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Oracle Goldengate 11g Complete Cookbook
Oracle Goldengate 11g Complete Cookbook

Oracle Goldengate 11g Complete Cookbook: Dig deep into administering Oracle Goldengate 11g using this comprehensive cookbook. From the very basics of installation to advanced features like migration, you'll learn the practical way through code scripts and examples.

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Chapter 2. Setting up GoldenGate Replication

The following recipes will be covered in this chapter:

  • Setting up a simple GoldenGate replication configuration between two single node databases

  • Setting up a GoldenGate replication with multiple process groups

  • Configuring an Extract process to read from an Oracle ASM instance

  • Setting up a GoldenGate replication between Oracle RAC databases

  • Determining the size of trail file areas

  • Verifying the data transfer on the target system

  • Generating encryption keys

  • Encrypting database user passwords

  • Encrypting the trail files

  • Setting up a GoldenGate replication between tables with different structures using defgen

Introduction


There are various steps in configuring a GoldenGate environment. Some of the steps of this setup can be different for different database environments and requirements. In this chapter, we will go through the steps that should be performed for a simple replication and a complex one. We will also look into how to divide the load into multiple process groups for a busy system. Further, we will cover the set up required for ASM and RAC environments, and also how to encrypt the password and trail files. We will also look into the steps required for replication between tables with different structures.

Setting up a simple GoldenGate replication configuration between two single node databases


In this recipe we will look at how to configure GoldenGate for continuous replication between two single node databases.

Getting ready

For this setup, we make the following assumptions:

  1. The source and target database have already been set up.

  2. Both the databases have a schema called SCOTT which is in a consistent state. No transformations will be performed in this recipe.

  3. Oracle GoldenGate binaries are already installed in both sites.

  4. The extract method used in this example will be classic capture.

  5. Supplemental Logging is enabled at database and table level for all the objects to be replicated.

How to do it...

We will follow these steps to set up this replication configuration.

Perform the following steps in the source database:

  1. Set up the GoldenGate user. Run the following command in the source database:

    sqlplus sys/**** as sysdba
    CREATE USER GGATE_ADMIN identified by GGATE_ADMIN;
    GRANT CREATE SESSION, ALTER SESSION...

Setting up a GoldenGate replication with multiple process groups


If your source system is a very busy OLTP system, with a high rate of data changes, then you will find that a single set of GoldenGate processes is not sufficient to replicate the load to the target environment in real time. In such a situation Oracle recommends splitting the load into multiple process groups.

Getting ready

For this recipe we will use the Order Entry demo schema. This schema has been created in both source and target databases, and is in the same state. The GoldenGate binaries, the GoldenGate Admin user, and manager instance have also been set up in the source and target environment.

How to do it...

In this recipe we will set up the following configuration for replicating the Order Entry schema:

As you can see from the preceding diagram, the replication setup performed here will consist of two Extract processes, two Datapumps, and four Replicat processes.

Perform the following steps in the source database:

  1. Create...

Configuring an Extract process to read from an Oracle ASM instance


If your source database is on ASM and the archive logs reside in an ASM diskgroup, the GoldenGate extract requires some additional configuration to be able to read them. In this recipe we will look at the additional parameters that you need to specify in the extract parameter file for this.

How to do it…

The setup required for reading archive logs from ASM depends on the version of the source database.

For Oracle 10gR2 (10.2.0.5 or later) / Oracle 11gR2 (11.2.0.2 or later):

  1. Modify the extract parameter files to use the TRANSLOGOPTIONS parameter:

    ./ggsci
    EDIT PARAMS EGGTEST1
    EXTRACT EGGTEST1
    USERID GGATE_ADMIN@DBORATEST, PASSWORD AADAAAAAAAAAAAFAQCFIIDLCUELFNFECLITBSCAHYBBHHEUGKDNICDCCDCFELJDJFFEAUHUBFGWIUJGCAJJDNDPDZEOHGILBIIWCUIBHHGPBKBHB, AES256, ENCRYPTKEY dbkey1
    EXTTRAIL /u01/app/ggate/dirdat/st
    TRANSLOGOPTIONS DBLOGREADER
    TABLE scott.*;
  2. Save the file and exit the editor window.

