Troubleshooting / FAQ

This appendix contains common issues, tips, and clarifications learned from deploying self-hosted NVCF.

Configuration Issues and Best Practices

Incorrect Base64 Docker Credentials Format

Symptom:

• API migration job fails during installation
• Error appears as a “timeout” in the logs
• Re-running helmfile sync or helmfile apply appears to succeed but the deployment doesn’t work properly
• Functions fail to deploy or pull images

Root Cause:

The base64-encoded Docker credential in secrets.yaml was incorrectly formatted. A common mistake is encoding only the NGC API key instead of the full basic auth credential in the format $oauthtoken:API_KEY.

Incorrect (will fail):

$
# ❌ WRONG - Only encoding the API key
$
echo -n 'nvapi-1234567890abcdef' | base64
$
# Results in: bnZhcGktMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2RlZg==

Correct:

$
# ✅ CORRECT - Encoding the full credential in basic auth format
$
echo -n '$oauthtoken:nvapi-1234567890abcdef' | base64
$
# Results in: JG9hdXRodG9rZW46bnZhcGktMTIzNDU2Nzg5MGFiY2RlZg==

How to Diagnose:

1. Check the migration job logs specifically:

   $
   kubectl logs -n nvcf job/nvcf-api-migration -c migration

2. If you don’t see detailed errors, add debug output to migration scripts:

   $
   # Add set -x to the migration script for verbose output
   $
   kubectl edit configmap -n nvcf nvcf-api-migration-scripts
   $
   # Add 'set -x' at the top of the script

3. Fix your secrets.yaml with correct base64 credential, then follow the clean-install-procedure.

How to Prevent:

1. Always use the correct format: Encode $oauthtoken:YOUR_API_KEY, not just the API key

2. Verify before deploying: Decode your base64 string to verify it’s correct:

   $
   # Verify your encoded credential
   $
   echo 'YOUR_BASE64_STRING' | base64 -d
   $
   # Should output: $oauthtoken:nvapi-1234567890abcdef

3. Test NGC authentication: Before deploying, test that your credential works:

   $
   # Test NGC login with your credential
   $
   echo 'YOUR_BASE64_STRING' | base64 -d | IFS=: read username password
   $
   docker login nvcr.io -u "$username" -p "$password"

Identifying Deployment Issues

Use these commands to diagnose deployment problems. For phase-by-phase monitoring during installation, see the Deployment Progression section in helmfile-installation.

Find Stuck Deployments:

$
# Pods stuck in pending state
$
kubectl get pods -A | grep Pending
$
$
# Pods with image pull issues
$
kubectl get pods -A | grep -E "ImagePullBackOff|ErrImagePull"
$
$
# Pods in crash loops
$
kubectl get pods -A | grep CrashLoopBackOff
$
$
# Check recent events for errors
$
kubectl get events --sort-by='.lastTimestamp' -A | grep -i error | tail -10

Resource Check:

$
# Check node resources
$
kubectl top nodes
$
$
# Check pod resource usage
$
kubectl top pods -A | grep -E "nvcf|nats|cassandra|openbao"

Installation & Deployment Issues

Account Bootstrap Job Failures

Symptom:

• helmfile sync hangs or fails during the services phase
• Events show BackoffLimitExceeded for nvcf-api-account-bootstrap
• Bootstrap pod shows CrashLoopBackOff or Error status

Diagnosis:

1. Watch events in real-time (run this as soon as helmfile reaches services phase):

   $
   kubectl get events -n nvcf -w

2. Check the bootstrap job logs:

   $
   kubectl logs job/nvcf-api-account-bootstrap -n nvcf

3. Check the NVCF API logs for detailed error messages:

   $
   kubectl logs -n nvcf -l app.kubernetes.io/name=nvcf-api --tail=100

$
kubectl patch secret nvcf-api-account-bootstrap-secret -n nvcf \
>
  -p '{"stringData":{"DEBUG":"true"}}'

$
kubectl patch secret nvcf-api-account-bootstrap-secret -n nvcf \
>
  -p '{"stringData":{"DEBUG":"false"}}'

Common Causes:

• Invalid registry credentials format - See [Incorrect Base64 Docker Credentials Format]
• Wrong registry hostname - Hostname in secrets doesn’t match actual registry (e.g., using nvcr.io but credentials are for ECR)
• Missing “$oauthtoken“ prefix - NGC credentials must be in format $oauthtoken:API_KEY

Solution:

Fix your secrets/<environment-name>-secrets.yaml file, then follow the “Recovering from Services Failures” steps in helmfile-installation to preserve your dependencies.

