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+kafkapod=$(/consul/config/bin/kubectl -n onap-message-router get pod | grep -o "global-kafka-[^[:space:]]*")
+if [ -n "$kafkapod" ]; then
+ if /consul/config/bin/kubectl -n onap-message-router exec -it $kafkapod -- ps ef | grep -i kafka; then
+ echo Success. Kafka process is running. 2>&1
+ exit 0
+ else
+ echo Failed. Kafka is not running. 2>&1
+ exit 1
+ fi
+else
+ echo Failed. Kafka container is offline. 2>&1
+ exit 1
+fi