Oracle GoldenGate

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Oracle GoldernGate

    Module 1: Technology Overview

    • Creating Oracle GoldenGate Topologies
    • Reviewing Oracle GoldenGate Use Cases
    • Assembling Building Blocks
    • Listing Supported OS
    • Listing Supported Databases
    • Listing the Oracle GoldengGate Product Line
    • Listing Non-Database Sources and Targets

    Module 2: Oracle GoldenGate Architecture

    • Describing Oracle GoldenGate Process Groups
    • Explaining Change Capture and Delivery (with and without a Data Pump)
    • Explaining Initial Data Load
    • Contrasting Batch and Online Operation
    • Explaining Oracle GoldenGateCheckpointing
    • Describing Commit Sequence Numbers (CSN)
    • Describing Oracle GoldenGate Files and Directories

    Module 3: Configuration Overview and Preparing the Environment

    • Reviewing Configuration Overview
    • Configuring Manager Process
    • Creating Source Definitions
    • Preparing the Source Database
    • Assigning Oracle Database Roles/Privileges Required
    • Using DBMS_GOLDENGATE_AUTH Package

    Module 4: Installing Oracle GoldenGate

    • Listing System Requirements
    • Performing Installation
    • Configuring Environment Variables
    • Using GGSCI

    Module 5: Running Oracle Golden Gate from the OS shell

      Module 6: Configuring Change Capture (Extract)

      • Reviewing Extract Overview
      • Configuring Extract Tasks
      • Adding Extract Group
      • Editing Extract Parameters
      • Extracting Use of Archived Transaction Logs
      • Adding Trails

      Module 7: Configuring Change Delivery (Replicat)

      • Reviewing Replicat Overview
      • Configuring Replicat Tasks
      • Configuring a Sample Environment
      • Configuring New Integrated Replicat

      Module 8: Configuring Extract Trails and Files (Data Pump)

      • Reviewing Extract Trails and Files Overview
      • Describing Trail Formats
      • Using Logdump for Viewing Trails
      • Reversing the Trail Sequence
      • Configuring and Using Data Pumps

      Module 9: Performing Initial Load

      • Oracle GoldenGate Methods
      • Listing Database-specific Methods
      • Describing Resource Limitations
      • Listing Advantages of Oracle GoldenGate Methods
      • Configuring Direct Load Methods
      • Handling Collisions with Initial Load

      Module 10: Editing Configuration Parameters

      • Editing Parameter Files
      • Contrasting GLOBALS versus Process Parameters
      • Configuring GLOBALS Parameters
      • Configuring Manager Parameters
      • Configuring Extract Parameters
      • Configuring Replicat Parameters

      Module 11: Filtering and Data Selection

      • Filtering and Data Selection
      • Mapping Columns Between Different Schemas
      • Using Built-in “@” (at) Functions
      • Using SQLEXEC to Interact Directly with a Database
      • Configuring New Coordinated Replicat

      Module 12: Bidirectional Replication

      • Reviewing Bidirectional Considerations
      • Detecting Loops
      • Avoiding Conflicts
      • Configuring and Using Conflict Detection and Resolution
      • Describing Identity Types Issues

      Module 13: DDL Replication

      • Reviewing Data Description Language Replication Overview
      • Configuring and Using Options for DDL Replication
      • Configuring and Using String Substitution in DDL

      ORACLE GOLDENGATE ADVANCE

        Module 1: Goldengate DBA Views for Troubleshooting

        • Accessing knowledge Documents – Mailing lists, Oracle GoldenGate forums, etc.
        • Consulting the Documentation
        • Getting familiar with the ShowSyntax parameter
        • Getting familiar with the logdump utility

        Module 2: Basic and Startup Problems

        • Getting familiar with basic problems
        • Developing the ability to deal with Extract and Replicatstartup issues
        • Verifying file names, file permissions, consistency between Extract and Replicat group names and their supporting files
        • Verifying consistent naming convention when defining trail files and their reference in the Extract/Replicat parameter files
        • Verifying that the correct software version has been installed
        • Verifying that the Oracle GoldenGate manager is running, that the group name which fails to start exists and is not misspelt
        • Verifying that the the parameter file exists, has the same name as the Extract/Replicat group, and is accessible by Oracle GoldenGate
        • Introducing the use of CHECKPARAMS to verify that the parameter syntax is correct

