[OpenShift Container Platform][IBM Cloud Pak for Integration]

Upgrading the IBM MQ Operator using the Red Hat OpenShift web console

The IBM® MQ Operator can be upgraded using the Operator Hub.

Before you begin

Log in to your Red Hat® OpenShift® cluster web console.

Before you can upgrade the IBM MQ Operator in an airgap environment, you must mirror the latest IBM Cloud Pak® for Integration images. See Preparing to upgrade the IBM MQ Operator or queue manager in an airgap environment.

Procedure

  1. Review Version support for the IBM MQ Operator to determine which operator channel to upgrade to.
  2. Optional: If you are upgrading from a version of IBM MQ Operator that is older than 1.5 to IBM MQ Operator 1.5 or later, you must first upgrade the version of IBM Cloud Pak foundational services.

    For more information, see Upgrading IBM Cloud Pak foundational services using the Red Hat OpenShift web console.

  3. Upgrade the IBM MQ Operator. New major or minor IBM MQ Operator versions are delivered through new Subscription Channels. To upgrade your Operator to a new major or minor version, you will need to update the selected channel in your IBM MQ Operator Subscription.
    1. From the navigation pane, click Operators > Installed Operators.
      All installed Operators in the specified project are displayed.
    2. Select the IBM MQ Operator
    3. Navigate to the Subscription tab
    4. Click the Channel
      The Change Subscription Update Channel window is displayed.
    5. Select the desired channel, and click Save.
      The operator will upgrade to the latest version available to the new channel. See Version support for the IBM MQ Operator.

What to do next

If you upgraded to IBM Cloud Pak foundational services 3.7, any queue managers which use a IBM Cloud Pak for Integration license will need to be upgraded or restarted. For more information on how to do this, see Upgrading an IBM MQ queue manager using the Red Hat OpenShift web console.