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hetzner: fix Cluster Autoscaler node group membership - #18538

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Refs: #17543

The Cluster Autoscaler Hetzner provider keys node group membership, initial target size and Nodes() entirely off the hcloud/node-group server label, which kOps never set. As a result kOps-created servers were invisible to the autoscaler.

  • Label Node-role servers with hcloud/node-group at creation. Servers from earlier kOps versions get the label when they are replaced.
  • Treat minSize as a floor: servers beyond Count are no longer marked needs-update, so autoscaler scale-ups survive kops update cluster. Shrink with 'kops delete instance' or autoscaler scale-down.

/cc @rifelpet @ameukam

hetzner: improve Cluster Autoscaler integration
The Cluster Autoscaler Hetzner provider keys node group membership,
initial target size and Nodes() entirely off the hcloud/node-group
server label, which kOps never set. As a result kOps-created servers
were invisible to the autoscaler.
- Label Node-role servers with hcloud/node-group at creation. Servers
  from earlier kOps versions get the label when they are replaced.
- Treat minSize as a floor: servers beyond Count are no longer marked
  needs-update, so autoscaler scale-ups survive kops update cluster.
  Shrink with 'kops delete instance' or autoscaler scale-down.

Signed-off-by: Ciprian Hacman <ciprian@hakman.dev>
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Automated cherry pick of #18538: hetzner: fix Cluster Autoscaler node group membership
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