aws-efs-csi-driver-controller-metrics/aws-efs-csi-driver-controller-metrics target down with OpenShift Container Platform 4.17

Issue

• After the upgrade to OpenShift Container Platform 4.17, it's being observed that aws-efs-csi-driver-controller-metrics/aws-efs-csi-driver-controller-metrics is reporting target down state. When checking the newly created Container one can find the below logs, that may explain the effect seen/reported.

  $ oc logs aws-efs-csi-driver-controller-5b8d5cfdf4-zwh67 -c kube-rbac-proxy-8211
  W1119 07:53:10.249934       1 deprecated.go:66] 
  ==== Removed Flag Warning ======================
  
  logtostderr is removed in the k8s upstream and has no effect any more.
  
  ===============================================
  
  I1119 07:53:10.250382       1 kube-rbac-proxy.go:233] Valid token audiences: 
  I1119 07:53:10.250431       1 kube-rbac-proxy.go:347] Reading certificate files
  I1119 07:53:10.250645       1 kube-rbac-proxy.go:395] Starting TCP socket on 0.0.0.0:9211
  I1119 07:53:10.250944       1 kube-rbac-proxy.go:402] Listening securely on 0.0.0.0:9211
  I1119 07:54:01.440714       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:54:19.860038       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:54:31.432943       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:54:49.852801       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:55:01.433635       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:55:19.853259       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:55:31.432722       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:55:49.852606       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  I1119 07:56:01.432707       1 log.go:245] http: proxy error: dial tcp 127.0.0.1:8211: connect: connection refused
  

• Since we have updated our clusters to 4.17 which are using the AWS EFS CSI Driver we see ServiceMonitor aws-efs-csi-driver-controller-monitor Down Alerts.