# Activate CloudWatch Application Insights
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1. Sign in to the [Systems Manager console](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager).

1. In the navigation pane, choose **Application Manager**.

1. In **Applications**, choose **AppRegistry applications**.

1. In **AppRegistry applications**, search for the application name for this solution and select it.

   The application name will have App Registry in the Application Source column, and will have a combination of the solution name, Region, account ID, or stack name.

1. In the **Components** tree, choose the application stack you want to activate.

1. In the **Monitoring** tab, in **Application Insights**, select **Auto-configure Application Monitoring**.

 **Application Insights section showing problems by severity and option to set up monitoring.** 

![image9](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/images/image9.png)


Monitoring for your applications is now activated and the following status box appears:

 **Application monitoring enabled message with setup complete status and auto-configuration details.** 

![image10](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/solutions/latest/migration-assistant-for-amazon-opensearch-service/images/image10.png)