[release-4.21] OCPBUGS-74499: Update MCN tests to better handle condition transitions through the "Unknown" state

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This is an automated cherry-pick of #30705

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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74237 has been cloned as Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74499. Will retitle bug to link to clone.
/retitle [release-4.21] OCPBUGS-74499: Update MCN tests to better handle condition transitions through the "Unknown" state

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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: This pull request references Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74499, which is valid. The bug has been moved to the POST state.

7 validation(s) were run on this bug

• bug is open, matching expected state (open)
• bug target version (4.21.0) matches configured target version for branch (4.21.0)
• bug is in the state New, which is one of the valid states (NEW, ASSIGNED, POST)
• release note type set to "Release Note Not Required"
• dependent bug Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74237 is in the state Verified, which is one of the valid states (MODIFIED, ON_QA, VERIFIED)
• dependent Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74237 targets the "4.22.0" version, which is one of the valid target versions: 4.22.0
• bug has dependents

Requesting review from QA contact:
/cc @sergiordlr

The bug has been updated to refer to the pull request using the external bug tracker.

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@isabella-janssen: This PR was included in a payload test run from openshift/machine-config-operator#5607
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• periodic-ci-openshift-release-master-nightly-4.22-e2e-aws-ovn-serial-1of2

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/lgtm
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Will be verified after the MCO change lands, this is required to land first.

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@openshift-cherrypick-robot: Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74499: All pull requests linked via external trackers have merged:

• openshift/origin#30729

This pull request has the verified-later tag and will need to be manually moved to VERIFIED after testing. Jira Issue OCPBUGS-74499 has been moved to the MODIFIED state.

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Fix included in accepted release 4.21.0-0.nightly-2026-02-01-092627