Upgrading the IBM MQ Operator and queue managers

There are different upgrade processes for users of the IBM® MQ Operator, depending on whether you use IBM MQ licenses, or IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration (CP4I) licenses. Complete the upgrade step for your deployment type.

About this task

To upgrade your IBM MQ Operator and queue managers, complete one of the following steps:

Procedure

Option 1: Upgrade deployments to the latest version on your current Operator channel.

To upgrade deployments of the IBM MQ Operator to the latest version on your current Operator channel, see Upgrading to an IBM MQ Operator channel latest security release.
Option 2: Upgrade the IBM MQ Operator for IBM MQ licenses.

To upgrade deployments of the IBM MQ Operator where only IBM MQ licenses are used, see Upgrading the IBM MQ Operator.
Option 3: Upgrade the IBM MQ Operator for CP4I users.

Upgrade deployments of the IBM MQ Operator for users of the IBM Cloud Pak for Integration. This includes if you have deployed at least one of your queue managers under a CP4I license. See Upgrading the IBM MQ Operator for IBM Cloud Pak for Integration users.