Fix OKD SCOS upgrade periodic jobs (drop openshift_installer)

[sarthakpurohit]

Fixes remaining jobs that were missed in #77943:

• release-openshift-okd-scos-installer-e2e-aws-upgrade-from-scos-next
• release-openshift-okd-scos-installer-e2e-gcp-upgrade-from-scos-stable
• release-openshift-okd-scos-installer-e2e-gcp-upgrade-from-scos-next Convert from deprecated openshift_installer to steps/workflow format.

Summary by CodeRabbit

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  • Consolidated and streamlined internal CI/CD infrastructure configurations for periodic job testing, unifying the execution model across conformance parallel testing, serial testing, upgrade testing, and cluster launch procedures. This refactoring improves consistency and maintainability of testing workflows while preserving all existing functionality and test coverage.

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• ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml

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Walkthrough

A CI operator configuration file was refactored to transition multiple periodic job test entries from command-based execution with openshift_installer blocks to a unified steps format using predefined workflows, preserving cluster profiles while delegating execution logic to workflow definitions.

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Summary

Periodic Job Workflow Conversion ci-operator/jobs/openshift/release/openshift-release-infra-periodics.yaml

Reworked multiple job test entries from commands-based model with openshift_installer block to steps format. E2E parallel/serial cases now use workflow: openshift-e2e-$(CLUSTER_TYPE) patterns, upgrade cases use workflow: openshift-upgrade-$(CLUSTER_TYPE), and launch case replaced sleep command with test step referencing clusterbot-wait and E2E workflow. Cluster profiles preserved across conversions.

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🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 10

✅ Passed checks (10 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title directly addresses the main change: fixing OKD SCOS upgrade periodic jobs by dropping the deprecated openshift_installer format.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	This check validates Ginkgo test naming stability, but the PR only modifies CI/CD job configuration files without any Ginkgo test code or definitions.
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	This check is designed to review Ginkgo test code quality patterns, but the PR modifies only CI/CD job configuration YAML files with no Ginkgo test code.
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR modifies only CI/CD job configuration files converting periodic jobs from deprecated openshift_installer format to modern steps/workflow format. No new Ginkgo e2e tests are being added.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	This custom check for SNO test compatibility is not applicable to this PR, which only refactors CI configuration from deprecated format to newer format without adding new tests.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR modifies CI/CD job configuration files, not deployment manifests or operators. No scheduling constraints or topology-dependent behaviors are introduced.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	Pull request contains only YAML configuration changes for CI/CD job definitions with no Go code modifications related to OTE binaries.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	PR modifies only CI job configuration files (YAML), not Ginkgo test implementations. No new test code added.

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[REHEARSALNOTIFIER]
@sarthakpurohit: no rehearsable tests are affected by this change

Note: If this PR includes changes to step registry files (ci-operator/step-registry/) and you expected jobs to be found, try rebasing your PR onto the base branch. This helps pj-rehearse accurately detect changes when the base branch has moved forward.

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