Ceph RGW: ERROR: remove_expired_obj (delete marker expiration) - Failed to Delete Objects w/Lifecycle Policy

Issue

If an RGW bucket has versioning set to "suspended" or enabled, this will result in many objects with a VersionID of 'null', with a failure to delete these objects if there is a lifecycle policy set.

This has been identified as a bug. There is no planned fix in Ceph versions 6 and below. There is a fix proposed for Ceph 7, but the z-release is TBD. Currently, Red Hat Ceph Storage 8.1z2 - 8.1.2 (19.2.1-245.el9cp) and above has an implemented fix.

For ODF the fix will be in place for the following versions ONLY until the Ceph 7 fix has been determined:

• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundations (ODF) v4.19.2+

• Red Hat OpenShift Data Foundations (ODF) v4.18.9+

  This solution will serve as a workaround.