docs(dependencies): document current cluster versions

- Update kube-vip, kube-vip cloud provider, and MetalLB defaults
- Add cilium_tag and cilium_cli_tag rows
- Explain that MetalLB v0.16.0 is the application image target even though
  a newer chart-only tag (metallb-chart-0.16.1) exists
- Add an existing-cluster upgrade warning covering the K3s etcd 3.5.26
  bridge and one-minor-at-a-time rule, consecutive Cilium minor upgrades,
  Calico v3 resource UID handling, and MetalLB app vs chart tags
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>You should also reboot these nodes due to the VIP not being destroyed
## 🔁 Upgrading an existing cluster
These version variables select the components used for a **fresh** installation.
They are not a supported direct in-place upgrade path for an existing cluster.
K3s, Calico, and Cilium each require staged upgrades for long-lived clusters.
- **K3s**: do not jump an embedded-etcd cluster straight to Kubernetes 1.36.
First run a K3s patch that contains etcd 3.5.26 (for example `v1.33.7+k3s3`
or newer in the 1.33 line), then advance one Kubernetes minor version at a
time. Upgrade servers one at a time before agents. See
[K3s manual upgrades](https://docs.k3s.io/upgrades/manual) and the
[v1.34 release notes](https://docs.k3s.io/release-notes/v1.34.X).
- **Cilium**: upstream supports only consecutive minor upgrades. Update to the
latest patch of the current minor, then upgrade 1.17, 1.18, 1.19, and 1.20 in
order, reading each version's upgrade notes and running preflight checks.
Do not attempt a direct upgrade from an old Cilium to 1.20.
- **Calico**: starting with 3.28 the v3 resource UID behavior changed. If you
have operators with OwnerReferences pointing to `projectcalico.org/v3`
resources, remove and recreate those references around an in-place upgrade.
- **MetalLB**: this project installs application tag `v0.16.0`. A newer
chart-only tag such as `metallb-chart-0.16.1` is not an application or image
release and must not be used as the controller or speaker image tag.
## ⚙️ Kube Config
To copy your `kube config` locally so that you can access your **Kubernetes** cluster run:
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| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_bgp_peers` | list | `[]` | Not required | List of BGP peer ASN & address pairs |
| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_bgp_peers_groups` | list | `['k3s_master']` | Not required | Inventory group in which to search for additional `kube_vip_bgp_peers` parameters to merge. |
| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_iface` | string | `~` | Not required | Explicitly define an interface that ALL control nodes should use to propagate the VIP, define it here. Otherwise, kube-vip will determine the right interface automatically at runtime. |
| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_tag_version` | string | `v0.7.2` | Not required | Image tag for kube-vip |
| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_cloud_provider_tag_version` | string | `main` | Not required | Tag for kube-vip-cloud-provider manifest when enable |
| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_tag_version` | string | `v1.2.2` | Not required | Image tag for kube-vip |
| `k3s_server` | `kube_vip_cloud_provider_tag_version` | string | `v0.0.12` | Not required | Tag for kube-vip-cloud-provider manifest when enable |
| `k3s_server`, `k3_server_post` | `kube_vip_lb_ip_range` | string | `~` | Not required | IP range for kube-vip load balancer |
| `k3s_server`, `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_controller_tag_version` | string | `v0.14.3` | Not required | Image tag for MetalLB |
| `k3s_server` | `metal_lb_speaker_tag_version` | string | `v0.14.3` | Not required | Image tag for MetalLB |
| `k3s_server`, `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_controller_tag_version` | string | `v0.16.0` | Not required | Image tag for MetalLB |
| `k3s_server` | `metal_lb_speaker_tag_version` | string | `v0.16.0` | Not required | Image tag for MetalLB |
| `k3s_server` | `metal_lb_type` | string | `native` | Not required | Use FRR mode or native. Valid values are `frr` and `native` |
| `k3s_server` | `retry_count` | int | `20` | Not required | Amount of retries when verifying that nodes joined |
| `k3s_server` | `server_init_args` | string | ❌ | Not required | Arguments for server nodes |
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| `k3s_server_post` | `calico_natOutgoing` | string | `Enabled` | Not required | IP pool NAT outgoing |
| `k3s_server_post` | `calico_nodeSelector` | string | `all()` | Not required | IP pool node selector |
| `k3s_server_post` | `calico_iface` | string | `~` | Not required | The network interface used for when Calico is enabled |
| `k3s_server_post` | `calico_tag` | string | `v3.27.2` | Not required | Calico version tag |
| `k3s_server_post` | `calico_tag` | string | `v3.32.1` | Not required | Calico version tag |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_bgp_my_asn` | int | `64513` | Not required | Local ASN for BGP peer |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_bgp_peer_asn` | int | `64512` | Not required | BGP peer ASN |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_bgp_peer_address` | string | `~` | Not required | BGP peer address |
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| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_bgp_lb_cidr` | string | `192.168.31.0/24` | Not required | BGP load balancer IP range |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_exportPodCIDR` | bool | `true` | Not required | Export pod CIDR |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_hubble` | bool | `true` | Not required | Enable Cilium Hubble |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_hubble` | bool | `true` | Not required | Enable Cilium Hubble |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_mode` | string | `native` | Not required | Inner-node communication mode (choices are `native` and `routed`) |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_tag` | string | `v1.20.0` | Not required | Cilium version tag |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cilium_cli_tag` | string | `v0.19.7` | Not required | Cilium CLI version tag |
| `k3s_server_post` | `cluster_cidr` | string | `10.52.0.0/16` | Not required | Inner-cluster IP range |
| `k3s_server_post` | `enable_bpf_masquerade` | bool | `true` | Not required | Use IP masquerading |
| `k3s_server_post` | `kube_proxy_replacement` | bool | `true` | Not required | Replace the native kube-proxy with Cilium |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_available_timeout` | string | `240s` | Not required | Wait for MetalLB resources |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_ip_range` | string | `192.168.30.80-192.168.30.90` | Not required | MetalLB ip range for load balancer |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_controller_tag_version` | string | `v0.14.3` | Not required | Image tag for MetalLB |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_controller_tag_version` | string | `v0.16.0` | Not required | Image tag for MetalLB |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_mode` | string | `layer2` | Not required | Metallb mode (choices are `bgp` and `layer2`) |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_bgp_my_asn` | string | `~` | Not required | BGP ASN configurations |
| `k3s_server_post` | `metal_lb_bgp_peer_asn` | string | `~` | Not required | BGP peer ASN configurations |