Fix vLLM image reference and add pull secret verification

[aneeshkp]

Summary

• Fix incorrect vLLM image reference from registry.redhat.io/rhaiis-tech-preview/vllm-openai-rhel9
  to registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9 which is the actual image used in the charts
• Add vLLM image pull verification step to README alongside the existing Sail Operator check

Changes

• README.md — add podman pull registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:latest verification step
• docs/deploying-llm-d-on-managed-kubernetes.md — fix vLLM image in pull secret verification
  and component reference table

Test plan

• Verify podman pull registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:latest works with valid credentials

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Documentation
  • Updated verification steps to reference Sail Operator deployment.
  • Added new verification command for vLLM container image access.
  • Updated vLLM container image references across deployment documentation.

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• README.md
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The PR updates documentation to reference an updated vLLM container image registry and adds a verification command for the Sail Operator. Image registry references are changed from a tech-preview registry to a CUDA-based production registry across two documentation files.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
Documentation Updates README.md, docs/deploying-llm-d-on-managed-kubernetes.md	Updated vLLM container image registry references from registry.redhat.io/rhaiis-tech-preview/vllm-openai-rhel9:latest to registry.redhat.io/rhaiis/vllm-cuda-rhel9:latest in multiple locations. Added a new verification command in README to pull the vLLM image and clarified the verification section as "Sail Operator" specific.

Estimated code review effort

🎯 1 (Trivial) | ⏱️ ~3 minutes

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