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+Monitor connectivity from the data plane to the control plane::
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+In this release, you can monitor connectivity from the data plane to the control plane by using the `ControlPlaneConnectionAvailable` condition. For more information, see xref:../hosted_control_planes/hcp-observability.adoc#hcp-connect-control-plane_hcp-observability[Connectivity monitoring from the data plane to the control plane].