How to configure oc-mirror to use a proxy server to get the sources from redhat ?

Environment

• OpenShift Container Platform 4.11

Issue

• How to configure oc-mirror to use a proxy server to get the sources from redhat.
• What are the options for oc-mirror to use proxy ?

Resolution

• Need to set and export http_proxy variable system wide.
• For details see How to apply a system wide proxy?

Root Cause

• There is no way for setting proxy specifically for oc-mirror plugin yet.

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