Possible Solution:

• Solution 1: the solution will be implemented on the containers/image dependency, in this way oc-mirror can use this feature and also other tools like skopeo or podman.

               Requirement 1: To test this solution it is necessary a registry which supports sparse manifest (does not verify if all the images on the manifest list are present). Also with this solution the customer should use a supported registry. Currently distribution/distribution supports the disablement of manifest list check. This feature will be enabled in oc-mirror only when quay supports the same feature as distribution/distribution
               Requirement 2: OCPSTRAT-1869 / CLID-289 needs to be done

Dependencies

• CRI-O: should work already (need QE to verify): OCPNODE-2713
• `containers/image` library: ~Jan/Feb 2025: RUN-2377
• Quay: ~Jun 2025: PROJQUAY-3114