Introduction to Data Replication and Oracle Goldengate

 Why there is a need of Data Replication ?

 Present Data availability practices in Industry.
 Why Organizations need to change their Data replication Strategies.
 Products available in Market for Data Replication.
 Introduction to Oracle Golden Gate and History.
 Why Goldengate ?
 Supported databases and platforms
 Understanding Oracle Golden Gate Replication Topologies.
 Use cases: Real Time Data Warehousing, Live Standby Database, and High Availability.
 Difference between Oracle Goldengate and Oracle Disaster Recovery solutions.
 Advantages of Oracle Goldengate.

Oracle GoldenGate Technology and Architecture

 GoldenGate Architecture
 Oracle Goldengate Main components: Processes and Files
 How Oracle Goldengate works : Data Flow
 Manager
 Collector
 Extract, Replicate, Pump, Trail files

Installing Oracle GoldenGate

 Downloading the software

 Creating Installation Architecture
 Installing Oracle Golden Gate on Windows
 Installing Manager
 Explaining Subdirectories
 Preparing Oracle 11g Database for data replication
 Choosing Replicate database connection options
 Preparing Database Schemas for Replication
 Enabling supplemental logging in Database
Configuring & Preparing the Environment

Manager
 Configuring the Manager process
 Describing the Manager Parameters
 Starting the Manager process
 Configuring GLOBALS file

Extract
 Configuring the Extract Process
 Describing the extract Process
 Explaining initial Parameters

Delivery
 Configuring the Delivery Process
 Describing the Delivery Process
 Explaining the Delivery Process

Configuring Change Capture Delivery With and Without Data Pump for DML.

 Preparing a source database for transaction capture

 Describing the high-level configuration steps
 Explaining change capture and delivery with a data pump
 Explaining change capture and delivery without a data pump
 Comparing batch and online operation
 Explaining Oracle Golden Gate Checkpoints
 Describing the Extract process
 Configuring and starting an Extract process
 Adding local and remote trails
 Configuring and starting a data pump
 Explaining the Replicate process
 Configuring a Replicate process
 Starting a Replicate process
 Describing GGSCI commands
 Describing Extract trails and files
Configuring Change Capture Delivery DDL Replication

 Overview of DDL synchronization

 Preparing a source database for transaction capture
 Describing the high-level configuration steps
 Configuring Extract and Replicat for DDL replication

Configuring Change Capture Delivery for Bidirectional replication.

 Overview of bidirectional replication

 Advantages of bidirectional replication
 Preparing a source database for transaction capture
 Describing the high-level configuration steps
 Configuring Extract and Replicate for bidirectional replication

Use of Data Definitions File (defgen)

 Overview of Data Definitions File

 When to use Data Definitions Files
 Types of Data Definitions File
 Configuring Data Definitions File

Oracle Golden Gate Commands

 Running Golden Gate commands from the GGSCI prompt

 Running Golden Gate commands from the obey files
 Running Golden Gate commands from the OS shell
 Identifying the types of GGSCI commands available
Monitoring and Managing Oracle Golden Gate

 Monitoring Oracle Goldengate Process.

 Managing trail files by Manager Process.
 Automating process startup using reporting and statistics.
 Lag Analysis of the process.

GoldenGate Security Features

 Using message, trail and password encryption Controlling command permissions –
CMDSEC file

Advanced Configuration: Mapping and manipulating data

 Overview of data mapping and manipulation

 Deciding where data mapping and conversion will take place Data Selection and Filtering
 Data Transformation
 Using built-in functions
 Using SQLEXEC to interact directly with a database

GoldenGate Performance Tuning

 Using BATCHSQL to speed delivery

 Using RANGE Function
 Using parallel Replicate groups on a target system

Where to look

 Some Major issues base on my experience and the area of the investigation of the issues.