Status: IN
OpenShift platform lifecycle is constrained at both boundaries: install-time decisions (FIPS, CPU partitioning, network plugin) are permanently irreversible, while post-install changes are gated by strict version coupling and update ordering (OCP before CNV, management before hosted) — the platform cannot be freely reconfigured at either end.
depth-2 — lifecycle rigidity at both install and update boundaries constrains all platform evolution
Depends on (SL): install-time-irreversible-constraints, version-coupling-and-update-governance