Feature openshift ai dashboard scaling

roles/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/defaults/main.yml

@@ -61,3 +61,12 @@ ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_catalog_snapshot_image: quay.io/rhpds/olm_snapshot_re
 
 # Catalog snapshot image tag
 ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_catalog_snapshot_image_tag: v4.19_2025_07_21
+
+# --------------------------------
+# Dashboard Replica Scaling
+# --------------------------------
+# Set ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_scale_dashboard to true to override operator default
+# Useful for SNO clusters where 1 replica is preferred
+# When enabled, dashboard component will be set to Unmanaged to prevent operator reconciliation
+ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_scale_dashboard: false
+ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas: 2

roles/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/tasks/workload.yml

@@ -49,6 +49,47 @@
   retries: 10
   delay: 30
 
+- name: Scale dashboard deployment for resource-constrained clusters
+  when: ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_scale_dashboard | default(false) | bool
+  block:
+  - name: Wait for dashboard deployment to be created
+    kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+      api_version: apps/v1
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: rhods-dashboard
+      namespace: redhat-ods-applications
+    register: r_dashboard_deployment
+    until:
+    - r_dashboard_deployment.resources is defined
+    - r_dashboard_deployment.resources | length > 0
+    retries: 30
+    delay: 10
+
+  - name: Scale dashboard deployment
+    when:
+    - r_dashboard_deployment.resources[0].spec.replicas | int != ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas | int
+    kubernetes.core.k8s:
+      api_version: apps/v1
+      kind: Deployment
+      name: rhods-dashboard
+      namespace: redhat-ods-applications
+      definition:
+        spec:
+          replicas: "{{ ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas }}"
+
+  - name: Set dashboard component to Unmanaged after scaling
+    when:
+    - r_dashboard_deployment.resources[0].spec.replicas | int != ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas | int
+    kubernetes.core.k8s:
+      api_version: datasciencecluster.opendatahub.io/{{ 'v2' if _ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_version_3 else 'v1' }}
+      kind: DataScienceCluster
+      name: default-dsc
+      definition:
+        spec:
+          components:
+            dashboard:
+              managementState: Unmanaged
+
 - name: Check if Data Science Cluster is ready
   kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
     api_version: datasciencecluster.opendatahub.io/{{ 'v2' if _ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_version_3 else 'v1' }}