Ceph - OSD fails to start with 'OSD data directory /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-ceph-osd@1 does not exist; bailing out.'

Solution In Progress - Updated 2020-11-23T19:42:28+00:00 -

Issue

When attempting to restart an exist OSD we see the error:

'OSD data directory /var/lib/ceph/osd/ceph-ceph-osd@1 does not exist; bailing out.'

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