This bug tracks the progress of a backport of "container sharding" feature. It was experimental upstream through the Train cycle, but got used in production in Ussuri and later. We need to move this through a tech preview and make it supported in OSP. See linked customer requirement cases.
Use the following URL to see the whole topic in Gerrit: https://review.opendev.org/q/topic:%22train-sharding%22+(status:open%20OR%20status:merged)
Verified by deploying core_puddle=RHOS-16.2-RHEL-8-20210811.n.1 and making sure that the below fix is in. https://review.opendev.org/c/openstack/swift/+/774343
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory (Red Hat OpenStack Platform (RHOSP) 16.2 enhancement advisory), and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHEA-2021:3483