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# Verify Deployment

## Check Status: Deployment

Check the status of the deployment to ensure it is running correctly.

```bash
kubectl get deployment -n vllm
```

{% hint style="success" %}
In the image "Check Status Deployment", you can see that the deployment status in the Ready column has a value of 0/1, which means it is not ready, wait 3-5 minutes and run the above syntax again.
{% endhint %}

{% hint style="danger" %}
Check the logs of the pod for any errors.

```bash
kubectl logs -n vllm
```

{% endhint %}

## Check Status: Pods

Check the status of the pods to ensure it is running correctly.

```bash
kubectl get pods -n vllm
```

## Check Status: Service

Check the status of the service to get the external IP.

```bash
kubectl get service -n vllm
```