If the connector starts correctly without errors, it creates a topic for each table that the connector is configured to capture.
Downstream applications can subscribe to these topics to retrieve information events that occur in the source database.

To verify that the connector is running, you perform the following operations from the OpenShift Container Platform web console, or through the OpenShift CLI tool (oc):

* Verify the connector status.
* Verify that the connector generates topics.
* Verify that topics are populated with events for read operations ("op":"r") that the connector generates during the initial snapshot of each table.

.Prerequisites

* A {prodname} connector is deployed to {StreamsName} on OpenShift.
* The OpenShift `oc` CLI client is installed.
* You have access to the OpenShift Container Platform web console.

.Procedure
. Check the status of the `KafkaConnector` resource by using one of the following methods:
* From the OpenShift Container Platform web console:
.. Navigate to *Home -> Search*.
.. On the *Search* page, click *Resources* to open the *Select Resource* box, and then type `*KafkaConnector*`.
.. From the *KafkaConnectors* list, click the name of the connector that you want to check, for example *inventory-connector-{context}*.
.. In the *Conditions* section, verify that the values in the *Type* and *Status* columns are set to *Ready* and *True*.
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* From a terminal window:
.. Enter the following command:
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[source,shell,options="nowrap",subs="+attributes,quotes"]
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oc describe KafkaConnector _<connector-name>_ -n _<project>_
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For example,
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[source,shell,options="nowrap",subs="+attributes,quotes"]
----
oc describe KafkaConnector inventory-connector-{context} -n debezium
----
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The command returns status information that is similar to the following output:
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.`KafkaConnector` resource status
======================================
[source,shell,options="nowrap",subs="+attributes,quotes"]
----
Name:         inventory-connector-{context}
Namespace:    debezium
Labels:       strimzi.io/cluster=debezium-kafka-connect-cluster
Annotations:  <none>
API Version:  kafka.strimzi.io/v1beta2
Kind:         KafkaConnector

...

Status:
  Conditions:
    Last Transition Time:  2021-12-08T17:41:34.897153Z
    Status:                True
    Type:                  Ready
  Connector Status:
    Connector:
      State:      RUNNING
      worker_id:  10.131.1.124:8083
    Name:         inventory-connector-{context}
    Tasks:
      Id:               0
      State:            RUNNING
      worker_id:        10.131.1.124:8083
    Type:               source
  Observed Generation:  1
  Tasks Max:            1
  Topics:
    inventory_connector_{context}
    inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.addresses
    inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.customers
    inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.geom
    inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.orders
    inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products
    inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products_on_hand
Events:  <none>
----
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. Verify that the connector created Kafka topics:
  * From the OpenShift Container Platform web console.
  .. Navigate to *Home -> Search*.
  .. On the *Search* page, click *Resources* to open the *Select Resource* box, and then type `*KafkaTopic*`.
  .. From the *KafkaTopics* list, click the name of the topic that you want to check, for example, *inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.orders---ac5e98ac6a5d91e04d8ec0dc9078a1ece439081d*.
  .. In the *Conditions* section, verify that the values in the *Type* and *Status* columns are set to *Ready* and *True*.
  * From a terminal window:
  .. Enter the following command:
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[source,shell,options="nowrap"]
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oc get kafkatopics
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The command returns status information that is similar to the following output:
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.`KafkaTopic` resource status
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[source,options="nowrap",subs="+attributes"]
----
NAME                                                                                                   CLUSTER             PARTITIONS   REPLICATION FACTOR   READY
connect-cluster-configs                                                                           debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
connect-cluster-offsets                                                                           debezium-kafka-cluster   25           1                    True
connect-cluster-status                                                                            debezium-kafka-cluster   5            1                    True
consumer-offsets---84e7a678d08f4bd226872e5cdd4eb527fadc1c6a                                       debezium-kafka-cluster   50           1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}---a96f69b23d6118ff415f772679da623fbbb99421                              debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.addresses---1b6beaf7b2eb57d177d92be90ca2b210c9a56480          debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.customers---9931e04ec92ecc0924f4406af3fdace7545c483b          debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.geom---9f7e136091f071bf49ca59bf99e86c713ee58dd5               debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.orders---ac5e98ac6a5d91e04d8ec0dc9078a1ece439081d             debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.products---df0746db116844cee2297fab611c21b56f82dcef           debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
inventory-connector-{context}.inventory.products-on-hand---8649e0f17ffcc9212e266e31a7aeea4585e5c6b5   debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
schema-changes.inventory                                                                          debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
strimzi-store-topic---effb8e3e057afce1ecf67c3f5d8e4e3ff177fc55                                    debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
strimzi-topic-operator-kstreams-topic-store-changelog---b75e702040b99be8a9263134de3507fc0cc4017b  debezium-kafka-cluster   1            1                    True
----
======================================

