Deploy the aws-config helm chart on Opensshift

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To deploy the AWS Config Helm chart on an OpenShift cluster using Pulumi, we first need to ensure that we have an OpenShift cluster running and that we have access to it. For the purpose of this program, I'll demonstrate how you can use Pulumi with the Kubernetes provider to deploy a Helm chart. This Helm chart could represent the `aws-config` chart that you wish to deploy.

The program below will use the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to deploy a Helm chart. Make sure that you have the `kubectl` command-line tool configured to communicate with your OpenShift cluster. Pulumi works with your local Kubernetes configuration file (usually found at `~/.kube/config`) to interact with your cluster.

Here's how you can deploy the Helm chart:

```typescript
import * as k8s from '@pulumi/kubernetes';

// Create a Kubernetes provider that uses your current context from ~/.kube/config which
// is where your OpenShift credentials should be stored.
const provider = new k8s.Provider("openshift", {
    kubeconfig: process.env.KUBECONFIG, // Using environment variable or path to your kubeconfig file
});

// Deploy the aws-config Helm chart into the OpenShift cluster.
const awsConfigChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart(
    "aws-config",
    {
        chart: "aws-config", // The name of the chart. Replace with the actual chart name if different.
        // Specify the Helm repository here if it's not a stable Helm chart. 
        // For example, if it's a custom Helm chart, you need to add the repo to the command.
        // repo: "my-helm-chart-repository",
        version: "1.0.0", // Replace with the exact chart version you want to deploy.
        namespace: "default", // Specify the namespace to deploy into, replace if needed.
    },
    { provider } // Pass the provider to use the OpenShift context
);

export const awsConfigChartName = awsConfigChart.name;
export const awsConfigChartStatus = awsConfigChart.status;
```

In the code above, we define the Pulumi Kubernetes provider to interact with the OpenShift cluster using the local kubeconfig file. Ensure you have the `aws-config` Helm chart available in a Helm repository, and you know the version of the chart that you want to deploy.

We then instantiate a Pulumi Helm chart resource which represents the `aws-config` Helm chart. Please replace `"aws-config"` with the actual Helm chart name if it is different, and specify the Helm repo URL using `repo` property if the chart is not in the default Helm charts repository.

After deploying this chart, you can export the chart name and status for easy access to understanding what was deployed. You will be able to use the outputs of this Pulumi program to retrieve information about the deployed Helm chart. The `export` lines at the bottom of this program make this information available on the command line after Pulumi finishes its run.

Please note that you should replace placeholder values like `1.0.0`, and `default` with actual values corresponding to the chart version you want to deploy and the namespace where you want it to reside, respectively.