","stacktrace":"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:324\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:261\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Start.func2.2\n\t/remote-source/app/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:222"}

$ oc get nodepool -A
NAMESPACE   NAME          CLUSTER        DESIRED NODES   CURRENT NODES   AUTOSCALING   AUTOREPAIR   VERSION   UPDATINGVERSION   UPDATINGCONFIG   MESSAGE
hcp-agent   hosted-ipv4   dpateriy-hcp   2

$ oc get hostedcluster -A
NAMESPACE       NAME           VERSION   KUBECONFIG                      PROGRESS   AVAILABLE   PROGRESSING   MESSAGE
hcp-namespace   dpateriy-hcp             dpateriy-hcp-admin-kubeconfig   Partial    True        False         The hosted control plane is available
~~~

The nodepool created can't be see on the multicluster engine UI. (screenshot attached https://drive.google.com/file/d/11KnmnOLtq5sr_gq1LTmqQyJPYzI9mt1i/view?usp=drive_link)

The NodePool should be visible in the Multicluster Engine UI and the hypershift-operator should reconcile the nodepool.

Impact:

- NodePool creation fails and causes operator instability.

- UI inconsistency due to missing NodePool from the MCE console.


MCE Must-gather attached https://drive.google.com/file/d/1QS3IWEI5qH_J3_rWQm0jM5jRPuIRqPV5/view?usp=drive_link