DOCS-11126: Improvements to Installation Tutorials

- All tutorials include 'Verify MongoDB started successfully' step
- All tutorials ensure user attempts to connect successfully to the mongod

Author: ravindk89

source/includes/steps-configure-windows-service-for-mongodb.yaml

@@ -46,8 +46,39 @@ inherit:
   file: steps-create-manually-windows-service-for-mongodb.yaml
   ref: start-mongodb-service
 ---
-title: Stop or remove the MongoDB service as needed.
 stepnum: 6
+source:
+  file: steps-run-mongodb-on-linux.yaml
+  ref: verify
+pre: |
+  Verify that MongoDB has started successfully by checking the 
+  log file at ``c:\data\log\mongod.log`` for the following line:
+post: |
+  If you modified the :setting:`systemLog.path`
+  configuration file option, open the log file at that location to 
+  examine the process output.
+
+  You may see non-critical warnings in the process
+  output. As long as you see the log line shown above, you can safely
+  ignore these warnings during your initial evaluation of MongoDB.
+---
+title: Connect to MongoDB.
+stepnum: 7
+ref: connect
+pre: |
+  To connect to MongoDB through the :program:`mongo.exe <mongo>` shell,
+  open another :guilabel:`Command Prompt`.
+action:
+    copyable: true
+    language: powershell
+    code: |
+      "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.6\bin\mongo.exe"
+post: |
+   If you want to develop applications using .NET, see the documentation
+   of :ecosystem:`C# and MongoDB </drivers/csharp>` for more information.
+---
+title: Stop or remove the MongoDB service as needed.
+stepnum: 8
 ref: stop
 action:
   - pre: |

source/includes/steps-create-manually-windows-service-for-mongodb.yaml

@@ -64,8 +64,39 @@ action:
   code: |
     net start MongoDB
 ---
-title: Stop or remove the MongoDB service as needed.
 stepnum: 6
+source:
+  file: steps-run-mongodb-on-linux.yaml
+  ref: verify
+pre: |
+  Verify that MongoDB has started successfully by checking the 
+  log file at ``c:\data\log\mongod.log`` for the following line:
+post: |
+  If you modified the :setting:`systemLog.path`
+  configuration file option, open the log file at that location to 
+  examine the process output.
+
+  You may see non-critical warnings in the process
+  output. As long as you see the log line shown above, you can safely
+  ignore these warnings during your initial evaluation of MongoDB.
+---
+title: Connect to MongoDB.
+stepnum: 7
+ref: connect
+pre: |
+  To connect to MongoDB through the :program:`mongo.exe <mongo>` shell,
+  open another :guilabel:`Command Prompt`.
+action:
+    copyable: true
+    language: powershell
+    code: |
+      "C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.6\bin\mongo.exe"
+post: |
+   If you want to develop applications using .NET, see the documentation
+   of :ecosystem:`C# and MongoDB </drivers/csharp>` for more information.
+---
+title: Stop or remove the MongoDB service as needed.
+stepnum: 8
 ref: stop-mongodb-service
 action:
   - pre: "To stop the MongoDB service, use the following command:"

source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-debian.yaml

@@ -19,9 +19,19 @@ pre: |
 action:
   language: none
   code: |
-    [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port <port>
+    [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017
 post: |
-  where ``<port>`` is the port configured in ``/etc/mongod.conf``, ``27017`` by default.
+  ``<port>`` is the port the :program:`mongod` listens on. If you
+  modified the :setting:`net.port` setting in the ``/etc/mongod.conf``
+  configuration file, the port may differ.
+
+  If you modified the :setting:`systemLog.path` configuration
+  file option, look for the log file at the location you specified
+  to that setting.
+
+  You may see non-critical warnings in the :program:`mongod`
+  output. As long as you see the log line shown above, you can safely
+  ignore these warnings during your initial evaluation of MongoDB.
 ---
 title: Stop MongoDB.
 stepnum: 3

source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-linux.yaml

@@ -58,10 +58,43 @@ action:
       mongod --dbpath <path to data directory>
 # End-for-getting-started-guide
 ---
-title: Begin using MongoDB.
+title: Verify that MongoDB has started successfully
 stepnum: 4
+ref: verify
+pre: |
+  Verify that MongoDB has started successfully by
+  checking the process output for the following line:
+action:
+  language: none
+  code: |
+    [initandlisten] waiting for connections on port 27017
+post: |
+
+  The output should be visible in the terminal or shell window.
+
+  You may see non-critical warnings in the process
+  output. As long as you see the log line shown above, you can safely
+  ignore these warnings during your initial evaluation of MongoDB.
+---
+title: Begin using MongoDB.
+stepnum: 5
 ref: begin-using-mongodb
-content: |
+pre: |
+
+  Start a :program:`mongo` shell on the same host machine as the 
+  :program:`mongod`. Use the :option:`--host` command line option
+  to specify the localhost address and port that the :program:`mongod`
+  listens on:
+action:
+  language: shell
+  code: |
+
+     mongo --host 127.0.0.1:27017
+post: |
+
+  If you started the :program:`mongod` on a different port, specify
+  that port instead of ``27017``. 
+
   To help you start using MongoDB, MongoDB provides :ref:`Getting
   Started Guides <getting-started>` in various driver editions. See
   :ref:`getting-started` for the available editions.
@@ -71,4 +104,7 @@ content: |
 post: |
   Later, to stop MongoDB, press ``Control+C`` in the terminal where the
   :program:`mongod` instance is running.
+replacement:
+  mongod: ":program:`mongod`"
+  mongo: ":program:`mongo`"
 ...

source/includes/steps-run-mongodb-on-windows.yaml

@@ -54,8 +54,14 @@ post: |
   work network`` and click ``Allow access``. For additional information on
   security and MongoDB, please see the :doc:`Security Documentation </security>`.
 ---
-title: Connect to MongoDB.
+title: Verify that MongoDB has started successfully
 stepnum: 3
+source:
+  file: steps-run-mongodb-on-linux.yaml
+  ref: verify
+---
+title: Connect to MongoDB.
+stepnum: 4
 ref: connect
 pre: |
   To connect to MongoDB through the :program:`mongo.exe <mongo>` shell,
@@ -69,9 +75,4 @@ post: |
    If you want to develop applications using .NET, see the documentation
    of :ecosystem:`C# and MongoDB </drivers/csharp>` for more information.
 # End-for-getting-started-guide
----
-stepnum: 4
-source:
-  file: steps-run-mongodb-on-linux.yaml
-  ref: begin-using-mongodb
-...
+...