  3. Start the Extract process:

    GGSCI> START EGGTEST1...

Setting up a GoldenGate replication between Oracle RAC databases


High Availability is the buzz word in today's world. The systems need to be available all the time. The applications store their data in the databases, so it becomes quite critical for the databases to be fault tolerant and always available. Oracle RAC is a popular choice when companies want to build resilience in their systems. More and more applications are becoming RAC aware and it is quite common to see companies migrating most of their applications to Oracle RAC-based database environments.

Replicating the data between Oracle RAC databases requires some additional setup. In this recipe we will look into what configuration steps are required to setup replication between Oracle RAC environments. We will not cover the set up required to make the GoldenGate replication highly available itself as there are many ways to do it and will be covered in separate recipes in Chapter 5, Oracle GoldenGate High Availability.

Getting ready...

Determining the size of trail file areas


You would most likely create an Extract process with a dedicated Datapump process in the source environment. The Datapump process can suffer an outage in case of any network issue. However, it, resumes the trail file transfer to the remote site when it is up again. In such a situation you would want the Extract process to continue extracting the data into the trail files on the source system.

The trail files are stored in the filesystem which would be finite in space. The size of the trail file area will determine how many trail files can be stored, which in effect will determine how long the Extract process can continue generating the trail files while the Datapump process is down. This will determine the overall network outage capacity of your replication infrastructure. Clearly, it is quite important to size the trail file areas appropriately to avoid the situations where the Extract process has to be stopped because of lack of available space on...

Verifying the data transfer on the target system


This recipe will show you how to verify data transfer on a target system.

Getting ready

For this recipe we will use the continuous replication setup for the SCOTT schema done in Setting up a simple GoldenGate replication configuration between two single node databases earlier in this chapter.

How to do it...

Perform the following steps in the source database:

  1. Check the number of employees whose salary is greater than 3000:

    SQL> select * from EMP where sal>3000;
    
    EMPNO  ENAME   JOB     MGR  HIREDATE  SAL  COMM  DEPTNO
    -----  -----    ---      ---  --------  ---  ----  ------
    7839   KING      PRESIDENT   17-NOV-81	 5000         10
  2. Perform some updates in the source database. Here we increase the salary for all employees by 1000:

    SQL> update SCOTT.EMP set sal=sal+1000;
    14 rows updated.
    
    SQL> commit;
    Commit complete.
  3. Check the Extract process statistics:

    GGSCI (prim1-ol6-112.localdomain) 3> stats EGGTEST1 hourly
    
    Sending STATS request to...

Generating encryption keys


GoldenGate uses encryption keys for encrypting the passwords and trail files. You can use default keys or define custom encryption keys. Oracle recommends using custom encryption keys for encrypting passwords and trail files. In this recipe you will learn how to generate encryption keys using the keygen tool.

How to do it…

  1. As the GoldenGate software owner, change the current directory to GoldenGate Home directory:

    cd $GG_HOME
  2. Generate the encryption key using the keygen utility:

    ./keygen <length> <number>

    for example

     ./keygen 128 1
  3. Copy the generated encryption key to the ENCKEYS file under $GG_HOME and give this key a logical name:

    dbkey1 0xC2052964C5C2C1309FEF5042E306716A
  4. If you are going to use encryption for encrypting the trail files or for Datapump transfers, then you must copy the ENCKEYS file to the target server:

    scp $GG_HOME/ENCKEYS stdby1-ol6-112:/u01/app/ggate/

How it works…

The encryption keys are generated using the keygen utility which is enclosed...

Encrypting database user passwords


GoldenGate requires an Oracle user password to connect to the source and target databases. In this recipe you will learn how to encrypt the database passwords using the ENCRYPT utility.

Getting ready

You need to generate the encryption keys and store them in the ENCKEYS file before generating encrypted passwords. Follow the steps in the Generating encryption keys recipe to generate and store a 256-bit key called dbkey1 in the ENCKEYS file.

Tip

Although you can generate encrypted passwords using the DEFAULT encryption keys, Oracle recommends using custom encryption keys for all production systems.