Pods Stuck in ImagePullBackOff

Symptoms: Pods cannot pull container images

Solutions:

1. Verify registry credentials:

   $
   # Check secret exists
   $
   kubectl get secret -n nvcf nvcf-image-pull-secret
   $
   $
   # Verify credential is valid
   $
   kubectl get secret -n nvcf nvcf-image-pull-secret -o jsonpath='{.data.\.dockerconfigjson}' | base64 -d

2. Verify images exist in your registry:

   $
   # For ECR (replace with your repository name)
   $
   aws ecr describe-images --repository-name <your-ecr-repository-name> --region <your-region>
   $
   $
   # For NGC (if using)
   $
   ngc registry image list 0833294136851237/nvcf-ncp-staging/*

3. Check network connectivity from cluster to registry

Pods Stuck in Pending

Symptoms: Pods remain in Pending state

Solutions:

1. Check cluster resources:

   $
   kubectl describe node <node-name>

2. Verify storage class exists:

   $
   kubectl get storageclass

3. Check node selectors:

   $
   # View pod events
   $
   kubectl describe pod -n <namespace> <pod-name>
   $
   $
   # Check node labels
   $
   kubectl get nodes --show-labels

Helm Release in Failed State After First Install

Symptom:

• First helmfile sync fails partway through
• Re-running helmfile sync or helmfile apply appears to succeed but things don’t work
• Migrations or initialization jobs weren’t executed

Root Cause:

When a Helm installation fails, the release remains in a failed state. Subsequent commands run helm upgrade instead of helm install, which skips initialization hooks (migrations, account bootstrap, etc.).

Solution:

Fix the underlying issue (credentials, config, etc.), then follow the appropriate recovery procedure in helmfile-installation:

• If only services failed (dependencies are healthy): Use the “Recovering from Services Failures” steps to preserve your dependencies
• If dependencies are also broken: Follow the “Uninstalling” section in helmfile-installation

NVCA Operator Fails: nvcfbackends CRD Not Found

Symptom:

NVCA Operator installation fails with CRD not found error:

Error: customresourcedefinitions.apiextensions.k8s.io "nvcfbackends.nvcf.nvidia.io" not found

Root Cause:

A race condition occurs where Helm validates CRD references before the CRD is created by the operator’s installation hooks. This can happen during first install or when reinstalling after the CRD was deleted.

Solution:

Two changes are required in helmfile.d/03-worker.yaml.gotmpl:

1. Add “disableValidation: true“ to the nvca-operator release to disable OpenAPI validation:

1
wait: true
2
waitForJobs: true
3
disableValidation: true  # Add this line
4
labels:
5
  release-group: workers

2. Remove “—dry-run=server“ from the helmDefaults.diffArgs section. This prevents server-side validation during the diff phase, which fails when the CRD doesn’t exist:

1
helmDefaults:
2
  createNamespace: true
3
  devel: true
4
  timeout: 900
5
  wait: true
6
  waitForJobs: true
7
  # Note: --dry-run=server removed for worker releases to avoid CRD validation failures
8
  # when reinstalling nvca-operator after CRD deletion

Then run ./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh followed by HELMFILE_ENV=<environment> helmfile sync.

Accessing OpenBao Secrets (CLI)

NVCF stores most service credentials, signing keys, and internal passwords in OpenBao (a Vault-compatible secrets manager) running in the vault-system namespace. Use the bao CLI inside the OpenBao pod to inspect or manage these secrets.

Retrieve the Root Token

The OpenBao root token is stored in a Kubernetes secret created during initialization:

$
# Retrieve the root token
$
export BAO_ROOT_TOKEN=$(kubectl get secret openbao-server-root-token \
>
  -n vault-system -o jsonpath='{.data.root_token}' | base64 -d)

List Secrets Engines

To see all mounted secrets engines (each NVCF service has its own path):

$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao secrets list

Example output (abbreviated):

Path                             Type                        Description
----                             ----                        -----------
services/all/kv/                 kv                          n/a
services/api-keys-api/jwt/       vault-plugin-secrets-jwt    n/a
services/api-keys-api/kv/        kv                          n/a
services/ess-api/jwt/            vault-plugin-secrets-jwt    n/a
services/ess-api/kv/             kv                          n/a
services/invocation-api/jwt/     vault-plugin-secrets-jwt    n/a
services/invocation-api/kv/      kv                          n/a
services/nvcf-api/jwt/           vault-plugin-secrets-jwt    n/a
services/nvcf-api/kv/            kv                          n/a
services/nvcf-notary/kv/         kv                          n/a
services/sis-api/jwt/            vault-plugin-secrets-jwt    n/a
services/sis-api/kv/             kv                          n/a
...

List and Read Secrets

Browse secrets under a specific engine path:

$
# List top-level keys under a secrets engine
$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao kv list services/nvcf-api/kv
$
$
# List keys in a subdirectory (paths ending in / are directories)
$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao kv list services/nvcf-api/kv/cassandra
$
$
# Read a specific secret
$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao kv get services/nvcf-api/kv/cassandra/creds

Run Arbitrary bao Commands

You can run any bao subcommand by exec-ing into the pod with the root token:

$
# General pattern
$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao <command> [args]
$
$
# Examples:
$
# Check server status
$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao status
$
$
# List auth methods
$
kubectl exec -it openbao-server-0 -c openbao -n vault-system -- \
>
  env BAO_TOKEN=$BAO_ROOT_TOKEN \
>
  bao auth list

Debugging Techniques

Enabling Verbose Logging

To get more detailed logs from specific components:

For Migration Jobs:

$
# Edit the migration script configmap
$
kubectl edit configmap -n nvcf nvcf-api-migration-scripts
$
$
# Add to the top of the script:
$
set -x  # Enable command tracing
$
set -e  # Exit on error

Example For API Service:

$
# Set log level via environment variable
$
kubectl set env -n nvcf deployment/nvcf-api LOG_LEVEL=debug

Inspecting Failed Pods

$
# Get pod status with more details
$
kubectl get pods -n nvcf -o wide
$
$
# Describe a problematic pod
$
kubectl describe pod -n nvcf <pod-name>
$
$
# View logs (current)
$
kubectl logs -n nvcf <pod-name>
$
$
# View logs (previous if pod restarted)
$
kubectl logs -n nvcf <pod-name> --previous
$
$
# Follow logs in real-time
$
kubectl logs -n nvcf <pod-name> -f
$
$
# Logs for all containers in a pod
$
kubectl logs -n nvcf <pod-name> --all-containers

Checking Events

Kubernetes events often contain valuable debugging information:

$
# Get recent events for a namespace
$
kubectl get events -n nvcf --sort-by='.lastTimestamp'
$
$
# Get events for a specific pod
$
kubectl get events -n nvcf --field-selector involvedObject.name=<pod-name>
$
$
# Watch events in real-time
$
kubectl get events -n nvcf --watch

Recovery Procedures

For detailed recovery steps, see the Recovering from Partial Deployments section in helmfile-installation. This section provides quick reference for common scenarios.

Choosing a Recovery Strategy

Redeploy Stuck Dependencies

Dependency services (Cassandra, NATS, OpenBao) can be safely redeployed without affecting other components:

$
# Redeploy only Cassandra
$
HELMFILE_ENV=<environment-name> helmfile --selector name=cassandra apply
$
$
# Redeploy all dependencies
$
HELMFILE_ENV=<environment-name> helmfile --selector release-group=dependencies apply

Reinstalling NVCA Operator Only

If only NVCA needs reinstalling (and NVCF services are working):

$
./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh
$
HELMFILE_ENV=<environment-name> helmfile --selector release-group=workers sync

If NVCF services are also broken, follow the “Recovering from Services Failures” steps in helmfile-installation.

