Upgrading an IBM MQ queue manager using the OpenShift CLI

An IBM MQ queue manager, deployed using the IBM MQ Operator, can be upgraded in OpenShift using the command line.

Before starting

We need to be a cluster administrator to complete these steps.

Log in to the OpenShift command line interface (CLI) using oc login.
Ensure that the IBM MQ Operator is using the desired Update Channel. See Upgrading the IBM MQ Operator and certified containers.

Procedure

Edit the QueueManager resource to update the following fields, where necessary, to match the desired IBM MQ queue manager version upgrade.

spec.version
spec.license.licence

See Version support for the IBM MQ Operator for a mapping of channels to IBM MQ Operator versions and IBM MQ queue manager versions.Use the following command:

oc edit queuemanager my_qmgr

where my_qmgr is the name of the QueueManager resource that we want to upgrade. Parent topic:

Upgrading the IBM MQ Operator and certified containers