Lock the ansible-core version < 2.17

[gpei]

Seeing the latest ansible image has ansible-core 2.17 installed, which doesn't work with RHEL-8(python-3.6 by default) target machines.

$ ansible --version
ansible [core 2.17.1]

Example failed job:
https://qe-private-deck-ci.apps.ci.l2s4.p1.openshiftapps.com/view/gs/qe-private-deck/logs/periodic-ci-openshift-openshift-tests-private-release-4.15-amd64-nightly-aws-ipi-disc-priv-workers-rhcos-rhel8-f28-destructive/1808363680979488768

<ip-10-0-48-75.ec2.internal> (127, b'', b"OpenSSH_8.7p1, OpenSSL 3.2.2 4 Jun 2024\r\ndebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config\r\ndebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 55: Including file /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf depth 0\r\ndebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf\r\ndebug2: checking match for 'final all' host ip-10-0-48-75.ec2.internal originally ip-10-0-48-75.ec2.internal\r\ndebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf line 3: not matched 'final'\r\ndebug2: match not found\r\ndebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf line 5: Including file /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh.config depth 1 (parse only)\r\ndebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh.config\r\ndebug3: gss kex names ok: [gss-curve25519-sha256-,gss-nistp256-sha256-,gss-group14-sha256-,gss-group16-sha512-]\r\ndebug3: kex names ok: [curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512]\r\ndebug1: configuration requests final Match pass\r\ndebug1: re-parsing configuration\r\ndebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config\r\ndebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config line 55: Including file /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf depth 0\r\ndebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf\r\ndebug2: checking match for 'final all' host ip-10-0-48-75.ec2.internal originally ip-10-0-48-75.ec2.internal\r\ndebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf line 3: matched 'final'\r\ndebug2: match found\r\ndebug3: /etc/ssh/ssh_config.d/50-redhat.conf line 5: Including file /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh.config depth 1\r\ndebug1: Reading configuration data /etc/crypto-policies/back-ends/openssh.config\r\ndebug3: gss kex names ok: [gss-curve25519-sha256-,gss-nistp256-sha256-,gss-group14-sha256-,gss-group16-sha512-]\r\ndebug3: kex names ok: [curve25519-sha256,curve25519-sha256@libssh.org,ecdh-sha2-nistp256,ecdh-sha2-nistp384,ecdh-sha2-nistp521,diffie-hellman-group-exchange-sha256,diffie-hellman-group14-sha256,diffie-hellman-group16-sha512,diffie-hellman-group18-sha512]\r\ndebug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '~/.ssh/known_hosts' -> '/opt/app-root/src/.ssh/known_hosts'\r\ndebug3: expanded UserKnownHostsFile '~/.ssh/known_hosts2' -> '/opt/app-root/src/.ssh/known_hosts2'\r\ndebug1: auto-mux: Trying existing master\r\ndebug2: fd 3 setting O_NONBLOCK\r\ndebug2: mux_client_hello_exchange: master version 4\r\ndebug3: mux_client_forwards: request forwardings: 0 local, 0 remote\r\ndebug3: mux_client_request_session: entering\r\ndebug3: mux_client_request_alive: entering\r\ndebug3: mux_client_request_alive: done pid = 53\r\ndebug3: mux_client_request_session: session request sent\r\ndebug1: mux_client_request_session: master session id: 2\r\n/bin/sh: /usr/bin/python3: No such file or directory\ndebug3: mux_client_read_packet: read header failed: Broken pipe\r\ndebug2: Received exit status from master 127\r\n")

Ref:
https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2024/newer-versions-ansible-dont-work-rhel-8

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@gpei: The following tests failed, say /retest to rerun all failed tests or /retest-required to rerun all mandatory failed tests:

Test name	Commit	Details	Required	Rerun command
ci/prow/e2e-aws-workers-rhel8	525ddf8	link	true	/test e2e-aws-workers-rhel8
ci/prow/images	525ddf8	link	true	/test images

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