NVCA Force Cleanup Script

If helmfile destroy hangs on NVCA cleanup (typically when functions are still deployed in nvcf-backend), use the force cleanup script in a new terminal. See force-cleanup-script for the full script and usage instructions.

$
./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh --dry-run  # Preview
$
./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh            # Execute

Database Issues

Cassandra Migration Stuck Due to Missing ConfigMap

Symptoms:

Cassandra pods are running but migration job is stuck.

$
kubectl get pods -n cassandra-system
$
$
...
$
pod/cassandra-initialize-cluster-qp4ft   0/1     ContainerCreating # Stuck in ContainerCreating state perpetually

Diagnosis:

Check all Cassandra resources including ConfigMaps:

$
kubectl -n cassandra-system get all,secrets,sa,cm

Expected output should show 3 ConfigMaps:

NAME                              DATA   AGE
configmap/cassandra-init-cql      1      5d19h # This one may be missing
configmap/cassandra-init-script   1      100s  # This one may be missing
configmap/kube-root-ca.crt        1      8d

If you only see 2 ConfigMaps (missing cassandra-migrations), this is a race condition during deployment.

Root Cause:

A race condition can occur where the Cassandra migration job starts before all ConfigMaps are created, causing the deployment to hang.

Solution:

Force a sync to recreate missing resources:

$
# Use helmfile sync instead of apply to force resource recreation
$
HELMFILE_ENV="<environment>" \
>
helmfile --environment default --selector name=cassandra sync

Alternative Solution:

If the above doesn’t work, you can safely redeploy Cassandra (it’s a dependency without complex initialization hooks):

$
# Delete the stuck migration job first
$
kubectl delete job -n cassandra-system cassandra-migrations
$
$
# Then redeploy Cassandra
$
HELMFILE_ENV=<environment-name> helmfile --selector name=cassandra apply

Getting Help

When requesting support, provide:

1. Environment details:

   $
   kubectl version
   $
   helm version
   $
   kubectl get nodes -o wide

2. Deployment configuration:

   • Environment file (sanitized)
   • Secrets file structure (sanitized - no actual secrets!)

3. Relevant logs:

   $
   kubectl logs -n <namespace>  <problematic-pod> > pod-logs.txt

4. Events:

   $
   kubectl get events -n <namespace> --sort-by='.lastTimestamp' > events.txt

5. Resource status:

   $
   kubectl get all -n <namespace>  -o wide > resources.txt

Appendix: NVCA Force Cleanup Script

This script forcefully removes all NVCA components from a cluster. Use it when helmfile destroy hangs on NVCA cleanup, typically because functions are still deployed in nvcf-backend.

