if (ret == 0 && WT_PREFIX_MATCH(metadata_key, "file:")) {
            /* Existing table: Just apply the new metadata. */
            WT_ERR(__wt_config_getones(session, metadata_value, "checkpoint", &cval));
            len = strlen("checkpoint=") + strlen(metadata_value) + 1 /* for NUL */;
            if (len > metadata_value_cfg_len) {
                metadata_value_cfg_len = len;
                WT_ERR(
                  __wt_realloc_noclear(session, NULL, metadata_value_cfg_len, &metadata_value_cfg));
            }
            WT_ERR(
              __wt_snprintf(metadata_value_cfg, len, "checkpoint=%.*s", (int)cval.len, cval.str));

            /* Merge the new checkpoint metadata into the current table metadata. */
            WT_ERR(md_cursor->get_value(md_cursor, &current_value));
            cfg[0] = current_value;
            cfg[1] = metadata_value_cfg;
            cfg[2] = NULL;
            WT_ERR(__wt_config_collapse(session, cfg, &cfg_ret));

            /* FIXME-WT-14730: check that the other parts of the metadata are identical. */

            /* Put our new config in */
            md_cursor->set_value(md_cursor, cfg_ret);
            WT_ERR_MSG_CHK(session, md_cursor->insert(md_cursor),
              "Failed to insert metadata for key \"%s\"", metadata_key);

            __wt_verbose_debug2(session, WT_VERB_DISAGGREGATED_STORAGE,
              "Updated the local metadata for key \"%s\" to include new checkpoint: \"%.*s\"",
              metadata_key, (int)cval.len, cval.str);

            /*
             * Mark any matching data handles to be out of date. Any new opens will get the new
             * metadata.
             */
            WT_ERR_MSG_CHK(session, __wti_conn_dhandle_outdated(session, metadata_key),
              "Marking data handles outdated failed: \"%s\"", metadata_key);
            __wt_free(session, cfg_ret);
        }