# Verify operation

Verify operation of the DNS service.

Note

Perform these commands on the controller node.

1. Source the `admin` tenant credentials:

       $ . admin-openrc

2. List service components to verify successful launch and registration of each process:

       $ ps -aux | grep designate

       ../usr/bin/python /usr/bin/designate-mdns --config-file /etc/designate/designate.conf
       ../usr/bin/python /usr/bin/designate-central --config-file /etc/designate/designate.conf
       ../usr/bin/python /usr/bin/designate-api --config-file /etc/designate/designate.conf
       ../usr/bin/python /usr/bin/designate-worker --config-file /etc/designate/designate.conf
       ../usr/bin/python /usr/bin/designate-producer --config-file /etc/designate/designate.conf

       $ openstack dns service list
       +--------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+--------+-------+--------------+
       | id                                   | hostname                 | service_name | status | stats | capabilities |
       +--------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+--------+-------+--------------+
       | 918a8f6e-9e7e-453e-8583-cbefa7ae7f8f | vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64 | central      | UP     | -     | -            |
       | 982f78d5-525a-4c36-af26-a09aa39de5d7 | vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64 | api          | UP     | -     | -            |
       | eda2dc16-ad27-4ee1-b091-bb75b6ceaffe | vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64 | mdns         | UP     | -     | -            |
       | 00c5c372-e630-49b1-a6b6-17e3fa4544ea | vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64 | worker       | UP     | -     | -            |
       | 8cdaf2e9-accd-4665-8e9e-be26f1ccfe4a | vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64 | producer     | UP     | -     | -            |
       +--------------------------------------+--------------------------+--------------+--------+-------+--------------+

   Note

   This output should indicate at least one of each of the `central`, `api`, `producer`, `mdns` and `worker` components on the controller node.

   This output may differ slightly depending on the distribution.

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