Problem

Test OCP-60944 (WICD service reconciliation) fails with SSH timeout errors on platform 'none' clusters because:

• Code only checked QE_BASTION_PUBLIC_ADDRESS environment variable
• Jenkins/Flexy sets BASTION instead (different naming convention)
• Users get cryptic 8-minute timeout errors with no helpful guidance

Solution

1. Support Flexy Environment Variables

• Added support for both BASTION and QE_BASTION_PUBLIC_ADDRESS
• Added support for both BASTION_SSH_USER and QE_BASTION_SSH_USER
• Now works automatically in Jenkins/Flexy environments

2. Improved Error Messages

• Detailed bastion discovery summary for platform 'none'
• Actionable setup instructions when bastion not found
• Better developer experience

Testing Results

Tested locally with BASTION env var set:

• ✅ Test passes successfully (2m46s)
• ✅ Bastion detection working
• ✅ SSH connections routing through bastion correctly
• ✅ WICD reconciliation verified on both Windows nodes

Impact

• No more SSH timeout failures in Jenkins/Flexy
• Better user experience with actionable error messages
• No configuration changes needed for existing Jenkins/Flexy setups

Files Changed

• test/extended/winc/utils.go: Bastion discovery logic (27 additions, 5 deletions)

Related Work

• Complements PR #29256 (bastion helper scripts for deployment)
• Both PRs together provide complete bastion support for WINC tests