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# Data Channel

This page is to check the state of the Kafka Brokers.

The pipelines use the kafka topics as a communication channel to pass info between components. it is crucial for the functionality of the pipeline that brokers are up and running.

{% hint style="success" %}
The green indicator in status shows the broker is up and running; if it is red then the broker is down.
{% endhint %}

![Navigate to fata channel to check the health of the Kafka Brokers.](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FzMoSDZeq2CKIJ5fkYtdN%2FDatachannel.gif?alt=media\&token=42dec579-29ea-4068-8bd4-bfd9aae925b8)