        Module 3: Data Extraction Problems

        • Developing the ability to deal with and troubleshoot data extraction issues:Extract is slow – Extract abends – Data pump abends
        • Analyzing various causes of a slow Extract startup
        • Tracing may be enabled, activity logging may be enabled, many columns listed in tables being replicated
        • Introducing the use of the CacheMgr parameter to control the virtual memory and temporary disk space that are available for caching uncommitted transaction data
        • In-depth analysis of abending Extracts: is Extract unable to open the transaction logs? – Checking to see if the disk is full -Is an archive log missing?
        • In-depth analysis of abending data pumps: Does the data pump abend with error number 509 (“Incompatible record”)?Have the source tables been changed? Is the Extract abending due to data manipulation?
        • Was the primary Extract or the data pump stopped, re-added, or restarted without resetting the data pump’s read position in the local trail?

        Module 4: Data Replication Problems

        • Developing the ability to deal with and troubleshoot data replication issues:
        • Analyzing the various causes of a “stuck” Replicat: Does “Stats Replicat” return no statistics? Do successive “Info Replicat” commands indicate that the Replicat read checkpoint is not moving?
        • Verifying that the Replicat is reading the trail to which Extract is writing
        • Analyzing the reasons why a Replicat abends: Is Replicat unable to locate a trail? Is Replicat unable to open a trail file? Was “Add TranData” issued for each table?

        Module 5: Missed Transactions

        • Developing the ability to deal with and troubleshoot missed transactions involving issues such as: Tables that are not properly specified – Missing” Add TranData” command – LOB data not replicating
        • Analyzing the reasons why transactions are not being processed: Were the tables included in Table and Map statements? Are fully qualified names (owner.table) used for both Table and Map?
        • ‘Single quotes’ on object names imply case-sensitive names for some databases (including the Oracle database)
        • Are the transactions coming out of the source system properly?

        Module 6: Mapping and Synchronization Problems

        • Developing the ability to deal with and troubleshoot mapping problems, such us: Fetching from the source data fails – Table and column names not matching between the source and the target
        • Analyzing the causes of various mapping problems:Is Extract returning fetch-related errors? Was the row containing the data deleted?
        • Has the undo retention expired?
        • Is “NoUseLatestVersion” for “FetchOptions” being used?
        • Do the source and target tables exist in the databases? Are they specified correctly in the Table or Map statement? Are their names fully qualified (schema.table)?
        • Do table and column names contain only supported characters?
        • Are WHERE clauses comparing different data types?
        • Is KeyCols being used? Are both source and target KeyCols being used? Corresponding source and target columns must match.

        Module 7: SQLEXEC, File-Maintenance, and Other Problems

        • Developing the ability to deal with and troubleshoot :
        • SQLEXEC problems – File-maintenance problems – Time differences – Too many open cursors
        • File-Maintenance Problems: Discard File Is Not Created – Discard File Is Too Big – Trail File Is Too Big
        • Miscellaneous Problems: Time Differences – INFO Command Shows Incorrect Status

        Module 8: “Classic” Performance Tuning

        • Identifying causes of slow startups
        • Monitoring lag and statistics
        • Tuning Manager
        • Identifying network and disk bottlenecks
        • Tuning “Classic” Extract
        • Tuning “Classic” Replicat

        Module 9:“Integrated” Performance Tuning

        • Describing architecture and advantages of the new Integrated capture
        • Describing architecture and advantages of the new Integrated delivery
        • Familiarizing with the new V$ tables holding real time Oracle GoldenGate statistics

        Module 10: “Integrated” Capture and Delivery Troubleshooting

        • Familiarizing with Troubleshooting Aids and Tools for Integrated Replication
        • Describing Oracle GoldenGateHealthcheck for Integrated Replicat
        • Describing the Oracle Database 12c GoldenGate AWR report
        • LogDump
        • Frequently Used GGSCI Commands
        • Top 60 Interview Questions for Experienced

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