Upgrade cluster-api to v1.9.6

[vishesh92]

Issue #, if available:
Fixes #420
Description of changes:
Followed t he changes mentioned in the CAPI documentation and some changes other minor changes to make it compatible with latest version of CAPI.
https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/developer/providers/migrations/v1.6-to-v1.7
https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/developer/providers/migrations/v1.7-to-v1.8
https://cluster-api.sigs.k8s.io/developer/providers/migrations/v1.8-to-v1.9

Copilot generated summary

This pull request includes various updates and improvements across multiple files, focusing on configuration changes, dependency updates, and code refactoring. Below is a summary of the most important changes:

Configuration Updates

• .golangci.yml: Removed skip-dirs and added tests: false under run, and moved excluded directories to exclude-dirs under issues. [1] [2]

Dependency Updates

• Makefile: Updated the go mod tidy command to use compatibility version 1.22 instead of 1.21.

Code Refactoring

• Makefile: Simplified the generate-conversion command by removing --input-dirs and using --output-file directly.
• api/v1beta2/cloudstackmachine_types_test.go: Replaced pointer with ptr for utility functions. [1] [2] [3]

Documentation and Metadata Updates

• config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_cloudstackaffinitygroups.yaml: Updated controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version annotation and improved descriptions for better readability. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
• config/crd/bases/infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io_cloudstackclusters.yaml: Similar updates to annotations and descriptions as in the affinity groups file. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

These changes collectively enhance the configuration management, update dependencies to newer versions, and improve code readability and maintainability.

Testing performed:

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Codecov Report

Attention: Patch coverage is 80.35714% with 22 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.

Project coverage is 26.98%. Comparing base (d597e80) to head (2dcac77).
Report is 84 commits behind head on main.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
pkg/cloud/instance.go	66.66%	13 Missing ⚠️
controllers/cloudstackmachine_controller.go	87.27%	5 Missing and 2 partials ⚠️
pkg/cloud/isolated_network.go	0.00%	2 Missing ⚠️

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Test Results : (tid-654)
Environment: kvm Rocky8(x3), Advanced Networking with Management Server Rocky8
Kubernetes Version: v1.31.6
Kubernetes Version upgrade from: v1.30.10
Kubernetes Version upgrade to: v1.31.6
CloudStack Version: 4.20
Template: ubuntu-2404-kube
E2E Test Run Logs: https://github.com/blueorangutan/capc-prs/releases/download/capc-pr-ci-cd/capc-e2e-artifacts-pr427-sl-654.zip

Summarizing 6 Failures:
 [FAIL] When the specified resource does not exist [It] Should fail due to the specified zone is not found [TC3]
 /jenkins/workspace/capc-e2e-new/test/e2e/invalid_resource.go:253
 [FAIL] When the specified resource does not exist When starting with a healthy cluster [It] Should fail to upgrade control plane machine due to insufficient compute resources
 /jenkins/workspace/capc-e2e-new/test/e2e/invalid_resource.go:253
 [FAIL] When testing clusters in a VPC network [It] Should successfully create a cluster in a VPC network
 /root/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/[email protected]/framework/cluster_helpers.go:147
 [FAIL] When testing affinity group [It] Should have host affinity group when affinity is pro
 /jenkins/workspace/capc-e2e-new/test/e2e/common.go:359
 [FAIL] When testing resource cleanup [AfterEach] Should create a new network when the specified network does not exist
 /jenkins/workspace/capc-e2e-new/test/e2e/resource_cleanup.go:101
 [FAIL] When testing node drain timeout [It] A node should be forcefully removed if it cannot be drained in time
 /root/go/pkg/mod/sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/[email protected]/framework/deployment_helpers.go:542

Ran 31 of 32 Specs in 9593.971 seconds
FAIL! -- 25 Passed | 6 Failed | 0 Pending | 1 Skipped
--- FAIL: TestE2E (9593.97s)
FAIL

[weizhouapache]

/lgtm