Problem

Test OCP-42204 "Create Windows pod with a Projected Volume" is failing in Prow CI with timeout:

deployment win\-webserver did not become ready: timed out waiting for the condition

Root Causes

1. Image Availability Issue:
The test hardcoded mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2022 which is:
* Available in Jenkins (connected environment - can pull from MCR)
* NOT available in Prow CI (disconnected environment - uses internal mirror)

The test fetched primary_windows_container_image from ConfigMap but ignored it, only using it to decide which MCR URL to hardcode.

2. Lack of Diagnostic Information:
The waitForDeploymentReady() function waited 5 minutes without providing any diagnostic output about WHY the deployment failed (ImagePullBackOff, CrashLoopBackOff, etc.)

Solution

Fix 1: Use Mirrored Image from ConfigMap
Changed test to use primary_windows_container_image from ConfigMap directly:
* Jenkins: Uses mcr.microsoft.com/powershell:lts-nanoserver-ltsc2022
* Prow: Uses mirrored registry path (e.g., registry.build01.ci.openshift.org/.../...)
* Updated commands: powershell.exe → pwsh.exe (matches nanoserver image)

Fix 2: Enhanced Diagnostics
Improved waitForDeploymentReady() to:
* Detect ImagePullBackOff → fail after 30s (not 5 min)
* Detect CrashLoopBackOff → fail immediately
* Provide comprehensive diagnostics on failure:
** Pod status and container states
** Pod events (shows image pull errors, scheduling issues)
** Deployment describe output

Files Modified

• test/extended/winc/winc.go - Use ConfigMap image, change powershell.exe to pwsh.exe
• test/extended/winc/utils.go - Add fail-fast logic and comprehensive diagnostics to waitForDeploymentReady()

Testing

• Build verification: make build ✅
• Dry-run detection: ./bin/extended-platform-tests run all --dry-run | grep 42204 ✅
• Cluster verification pending

Benefits

• Test works in both Jenkins (connected) and Prow (disconnected) environments
• Faster failure detection (30s vs 5min for image pull errors)
• Clear diagnostic output shows exact failure reason
• Aligns with other WINC tests using primary_windows_container_image