Cluster provisioning node/machine pool vertical tabs are dynamically sorted alphabetically

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Setup

• Rancher version: 2.15-head
• Rancher UI Extensions: n/a
• Browser type & version: ff

Describe the bug
In all cluster provisioning forms with vertical tabs, the tabs are sorted alphabetically; therefore, when machine/node group names are changed, the tab order may change.

To Reproduce

1. Go to ec2 rke2/k3s cluster creation page
2. Add a second node group and select its tab
3. Rename the node group 'bbb'
4. Rename the node group 'zzz'

Result
The node group's tab moves to the top of the stack when it is renamed 'bbb.' When it is renamed 'zzz' it moves to the bottom of the stack

Expected Result
Node groups should appear in the vertical tabs in the order they were added to the cluster regardless of their name

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   • Node/machine pool tabs appear in the order they were added, regardless of their names
   • Renaming a node group does not change its position in the vertical tab list

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