[id="checking-cache-availability_{context}"]
= Verifying cache availability during network partitions

Determine if caches on {brandname} clusters are in `AVAILABLE` mode or `DEGRADED` mode during a network partition.

When {brandname} clusters split into partitions, nodes in those partitions can enter `DEGRADED` mode to guarantee data consistency.
In `DEGRADED` mode clusters do not allow cache operations resulting in loss of availability.

.Procedure

Verify availability of clustered caches in network partitions in one of the following ways:

* Check {brandname} logs for `ISPN100011` messages that indicate if the cluster is available or if at least one cache is in `DEGRADED` mode.

* Get the availability of remote caches through the {brandname} Console or with the REST API.
** Open the {brandname} Console in any browser, select the **Data Container** tab, and then locate the availability status in the **Health** column.
** Retrieve cache health from the REST API.
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[source,options="nowrap",subs=attributes+]
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GET /rest/v2/container/health
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* Programmatically retrieve the availability of embedded caches with the `getAvailability()` method in the `AdvancedCache` API.

[role="_additional-resources"]
.Additional resources
* link:{rest_docs}#rest_v2_cache_manager_health[REST API: Getting cluster health]
* link:../../apidocs/org/infinispan/AdvancedCache.html#getAvailability()[org.infinispan.AdvancedCache.getAvailability]
* link:../../apidocs/org/infinispan/partitionhandling/AvailabilityMode.html[Enum AvailabilityMode]