How to do it…

Encrypting the database user password involves the following steps:

  1. From GoldenGate Home, run the GoldenGate Software Command Line Interface (GGSCI):

    ./ggsci
  2. Run the ENCRYPT PASSWORD command as follows:

    ENCRYPT PASSWORD *** <ALGORITHM> ENCRYPTKEY <key|DEFAULT>
    

    for example:

    ENCRYPT PASSWORD TIGER AES256 dbkey1
    Encrypted password:  AADAAAAAAAAAAAFAQCFIIDLCUELFNFECLITBSCAHYBBHHEUGKDNICDCCDCFELJDJFFEAUHUBFGWIUJGCAJJDNDPDZEOHGILBIIWCUIBHHGPBKBHB...

Encrypting the trail files


The trail files are the key component in the GoldenGate configuration. Since these files hold the data that is extracted by the Extract process, keeping them in the default format poses a security risk. We can overcome this security risk by encrypting the trail files using various algorithms. In this recipe we will learn how to configure the automatic encryption of the trail files.

Getting ready

You need to generate the encryption keys and store them in the ENCKEYS file before encrypting the trail files. Follow the steps in the Generating encryption keys recipe to generate and store a 256-bit key called dbkey1 in the ENCKEYS file.

How to do it…

Here are the steps to configure the encryption and decryption of trail files.

Perform the following steps in the source environment:

  1. From GoldenGate Home, run the GoldenGate Software Command Line Interface (GGSCI):

    ./ggsci
  2. Edit the Extract process configuration:

    EDIT PARAMS EGGTEST1
  3. Add the ENCRYPTTRAIL command before the EXTTRAIL...

Setting up a GoldenGate replication between tables with different structures using defgen


By default, GoldenGate expects the table definitions in your source and target environments to be similar. However, this may not always be the case. If you have defined the mapping between different tables in the source and target environments or the mapped tables have dissimilar structures, you would need to do some extra configuration to make GoldenGate replication work. In this recipe we will look into the additional steps that are required for this.

Getting ready

For this recipe we will use the continuous replication setup for the SCOTT schema done in the Setting up a simple GoldenGate replication configuration between two single node databases recipe earlier in this chapter. We will create two additional tables in the target database with the following structures:

  • EMP_DIFFCOL_ORDER: EMP table with different column order

  • EMP_EXTRACOL: EMP table with an additional column LAST_UPDATE_TIME

We will replicate...

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  • Various recipes that will help you to set up Goldengate in various environments
  • Practical examples of Goldengate management tasks
  • Step by step instructions with various examples and scripts

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Oracle Goldengate 11g Complete Cookbook is your complete guide to all aspects of Goldengate administration. The recipes in this book will teach you how to setup Goldengate configurations for simple and complex environments requiring various filtering and transformations. It also covers various aspects of tuning and troubleshooting the replication setups using exception handling, custom fields, and logdump utility.The book begins by explaining some basic tasks like Installation and Process groups setup. You will then be introduced to some further topics including DDL replication and various options to perform Initial Loads. You will then learn some advanced administration tasks such as Multi Master replication setup and conflict resolution. Further recipes, contain the cross platform replication and high availability options for Goldengate.

Who is this book for?

Oracle Goldengate 11g Complete Cookbook is aimed at Database Administrators, Architects, and Middleware Administrators who are keen to know more about Oracle Goldengate. Whether you are handling Goldengate environments on a day-to-day basis, or using it just for migration, this book provides the necessary information required to successfully complete your administration tasks. The reader is expected to have some knowledge of Oracle databases.