. Check topic content.
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  * From a terminal window, enter the following command:
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[source,shell,options="nowrap",subs="+attributes,quotes"]
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oc exec -n __<project>__  -it _<kafka-cluster>_ -- /opt/kafka/bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh \
>     --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 \
>     --from-beginning \
>     --property print.key=true \
>     --topic=_<topic-name_>
----
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For example,
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[source,shell,options="nowrap",subs="+attributes,quotes"]
----
 oc exec -n debezium  -it debezium-kafka-cluster-kafka-0 -- /opt/kafka/bin/kafka-console-consumer.sh \
>     --bootstrap-server localhost:9092 \
>     --from-beginning \
>     --property print.key=true \
>     --topic=inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products_on_hand
----
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The format for specifying the topic name is the same as the `oc describe` command returns in Step 1, for example, `inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.addresses`.
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For each event in the topic, the command returns information that is similar to the following output:
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.Content of a {prodname} change event
======================================
[source,subs="+attributes,quotes"]
----
{"schema":{"type":"struct","fields":[{"type":"int32","optional":false,"field":"product_id"}],"optional":false,"name":"inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products_on_hand.Key"},"payload":{"product_id":101}}	{"schema":{"type":"struct","fields":[{"type":"struct","fields":[{"type":"int32","optional":false,"field":"product_id"},{"type":"int32","optional":false,"field":"quantity"}],"optional":true,"name":"inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products_on_hand.Value","field":"before"},{"type":"struct","fields":[{"type":"int32","optional":false,"field":"product_id"},{"type":"int32","optional":false,"field":"quantity"}],"optional":true,"name":"inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products_on_hand.Value","field":"after"},{"type":"struct","fields":[{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"version"},{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"connector"},{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"name"},{"type":"int64","optional":false,"field":"ts_ms"},{"type":"string","optional":true,"name":"io.debezium.data.Enum","version":1,"parameters":{"allowed":"true,last,false"},"default":"false","field":"snapshot"},{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"db"},{"type":"string","optional":true,"field":"sequence"},{"type":"string","optional":true,"field":"table"},{"type":"int64","optional":false,"field":"server_id"},{"type":"string","optional":true,"field":"gtid"},{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"file"},{"type":"int64","optional":false,"field":"pos"},{"type":"int32","optional":false,"field":"row"},{"type":"int64","optional":true,"field":"thread"},{"type":"string","optional":true,"field":"query"}],"optional":false,"name":"io.debezium.connector.{context}.Source","field":"source"},{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"op"},{"type":"int64","optional":true,"field":"ts_ms"},{"type":"struct","fields":[{"type":"string","optional":false,"field":"id"},{"type":"int64","optional":false,"field":"total_order"},{"type":"int64","optional":false,"field":"data_collection_order"}],"optional":true,"field":"transaction"}],"optional":false,"name":**"inventory_connector_{context}.inventory.products_on_hand.Envelope"**},*"payload"*:{*"before"*:**null**,*"after"*:{*"product_id":101,"quantity":3*},"source":{"version":"{debezium-version}-redhat-00001","connector":"{context}","name":"inventory_connector_{context}","ts_ms":1638985247805,"snapshot":"true","db":"inventory","sequence":null,"table":"products_on_hand","server_id":0,"gtid":null,"file":"{context}-bin.000003","pos":156,"row":0,"thread":null,"query":null},*"op"*:**"r"**,"ts_ms":1638985247805,"transaction":null}}
----
======================================
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In the preceding example, the `payload` value shows that the connector snapshot generated a read (`"op" ="r"`) event from the table `inventory.products_on_hand`.
The `"before"` state of the `product_id` record is `null`, indicating that no previous value exists for the record.
The `"after"` state shows a `quantity` of `3` for the item with `product_id` `101`.
