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MQ Containers

Use the following steps to verify and test your entitlement to pull IBM MQ certified containers from the IBM Cloud Container Registry.

If you do not have an Entitlement key or if it fails to pull the IBM MQ docker image, please contact your IBM representative.

  1. Ensure Docker is installed and running in the local workstation.

  2. Log into My IBM Container Software Library with the IBM ID and password that are associated with the entitled software.

  3. In the Entitlement keys section, select Copy key to copy the entitlement key to the clipboard.

  4. Log into IBM Cloud Container Registry by running the following command. Replace <MY_ENTITLEMENT_KEY> with your key. A message Login Succeeded should be displayed if authentication is succeful.

    docker login cp.icr.io --username cp --password <MY_ENTITLEMENT_KEY>
  5. Pull the IBM MQ docker image.

    docker pull cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server:9.2.2.0-r1-amd64

    The following output should be displayed:

    9.2.2.0-r1-amd64: Pulling from cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server
    (...)
    Status: Downloaded newer image for cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server:9.2.2.0-r1-amd64
    cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server:9.2.2.0-r1-amd64
  6. Verify the IBM MQ image. The image must be listed.

    docker images cp.icr.io/cp/ibm-mqadvanced-server