#!/bin/bash
# =============================================================================
# force-cleanup-nvcf.sh - NVCA Component Removal Script
# =============================================================================
# This script forcefully removes all NVCA components from a cluster.
# Use this as a LAST RESORT when normal cleanup methods fail due to:
# - Stuck finalizers on namespaces or custom resources
# - Orphaned resources blocking deletion
# - Partial deployments that need complete removal
#
# WARNING: This script will FORCEFULLY remove all NVCA resources, including
# removing finalizers which bypasses normal cleanup procedures.
#
# Usage: ./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh [--dry-run]
# =============================================================================
set -euo pipefail
# --- Configuration ---
# NVCA-related namespaces
NVCA_NAMESPACES=(
    "nvcf-backend"
    "nvca-system"
    "nvca-operator"
)
# CRDs created by NVCA components
NVCA_CRDS=(
    "nvcfbackends.nvcf.nvidia.io"
)
# --- Parse Arguments ---
DRY_RUN=false
while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
    case $1 in
        --dry-run)
            DRY_RUN=true
            shift
            ;;
        -h|--help)
            echo "Usage: $0 [--dry-run]"
            echo ""
            echo "Options:"
            echo "  --dry-run            Show what would be deleted without making changes"
            echo "  -h, --help           Show this help message"
            exit 0
            ;;
        *)
            echo "Unknown option: $1"
            exit 1
            ;;
    esac
done
echo "=============================================="
echo "NVCA Force Cleanup Script"
echo "=============================================="
if $DRY_RUN; then
    echo "MODE: DRY-RUN (no changes will be made)"
fi
echo ""
# --- Step 1: Show and delete function pods in nvcf-backend ---
echo ">>> Step 1: Checking for function pods in nvcf-backend namespace..."
if kubectl get namespace nvcf-backend >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    pods=$(kubectl get pods -n nvcf-backend -o name 2>/dev/null || true)
    if [[ -n "$pods" ]]; then
        echo "    Found the following pods that will be deleted:"
        kubectl get pods -n nvcf-backend -o wide 2>/dev/null || true
        echo ""
        if ! $DRY_RUN; then
            echo "    Deleting all pods in nvcf-backend..."
            kubectl delete pods -n nvcf-backend --all --force --grace-period=0 2>/dev/null || true
        else
            echo "[DRY-RUN] Would delete all pods in nvcf-backend namespace"
        fi
    else
        echo "    No pods found in nvcf-backend namespace"
    fi
else
    echo "    nvcf-backend namespace not found, skipping..."
fi
echo ""
# --- Step 2: Delete NVCFBackend Custom Resources ---
echo ">>> Step 2: Deleting NVCFBackend custom resources..."
if kubectl get crd nvcfbackends.nvcf.nvidia.io >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    echo "    Found NVCFBackend CRD, deleting all instances..."
    if ! $DRY_RUN; then
        kubectl delete nvcfbackends -A --all --wait=false 2>/dev/null || true
        echo "    Waiting 15 seconds for operator cleanup..."
        sleep 15
    else
        echo "[DRY-RUN] Would delete all NVCFBackends and wait for cleanup"
    fi
else
    echo "    NVCFBackend CRD not found, skipping..."
fi
echo ""
# --- Step 3: Delete Helm Releases ---
echo ">>> Step 3: Deleting Helm releases in NVCA namespaces..."
for ns in "${NVCA_NAMESPACES[@]}"; do
    if kubectl get namespace "$ns" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        releases=$(helm list -n "$ns" -q 2>/dev/null || true)
        if [[ -n "$releases" ]]; then
            for release in $releases; do
                echo "    Deleting Helm release: $release (namespace: $ns)"
                if ! $DRY_RUN; then
                    helm delete -n "$ns" "$release" --wait=false 2>/dev/null || true
                fi
            done
        fi
    fi
done
echo ""
# --- Step 4: Force-delete stuck NVCFBackend resources (remove finalizers) ---
echo ">>> Step 4: Removing finalizers from stuck NVCFBackend resources..."
if kubectl get crd nvcfbackends.nvcf.nvidia.io >/dev/null 2>&1; then
    nvcfbackends=$(kubectl get nvcfbackends -A -o jsonpath='{range .items[*]}{.metadata.namespace}/{.metadata.name}{"\n"}{end}' 2>/dev/null || true)
    if [[ -n "$nvcfbackends" ]]; then
        while IFS= read -r backend; do
            if [[ -n "$backend" ]]; then
                ns=$(echo "$backend" | cut -d'/' -f1)
                name=$(echo "$backend" | cut -d'/' -f2)
                echo "    Removing finalizers from NVCFBackend: $name (namespace: $ns)"
                if ! $DRY_RUN; then
                    kubectl patch nvcfbackend "$name" -n "$ns" -p '{"metadata":{"finalizers":[]}}' --type=merge 2>/dev/null || true
                    kubectl delete nvcfbackend "$name" -n "$ns" --wait=false 2>/dev/null || true
                fi
            fi
        done <<< "$nvcfbackends"
    else
        echo "    No stuck NVCFBackend resources found"
    fi
else
    echo "    NVCFBackend CRD not found, skipping..."
fi
echo ""
# --- Step 5: Delete Namespaces ---
echo ">>> Step 5: Deleting NVCA namespaces..."
for ns in "${NVCA_NAMESPACES[@]}"; do
    if kubectl get namespace "$ns" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "    Deleting namespace: $ns"
        if ! $DRY_RUN; then
            kubectl delete namespace "$ns" --wait=false 2>/dev/null || true
        fi
    fi
done
echo "    Waiting 10 seconds for namespace deletion..."
if ! $DRY_RUN; then
    sleep 10
fi
echo ""
# --- Step 6: Force-remove finalizers from stuck namespaces ---
echo ">>> Step 6: Removing finalizers from stuck namespaces..."
for ns in "${NVCA_NAMESPACES[@]}"; do
    phase=$(kubectl get namespace "$ns" -o jsonpath='{.status.phase}' 2>/dev/null || true)
    if [[ "$phase" == "Terminating" ]]; then
        echo "    Namespace $ns is stuck in Terminating, removing finalizers..."
        if ! $DRY_RUN; then
            # First, try to remove finalizers from all resources in the namespace
            for resource_type in deployments statefulsets daemonsets replicasets pods services configmaps secrets serviceaccounts roles rolebindings; do
                kubectl get "$resource_type" -n "$ns" -o name 2>/dev/null | while read -r resource; do
                    kubectl patch "$resource" -n "$ns" -p '{"metadata":{"finalizers":[]}}' --type=merge 2>/dev/null || true
                done
            done
            
