Add support for Kafka 4.2.1

[scholzj]

Type of change

• Task

Description

This PR adds support for Kafka 4.2.1. It is currently only a draft PR based on an RC.

Checklist

• Write tests
• Make sure all tests pass
• Update documentation
• Check RBAC rights for Kubernetes / OpenShift roles
• Try your changes from Pod inside your Kubernetes and OpenShift cluster, not just locally
• Reference relevant issue(s) and close them after merging
• Update CHANGELOG.md
• Supply screenshots for visual changes, such as Grafana dashboards

[codecov]

Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 75.06%. Comparing base (9959114) to head (ddf5e54).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.

Additional details and impacted files

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see 3 files with indirect coverage changes

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[scholzj]

/gha run pipeline=upgrade,regression

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⏳ System test verification started: link

The following 10 job(s) will be executed:

• regression-brokers-and-security-amd64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-x86-64)
• regression-operators-amd64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-x86-64)
• regression-operands-amd64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-x86-64)
• regression-brokers-and-security-arm64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-arm64)
• regression-operators-arm64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-arm64)
• regression-operands-arm64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-arm64)
• upgrade-azp_kraft_upgrade-amd64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-x86-64)
• upgrade-azp_kafka_upgrade-amd64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-x86-64)
• upgrade-azp_kraft_upgrade-arm64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-arm64)
• upgrade-azp_kafka_upgrade-arm64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-arm64)

Tests will start after successful build completion.

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❌ System test verification failed: link

[scholzj]

/gha run pipeline=upgrade

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⏳ System test verification started: link

The following 4 job(s) will be executed:

• upgrade-azp_kraft_upgrade-amd64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-x86-64)
• upgrade-azp_kafka_upgrade-amd64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-x86-64)
• upgrade-azp_kraft_upgrade-arm64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-arm64)
• upgrade-azp_kafka_upgrade-arm64 (oracle-vm-4cpu-16gb-arm64)

Tests will start after successful build completion.

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❌ System test verification failed: link

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🎉 System test verification passed: link

[scholzj]

/gha run pipeline=regression-fg

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⏳ System test verification started: link

The following 6 job(s) will be executed:

• regression-fg-brokers-and-security-amd64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-x86-64)
• regression-fg-operators-amd64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-x86-64)
• regression-fg-operands-amd64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-x86-64)
• regression-fg-brokers-and-security-arm64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-arm64)
• regression-fg-operators-arm64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-arm64)
• regression-fg-operands-arm64 (oracle-vm-8cpu-32gb-arm64)

Tests will start after successful build completion.

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🎉 System test verification passed: link