OSDOCS-17704 updated create-only mode

Author: wgabor0427

modules/zero-trust-manager-pause-reconciliation.adoc

@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 
 :_mod-docs-content-type: PROCEDURE
 [id="zero-trust-manager-pause-reconciliation_{context}"]
+= Pausing Operator reconciliation
 
-= Pausing Operator reconciliation by annotation
+[role="_abstract"]
+Pause reconciliation of the `SpireServer` by enabling `create-only` mode. This setting prevents the Operator from automatically reverting your manual changes to the desired state. You can enable this mode by updating the subscription object.
 
-Reconciliation by annotation supports the `SpireServer`, `SpireAgent`, `SpiffeCSIDriver`, `SpireOIDCDiscoveryProvider`, and the `ZeroTrustWorkloadIdentityManager` custom resources. You can pause the reconciliation process by adding an annotation.
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+When `create-only` mode is disabled, the Operator overwrites the resources if any conflicts exist.
+====
 
 .Prerequisites
 
@@ -17,11 +22,11 @@ Reconciliation by annotation supports the `SpireServer`, `SpireAgent`, `SpiffeCS
 
 .Procedure
 
-* To pause reconciling the `SpireServer` custom resource, add the `create-only` annotation to the named `cluster` by running the following command:
+* To pause reconciling the `SpireServer`, add the environment variable `CREATE_ONLY_MODE`: `true` in the subscription object by running the following command:
 +
 [source,terminal]
 ----
-$ oc annotate SpireServer cluster -n zero-trust-workload-identity-manager ztwim.openshift.io/create-only=true
+$ oc -n $OPERATOR_NAMESPACE patch subscription openshift-zero-trust-workload-identity-manager --type='merge' -p '{"spec":{"config":{"env":[{"name":"CREATE_ONLY_MODE","value":"true"}]}}}'
 ----
 
 .Verification
@@ -44,3 +49,8 @@ status:
     type: CreateOnlyMode
 ----
 
+[IMPORTANT]
+====
+The Operator updates the upgradeable condition to `false` in the `operatorCondition` resource. You might not be able to upgrade the Operator when in `create-only` mode.
+====
+

modules/zero-trust-manager-restart-reconciliation.adoc

@@ -7,15 +7,18 @@
 
 = Resuming Operator reconciliation by annotation
 
+[role="_abstract"]
+Restart reconciliation of the `SpireServer` by disabling `create-only` mode. This helps to ensure that the `SpireServer` resource works correctly when you restart the controller. You can diable this mode by updating the subscription object.
+
 .Procedure
 
 Follow these steps to restart the reconciliation process:
 
-. Run the `oc annotate` command, adding a hyphen (`-`) at the end of the annotation name. This removes the annotation from the cluster resource.
+. To restart reconciling the `SpireServer`, add the environment variable `CREATE_ONLY_MODE`: `false` in the subscription object by running the following command:
 +
 [source,terminal]
 ----
-$ oc annotate SpireServer cluster -n zero-trust-workload-identity-manager ztwim.openshift.io/create-only-
+$ oc -n $OPERATOR_NAMESPACE patch subscription openshift-zero-trust-workload-identity-manager --type='merge' -p '{"spec":{"config":{"env":[{"name":"CREATE_ONLY_MODE","value":"false"}]}}}'
 ----
 
 . Restart the controller by running the following command:

security/zero_trust_workload_identity_manager/zero-trust-manager-reconciliation.adoc

@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ include::_attributes/common-attributes.adoc[]
 
 toc::[]
 
-By enabling the `create-only` mode, you can pause the Operator reconciliation, which allows you to perform manual configurations or debug without the controller overwriting your changes. This is done by annotating the API resources which are managed by the Operator. The following scenarios are examples of when the `create-only` mode might be of use:
+By enabling the `create-only` mode, you can pause the Operator reconciliation, which allows you to perform manual configurations or debug without the controller overwriting your changes. This is done by setting the environment variable in the subscription object.
+
+The following scenarios are examples of when the `create-only` mode might be of use:
 
 **Manual Customization Required**: You need to customize operator-managed resources (ConfigMaps, Deployments, DaemonSets, etc.) with specific configurations that differ from the operator's defaults