cp, err := controlplane.NewIstioControlPlane(mergedIOPS.Spec, t, filter, ver)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}
	if err := cp.Run(); err != nil {
		return nil, nil, err
	}

	manifests, errs := cp.RenderManifest()
	if errs != nil {
		return manifests, mergedIOPS, errs.ToError()
	}
	return manifests, mergedIOPS, nil
}

// GenerateConfig creates an IstioOperatorSpec from the following sources, overlaid sequentially: