Oracle GoldenGate 12c :

Fundamentals for Oracle

Student Guide

D84357GC10
Edition 1.0
January 2014
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Contents

1 Introduction

Objectives 1-2
Oracle GoldenGate 12c 1-3
Key Capabilities and Technology Differentiators 1-4
Value Propositions for Oracle GoldenGate 1-5
Oracle GoldenGate Topologies 1-6
Oracle Middleware for Business Intelligence 1-7
Oracle Data Integrator EE and Oracle GoldenGate 1-8
Oracle GoldenGate for Real-Time Data Warehousing 1-9
Oracle GoldenGate Solutions for Oracle Database 1-10
Oracle GoldenGate for Oracle Database Eliminate Down Time for Migrations and
Application Upgrades 1-11
Oracle GoldenGate for Oracle Database Eliminate Down Time During Oracle
Database Upgrades 1-12
Oracle GoldenGate for Oracle Database Eliminate Unplanned Down Time with
Active Data Guard 1-13
Oracle GoldenGate for Oracle Database Improve Production System Performance
and Lower Costs 1-14
Oracle GoldenGate for Oracle Database Offload Redo Logs 1-15
Oracle GoldenGate for Operational Reporting 1-16
Oracle GoldenGate for Oracle Database Increase Return on Investment (ROI) on
Existing Servers and Synchronize Global Data 1-17
Quiz 1-18
Summary 1-20

2 Technology Overview
Objectives 2-2
Roadmap 2-3
Oracle GoldenGate: Modular Building Blocks 2-4
Roadmap 2-10
Supported Databases 2-11
Supported Operating Systems 2-12
Roadmap 2-13
Oracle GoldenGate Product Line 2-14
Oracle GoldenGate Veridata 2-15

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 Oracle GoldenGate Director: Overview 2-16
Oracle GoldenGate Director 2-17
Oracle GoldenGate Monitor: Overview 2-18
Oracle GoldenGate Monitor 2-19
Enterprise Manager Cloud Control 12c 2-20
Adapter Integration Options for Oracle GoldenGate 2-21

Oracle GoldenGate for Flat File 2-22

Oracle GoldenGate Application Adapterfor Java 2-23
JMS Messaging Capture 2-24
Quiz 2-25
Summary 2-27

3 Oracle GoldenGate Architecture

Objectives 3-2
Roadmap 3-3
Uses of Oracle GoldenGate 3-4
Oracle GoldenGate Components 3-5
Oracle GoldenGate Logical Architecture 3-6
Oracle GoldenGate Process Groups 3-7
Process-Group Naming Conventions 3-8
GGSCI 3-10
Parameter Files 3-11
Roadmap 3-12
Change Data Capture (Extract) and Delivery 3-13
Change Data Capture (Extract) and Delivery Using a Data Pump 3-15
Extract Flavors 3-16
Distributed Topologies for Integrated Extract: Same Machine 3-17
Distributed Topologies for Integrated Extract: Different Machine, Real-Time 3-18
Distributed Topologies for Integrated Extract: Different Machine,

Non-Real-Time 3-19
Supported Features Based on Source DB Version 3-20
Roadmap 3-21
Online Versus Batch Operation 3-22
Running an Initial Load 3-23
Initial Load 3-24
Roadmap 3-25
Checkpoints: Capture 3-26
Checkpoints: Pump 3-27
Checkpoints: Delivery 3-28

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