Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

Does this enhancement require public documentation?

• I have added an Acceptance Criteria item for adding and/or adjusting public documentation (if applicable)

Problem Statement

In case the flag --konnect-licensing-enabled is enabled but the EE license is not available for any reason, don't mark the pod as ready, and leave it as not-ready. This is needed to avoid a pod with a valid license gets replaced by a new pod with no license available.

Proposed Solution

No response

Additional information

No response

Acceptance Criteria

• in case KIC deployment gets restarted, the new pod is not marked as ready until the license is properly fetched.