Deploy the odf-operator helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the `odf-operator` Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, you'll first need to have an OpenShift cluster up and running. Once you have that, you can use Pulumi's `kubernetes.helm.v3.Chart` resource to deploy the `odf-operator` Helm chart into your cluster.

Below is a detailed explanation and a corresponding TypeScript program that demonstrates how to perform this deployment with Pulumi.

### Explanation
1. **Prerequisites**: Ensure you have access to an OpenShift cluster and `kubectl` is configured to interact with it. You should also have Pulumi set up on your machine.
2. **Helm Chart**: Helm charts are collections of pre-configured Kubernetes resources. They are used to deploy and manage applications inside a Kubernetes cluster.
3. **Pulumi Kubernetes Provider**: This provider allows Pulumi to interact with Kubernetes, including OpenShift, to create, update, and manage Kubernetes resources declaratively with infrastructure as code.
4. **Pulumi Kubernetes Helm Chart Resource**: This is a resource provided by the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to deploy Helm charts. It uses the same versioning and repository semantics as Helm.

### Pulumi Program
This TypeScript program uses Pulumi to deploy the `odf-operator` Helm chart to an OpenShift cluster.

Please ensure that you have already logged into your OpenShift cluster using `oc login` or have your `kubeconfig` file pointed to the OpenShift cluster you wish to interact with before running this program.

```typescript
import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes";

// Define the odf-operator Helm chart from its repository.
// You may need to replace 'chartVersion' and 'repo' with the specific version of the chart
// and repository details where the odf-operator chart is hosted.
const odfOperatorChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("odf-operator", {
    chart: "odf-operator",
    version: "chartVersion", // specify the chart version if necessary
    repo: "chartRepositoryURL", // specify the Helm chart repository
    namespace: "openshift-storage", // the namespace in which to deploy the chart
});

// The program doesn't need to explicitly export any resources as outputs.
// However, you can choose to export the URL of the OpenShift Console or other
// resources if needed.
```

### Running the Program
To run this program, you need to follow these steps:

1. Create a new directory for your Pulumi program, and navigate into it.
2. Run `pulumi new typescript` to create a new Pulumi TypeScript project. Follow the prompts from Pulumi to set up your project.
3. Replace the contents of `index.ts` with the TypeScript program provided above.
4. Run `npm install` to install the required dependencies.
5. Execute `pulumi up` to preview and deploy the changes. Pulumi will show you a preview of the resources that will be created and prompt you for confirmation before proceeding with the deployment.

After confirming, Pulumi will deploy the `odf-operator` Helm chart to your OpenShift cluster. If you wish to access the deployed resources or manage them via OpenShift Console, ensure you have the correct permissions and access configured on your machine or network.

Remember that Pulumi programs are declarative; the actual state of your resources is continuously reconciled with the desired state defined in your code, making management and updates simpler over time.