OCP 4.14.0-rc.0
advanced-cluster-management.v2.9.0-130
multicluster-engine.v2.4.0-154

After encountering https://issues.redhat.com/browse/OCPBUGS-18959

Attempted to forcefully delete the BMH by removing the finalizer.
Then deleted all the metal3 pods.

Attempted to re-create the bmh.

Result:
the bmh is stuck in

oc get bmh
NAME                                           STATE         CONSUMER   ONLINE   ERROR   AGE
hp-e910-01.kni-qe-65.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com   registering              true             15m

seeing this entry in the BMO log:

{"level":"info","ts":"2023-09-13T16:15:57Z","logger":"controllers.BareMetalHost","msg":"start","baremetalhost":{"name":"hp-e910-01.kni-qe-65.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com","namespace":"kni-qe-65"}}
{"level":"info","ts":"2023-09-13T16:15:57Z","logger":"controllers.BareMetalHost","msg":"hardwareData is ready to be deleted","baremetalhost":{"name":"hp-e910-01.kni-qe-65.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com","namespace":"kni-qe-65"}}
{"level":"info","ts":"2023-09-13T16:15:57Z","logger":"controllers.BareMetalHost","msg":"host ready to be powered off","baremetalhost":

,"provisioningState":"powering off before delete"}

{"level":"error","ts":"2023-09-13T16:15:57Z","msg":"Reconciler error","controller":"baremetalhost","controllerGroup":"metal3.io","controllerKind":"BareMetalHost","BareMetalHost":

,"namespace":"kni-qe-65","name":"hp-e910-01.kni-qe-65.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com","reconcileID":"167061cc-7ab4-4c4a-ae45-8c19dfc3ac22","error":"action \"powering off before delete\" failed: failed to power off before deleting node: Host not registered","errorVerbose":"Host not registered\nfailed to power off before deleting node\ngithub.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3%2eio.(*BareMetalHostReconciler).actionPowerOffBeforeDeleting\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3.io/baremetalhost_controller.go:493\ngithub.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3%2eio.(*hostStateMachine).handlePoweringOffBeforeDelete\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3.io/host_state_machine.go:585\ngithub.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3%2eio.(*hostStateMachine).ReconcileState\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3.io/host_state_machine.go:202\ngithub.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3%2eio.(*BareMetalHostReconciler).Reconcile\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3.io/baremetalhost_controller.go:225\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Reconcile\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:118\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:314\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:265\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Start.func2.2\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:226\nruntime.goexit\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1598\naction \"powering off before delete\" failed\ngithub.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3%2eio.(*BareMetalHostReconciler).Reconcile\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/controllers/metal3.io/baremetalhost_controller.go:229\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Reconcile\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:118\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:314\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:265\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Start.func2.2\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:226\nruntime.goexit\n\t/usr/lib/golang/src/runtime/asm_amd64.s:1598","stacktrace":"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).reconcileHandler\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:324\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).processNextWorkItem\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:265\nsigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller.(*Controller).Start.func2.2\n\t/go/src/github.com/metal3-io/baremetal-operator/vendor/sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/internal/controller/controller.go:226"}