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= Validating an installation
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You can check the status of an {product-title} cluster after an installation or validate boot artifacts before an installation by following the procedures in this document.

//Validating RHCOS live media
include::modules/rhcos-validate-live-media.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Reviewing the installation log
include::modules/reviewing-the-installation-log.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Viewing the image pull source
include::modules/viewing-the-image-pull-source.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Getting cluster version, status, and update details
include::modules/getting-cluster-version-status-and-update-details.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources

* See xref:../../support/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-installations.adoc#querying-operator-status-after-installation_troubleshooting-installations[Querying Operator status after installation] for more information about querying Operator status if your installation is still progressing.

* See xref:../../support/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-operator-issues.adoc#troubleshooting-operator-issues[Troubleshooting Operator issues] for information about investigating issues with Operators.

* See xref:../../updating/updating_a_cluster/updating-cluster-web-console.adoc#updating-cluster-web-console[Updating a cluster using the web console] for more information on updating your cluster.

* See xref:../../updating/understanding_updates/understanding-update-channels-release.adoc#understanding-update-channels-releases[Understanding update channels and releases] for an overview about update release channels.

// Verification steps for the Cloud Credential Operator utility (`ccoctl`)
include::modules/cco-ccoctl-install-verifying.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Querying the status of the cluster nodes by using the CLI
include::modules/querying-the-status-of-cluster-nodes-using-the-cli.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources

* See xref:../../support/troubleshooting/verifying-node-health.adoc#verifying-node-health[Verifying node health] for more details about reviewing node health and investigating node issues.

//Reviewing the cluster status from the OpenShift Container Platform web console
include::modules/reviewing-cluster-status-from-the-openshift-web-console.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

//Reviewing the cluster status from {cluster-manager}
include::modules/reviewing-cluster-status-from-the-openshift-cluster-manager.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources

* See xref:../../support/remote_health_monitoring/using-insights-to-identify-issues-with-your-cluster.adoc#using-insights-to-identify-issues-with-your-cluster[Using {red-hat-lightspeed} to identify issues with your cluster] for more information about reviewing potential issues with your cluster.

//Checking cluster resource availability and utilization
include::modules/checking-cluster-resource-availability-and-utilization.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources

* See link:https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/monitoring_stack_for_red_hat_openshift/4.21/html/about_monitoring/about-ocp-monitoring[About {product-title} monitoring] for more information about the {product-title} monitoring stack.

//Listing alerts that are firing
include::modules/listing-alerts-that-are-firing.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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.Additional resources

* See link:https://docs.redhat.com/en/documentation/monitoring_stack_for_red_hat_openshift/4.21/html/managing_alerts/managing-alerts-as-an-administrator[Managing alerts as an Administrator] for further details about alerting in {product-title}.

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== Next steps

* See xref:../../support/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-installations.adoc#troubleshooting-installations[Troubleshooting installations] if you experience issues when installing your cluster.

* After installing {product-title}, you can xref:../../post_installation_configuration/cluster-tasks.adoc#post-install-cluster-tasks[further expand and customize your cluster].