Deploying IBM MQ certified containers using the IBM MQ Operator

IBM MQ version 9.1.5 and later are deployed to Red Hat OpenShift using the IBM MQ Operator.

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• Preparing the OpenShift project for IBM MQ using the OpenShift web console
  Prepare your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster, so that it's ready to deploy a queue manager using the IBM MQ Operator. This task should be completed by a project administrator.
• Preparing the OpenShift project for IBM MQ using the OpenShift CLI
  Prepare your Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster, so that it's ready to deploy a queue manager using the IBM MQ Operator. This task should be completed by a project administrator.
• Deploying a queue manager using the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Platform Navigator
  Use the QueueManager custom resource to deploy a queue manager onto a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster using the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Platform Navigator. This task should be completed by a project administrator
• Deploying a queue manager using the OpenShift web console
  Use the QueueManager custom resource to deploy a queue manager onto a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster using the Red Hat OpenShift web console. This task should be completed by a project administrator
• Deploying a queue manager using the OpenShift CLI
  Use the QueueManager custom resource to deploy a queue manager onto a Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform cluster using the command line interface (CLI). This task should be completed by a project administrator
• Examples for configuring a queue manager
  A queue manager can be configured by adjusting the contents of the QueueManager custom resource.
• Integrating with the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration Operations Dashboard
  The ability to trace transactions through IBM Cloud Pak for Integration is provided by the Operations Dashboard.
• Building an image with custom MQSC and INI files, using the OpenShift CLI
  Use an Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform Pipeline to create a new IBM MQ container image, with MQSC and INI files we want to be applied to queue managers using this image. This task should be completed by a project administrator
• Adding custom annotations and labels to queue manager resources
  You add custom annotations and labels to the QueueManager metadata.
• Disabling runtime webhook checks
  Runtime webhook checks ensure that the storage classes are viable for the queue manager. You disable them to improve performance, or because they are not valid for the environment.

Parent topic: Use the IBM MQ Operator and certified containers