How to specify multiple image pull secrets in OpenShift

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • Need to run multiple docker registries (external to OCP) to reach the high availability;
  • How to use multiple registry secrets in a DeploymentConfig?

  • When using multiple images and registries in a deployment, the pod gets stuck with imagePullBackOff with an event error like:

    Failed to pull image "registry.example.com/user/image@sha256:hash": rpc error: code = Unknown desc = unauthorized: authentication required

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform (OCP) 3.x

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