

# Statuses of homogeneous data migrations in Amazon DMS
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For each data migration that you run, Amazon DMS displays the **Status** in the Amazon DMS console. The following list includes the available statuses.
+ `Creating` – Amazon DMS is creating the data migration.
+ `Ready` – The data migration is ready to start.
+ `Starting` – Amazon DMS is creating the serverless environment for your data migration. This process takes up to 15 minutes.
+ `Load running` – Amazon DMS is performing the full load migration.
+ `Load complete, replication ongoing` – Amazon DMS completed the full load and now replicates ongoing changes. Amazon DMS uses this status only for data migrations of the full load and change data capture (CDC) type.
+ `Replication ongoing` – Amazon DMS is replicating ongoing changes. Amazon DMS uses this status only for migrations of the change data capture (CDC) type.
+ `Reloading target` – Amazon DMS is restarting a data migration and performs the specified migration type.
+ `Stopping` – Amazon DMS is stopping the data migration. Amazon DMS sets this status after you choose to stop the data migration on the **Actions** menu.
+ `Stopped` – Amazon DMS has stopped the data migration.
+ `Failed` – The data migration has failed. For more information, see the log files.

  To view the log files, choose your data migration on the **Data migrations** tab. Next, choose **View CloudWatch logs** under **Homogeneous data migration settings**.
**Important**  
You can view log files if you select the check box for **Turn on CloudWatch logs** when you create your data migration.
+ `Deleting` – Amazon DMS is deleting the data migration. Amazon DMS sets this status after you choose to delete the data migration on the **Actions** menu.
+ `Maintenance` – Amazon DMS puts a task in maintenance mode status when new image is deployed on the underlying serverless container associated with your data migration task.