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This module is included in the following assemblies:
* service_mesh/v2x/ossm-create-smcp.adoc
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[id="ossm-validate-control-plane-cli_{context}"]
= Validating your SMCP installation with the CLI
You can validate the creation of the `ServiceMeshControlPlane` from the command line.

. Prerequisites

* The {SMProductName} Operator must be installed.
* Access to the OpenShift CLI (`oc`).
ifndef::openshift-rosa,openshift-rosa-hcp,openshift-dedicated[]
* You are logged in to {product-title} as`cluster-admin`.
endif::openshift-rosa,openshift-rosa-hcp,openshift-dedicated[]
ifdef::openshift-rosa,openshift-rosa-hcp,openshift-dedicated[]
* You are logged in to {product-title} as a user with the `dedicated-admin` role.
endif::openshift-rosa,openshift-rosa-hcp,openshift-dedicated[]

.Procedure

. Run the following command to verify the {SMProductShortName} control plane installation, where `istio-system` is the namespace where you installed the {SMProductShortName} control plane.
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[source,terminal]
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$ oc get smcp -n istio-system
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The installation has finished successfully when the `STATUS` column is `ComponentsReady`.
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[source,terminal,subs="attributes+"]
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NAME    READY   STATUS            PROFILES      VERSION   AGE
basic   10/10   ComponentsReady   ["default"]   {SMProductVersion}     66m
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