Exclude calico management from NetworkManager

files/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/calico.conf

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+[keyfile]
+unmanaged-devices=interface-name:cali*;interface-name:tunl*;interface-name:vxlan.calico;interface-name:wireguard.cali

tasks/cluster_kubeadm.yml

@@ -20,6 +20,25 @@
 #  when:
 #    - kubernetes_cri_changed is changed
 
+- name: Configure NetworkManager for Calico
+  file:
+    src: "etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/calico.conf"
+    dest: "/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/calico.conf"
+    group: root
+    owner: root
+    mode: 0644
+  when:
+    - kubernetes_network == "calico"
+    - ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+  register: kubernetes_network_networkmanager_changed
+
+- name: Restart kubelet after kubernetes cri installation
+  service:
+    name: NetworkManager
+    status: reload
+  when:
+    - kubernetes_network_networkmanager_changed is changed
+
 - name: Configuring IPVS kernel module to be load on boot
   template:
     src: "etc/modules-load.d/ipvs.conf.j2"