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  • Configure DML and DDL Goldengate replication
  • Tune and Troubleshoot Goldengate replication
  • Cross Platform replication using Goldengate
  • Monitor Goldengate Replication using OEM 12c
  • What to do when GoldenGate replication breaks
  • Reverse changes applied by Goldengate
  • High Availability Setup for Goldengate
  • Learn about GoldenGate Veridata and GoldenGate Director
  • Migrate Oracle Streams environment to Goldengate
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Majority of the cookbooks cater to seasoned programmers so they can quickly lookup a solution without having to reinvent the wheel. However, this particular cookbook can also be used by less experienced Administrator as part of "How It Work and How to do it." methodology.After learning the Oracle GoldenGate. I would read the problem statement and then try to implement the solution by myself. I would compare my solution to that of the author's. Or in certain cases, cheat by copying the given solution.I found it to be a complete guide to the concepts, architecture, configuration, maintenance, troubleshooting and performance considerations for Oracle GoldenGate.Instead of navigating through links and multiple documents in Oracle documentation, I was able to get the necessary operational details in this one book.A very helpful guide for anyone who wants to setup replication using Oracle Goldengate or perform maintenance, monitoring and troubleshooting of an Oracle GoldenGate environment.I would recommend this book to anybody who is interested in mastering in Oracle GoldenGate.
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As an Oracle Consultant, finding books that are clear and concise and not based on entry level descriptions it is nice to come across a book that pays homage to the basics but is not afraid to delve in to subject matter that is a bit beyond the obvious/initial concerpts.Ankur's book delivers stage by stage guides to building a strong working knowledge of Oracle Golden Gate [OGG] showing the depth and flexibility that can be achieved using OGG as part of your replication strategy [or by extension, your DR strategy]The book is well laid out, each chapter builds on the previous whilst also allowing you to jump directly to areas of interest that go beyond the initial stumbling blocks encountered whilst getting to grips with OGG.A strong recommendation for anyone who's been aware of OGG but yet not gotten truly involved with large scale, complex, replication projects. Anyone upgrading from a streams environment to OGG should definitely look at the Advanced Administration Guide for some well worked examples of how to consider a upgrade.
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I best thing I like about the book is its organization and easy-to-find sections. The sections I first used in the book was the GoldenGate HA chapter. I had referred to a couple of other reference documents but couldn't get it right at first go. I found instructions by Ankur pretty close to what I wanted to do. Ever since I have used the book as a ready reckoner for anything GoldenGate related. Thanks Ankur.
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I really like books that have a simple and straightforward description of what and how i.e. exactly how to install, how to set it and what it means, etc.and in my personal opinion, this book fully meets that definition. The Oracle GoldenGate 11g Complete Cookbook is intended primarily for people who have very good administration and development experience with Oracle databases. The book is very easy to read with well written, examples are very well written and explained exactly how to proceed. I thing with this book you get very greate introduction to Oracle Gate, how to setup datapums, how to use the data filtering and mapping, how to store the transaction history etc.. Personally, the most interesting chapters for me was: “5. Oracle GoldenGate High Availability” – where are described how to create a highly available GoldenGate configuration with different file systems e.g. ocfs2, dbfx, acfs, etc. “7.Advanced Administration Task-1″ – where are described how to use the revese utility, how to a downstream database wth Integrated Capture etc. I was surprised (but praise for it), that the authors of this book, do not forget, how to monitor the GolgenGate with OEM12c and described it in the last chapter. So my conclusion is that if you want to use Oracle Golden Gate, or if you already use this tool, then you must have this book.
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Premium: Delivery to addresses in Australia only
Trackable delivery to most P. O. Boxes and private residences in Australia within 4-5 days based on the distance to a destination following dispatch.

India:

Premium: Delivery to most Indian addresses within 5-6 business days

Rest of the World:

Premium: Countries in the American continent: Trackable delivery to most countries within 4-7 business days

Asia:

Premium: Delivery to most Asian addresses within 5-9 business days

Disclaimer:
All orders received before 5 PM U.K time would start printing from the next business day. So the estimated delivery times start from the next day as well. Orders received after 5 PM U.K time (in our internal systems) on a business day or anytime on the weekend will begin printing the second to next business day. For example, an order placed at 11 AM today will begin printing tomorrow, whereas an order placed at 9 PM tonight will begin printing the day after tomorrow.


Unfortunately, due to several restrictions, we are unable to ship to the following countries:

  1. Afghanistan
  2. American Samoa
  3. Belarus
  4. Brunei Darussalam
  5. Central African Republic
  6. The Democratic Republic of Congo
  7. Eritrea
  8. Guinea-bissau
  9. Iran
  10. Lebanon
  11. Libiya Arab Jamahriya
  12. Somalia
  13. Sudan
  14. Russian Federation
  15. Syrian Arab Republic
  16. Ukraine
  17. Venezuela
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