# Step 9: Running and Monitoring a Data Migration
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After you create a data migration, you can run it and monitor its status.

 **To start a data migration** 

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS DMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/dms/v2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/dms/v2/).

1. Choose **Migration projects**. The **Migration projects** page opens.

1. Choose the migration project that you created in [Step 7](dm-postgresql-step-7.md).

1. On the **Data migrations** tab, choose the data migration that you created in [Step 7](dm-postgresql-step-7.md).

1. For **Actions**, choose **Start**.

The first launch of a homogeneous data migration requires some setup. AWS DMS creates a serverless environment for your data migration. This process takes up to 15 minutes.

 **To monitor a data migration** 

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS DMS console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/dms/v2/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/dms/v2/).

1. Choose **Migration projects**. The **Migration projects** page opens.

1. Choose the migration project that you created in [Step 7](dm-postgresql-step-7.md).

1. On the **Data migrations** tab, see the **Status** column for your data migration. For more information about values in this column, see [Statuses of homogeneous data migrations](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/dms/latest/userguide/dm-migrating-data-statuses.html).

1. For a running data migration, the **Migration progress** column displays the percentage of migrated data.

1. Choose your data migration. On the **Details** tab, you can see the progress of your homogeneous data migration.

After AWS DMS completes the full load process, your data migration starts the replication of ongoing changes.