test: [M3-8758]- Fixed delete-volume.spec.ts flaky test (#11365)

* test: [M3-8758]- Flake  flaky test

* Added changeset: Fix `delete-volume.spec.ts` flaky test

packages/manager/.changeset/pr-11365-tests-1733305182663.md

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@linode/manager": Tests
+---
+
+Fix `delete-volume.spec.ts` flaky test ([#11365](https://github.com/linode/manager/pull/11365))

packages/manager/cypress/e2e/core/volumes/delete-volume.spec.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createVolume } from '@linode/api-v4/lib/volumes';
+import { createVolume, VolumeRequestPayload } from '@linode/api-v4/lib/volumes';
 import { Volume } from '@linode/api-v4';
 import { volumeRequestPayloadFactory } from 'src/factories/volume';
 import { authenticate } from 'support/api/authentication';
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import { randomLabel } from 'support/util/random';
 import { ui } from 'support/ui';
 import { chooseRegion } from 'support/util/regions';
 import { cleanUp } from 'support/util/cleanup';
+import { SimpleBackoffMethod } from 'support/util/backoff';
+import { pollVolumeStatus } from 'support/util/polling';
 
 // Local storage override to force volume table to list up to 100 items.
 // This is a workaround while we wait to get stuck volumes removed.
@@ -15,6 +17,19 @@ const pageSizeOverride = {
   PAGE_SIZE: 100,
 };
 
+/**
+ * Creates a Volume and waits for it to become active.
+ *
+ * @param volumeRequest - Volume create request payload.
+ *
+ * @returns Promise that resolves to created Volume.
+ */
+const createActiveVolume = async (volumeRequest: VolumeRequestPayload) => {
+  const volume = await createVolume(volumeRequest);
+  await pollVolumeStatus(volume.id, 'active', new SimpleBackoffMethod(10000));
+  return volume;
+};
+
 authenticate();
 describe('volume delete flow', () => {
   before(() => {
@@ -37,7 +52,7 @@ describe('volume delete flow', () => {
       region: chooseRegion().id,
     });
 
-    cy.defer(() => createVolume(volumeRequest), 'creating volume').then(
+    cy.defer(() => createActiveVolume(volumeRequest), 'creating volume').then(
       (volume: Volume) => {
         interceptDeleteVolume(volume.id).as('deleteVolume');
         cy.visitWithLogin('/volumes', {