--- /dev/null
+
+NAME=$(/consul/config/bin/kubectl -n onap-aai get pod | grep -o "sparky-be[^[:space:]]*")
+
+if [ -n "$NAME" ]; then
+ if /consul/config/bin/kubectl -n onap-aai exec -it $NAME -- ps -efww | grep 'java' | grep 'sparky' > /dev/null; then
+
+ echo Success. UI Backend Service process is running. 2>&1
+ exit 0
+ else
+ echo Failed. UI Backend Service process is not running. 2>&1
+ exit 1
+ fi
+else
+ echo Failed. UI Backend Service container is offline. 2>&1
+ exit 1
+fi