Docker support on Linux systems

Note the following information if you are using Docker on a Linux® system:

The base image used by the Docker image must use a Linux operating system that is supported.
The host image, that the Docker container is running on, must use a 3.16 or newer Linux kernel, and must be an operating system supported by IBM® MQ.
You must use the IBM MQ installers to install the product inside the Docker image.
Only the following packages are supported:
- MQSeriesRuntime
- MQSeriesServer
- MQSeriesClient
- MQSeriesJava
- MQSeriesJRE
- MQSeriesGSKit
- MQSeriesMsg
- MQSeriesMan
The queue manager data directory (/var/mqm by default) must be stored on a Docker volume which keeps persistent state.
Important: You cannot use the union file system.

You must either mount a host directory as a data volume, or use a data volume container. See Manage data in containers for more information.
Running the mqconfig command inside the container must pass, to ensure that the container has the correct configuration.
Applications can only be locally bound to the queue manager (client BINDINGS mode) when running in the same container as that queue manager.
You must be able to run IBM MQ control commands, such as endmqm, within the container.
You must be able to obtain files and directories from within the container for diagnostic purposes.