            # Remove namespace finalizers using the API
            kubectl get namespace "$ns" -o json | \
                jq '.spec.finalizers = []' | \
                kubectl replace --raw "/api/v1/namespaces/$ns/finalize" -f - 2>/dev/null || true
        fi
    fi
done
echo ""
# --- Step 7: Delete CRDs ---
echo ">>> Step 7: Deleting NVCA CRDs..."
for crd in "${NVCA_CRDS[@]}"; do
    if kubectl get crd "$crd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "    Deleting CRD: $crd"
        if ! $DRY_RUN; then
            kubectl delete crd "$crd" --wait=false 2>/dev/null || true
        fi
    fi
done
echo ""
# --- Step 8: Verification ---
echo ">>> Step 8: Verification..."
echo ""
echo "Remaining NVCA namespaces:"
remaining_ns=0
for ns in "${NVCA_NAMESPACES[@]}"; do
    if kubectl get namespace "$ns" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        phase=$(kubectl get namespace "$ns" -o jsonpath='{.status.phase}' 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown")
        echo "    - $ns (status: $phase)"
        remaining_ns=$((remaining_ns + 1))
    fi
done
if [[ $remaining_ns -eq 0 ]]; then
    echo "    None - all namespaces removed successfully"
fi
echo ""
echo "Remaining NVCA CRDs:"
remaining_crds=0
for crd in "${NVCA_CRDS[@]}"; do
    if kubectl get crd "$crd" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
        echo "    - $crd"
        remaining_crds=$((remaining_crds + 1))
    fi
done
if [[ $remaining_crds -eq 0 ]]; then
    echo "    None - all CRDs removed successfully"
fi
echo ""
echo "=============================================="
if $DRY_RUN; then
    echo "DRY-RUN complete. No changes were made."
else
    if [[ $remaining_ns -eq 0 ]] && [[ $remaining_crds -eq 0 ]]; then
        echo "Cleanup complete! All NVCA resources have been removed."
    else
        echo "Cleanup finished with some resources remaining."
        echo "You may need to run this script again or investigate manually."
    fi
fi
echo "=============================================="

force-cleanup-nvcf.sh

Usage:

1. Download or copy the script to your working directory

2. Make executable: chmod +x force-cleanup-nvcf.sh

3. Preview what will be deleted:

   $
   ./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh --dry-run

4. Run the cleanup:

   $
   ./force-cleanup-nvcf.sh

What the script does:

1. Lists and force-deletes all function pods in nvcf-backend namespace
2. Deletes all NVCFBackend custom resources
3. Deletes Helm releases in NVCA namespaces
4. Removes finalizers from stuck NVCFBackend resources
5. Deletes the NVCA namespaces (nvcf-backend, nvca-system, nvca-operator)
6. Removes finalizers from namespaces stuck in Terminating state
7. Deletes the NVCFBackend CRD
8. Verifies cleanup completion