During the installation OpenShift 4.3 node fails to boot in vSphere

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Trying to boot OpenShift 4.3 nodes in vSphere using ignition config base64 encoded per documentation. On the console the node gets a DHCP address and then logs the following in the console:
"failed to fetch config: unable to decode base64"

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.x

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