How to setup Oracle Goldengate Replication between 11gR2 RAC or Single node instances. For RAC setup the GoldenGate custom cluster service . Not part of this document

1. Setup Oracle Golden gate 11.1
Author : Kanwar Batra
Create extract datapump on source. Golden Gate pumps will be created to transfer logs to the target
environment
Target GoldenGate Version 11.1.1.1 OGGCORE_11.1.1_PLATFORMS_110421.2040
The doc below has been modified as per the requirement.
1. Prequisites
Make sure /gg mount point is in place
ALTER DATABASE ADD SUPPLEMENTAL LOG DATA; (for 10g)
ALTER DATABASE ADD SUPPLEMENTAL LOG DATA (ALL) COLUMNS; (for 11g)
Needed on all source and target dbs if bidirectional replication is setup.ls –ltr.
Please run the above command only on Target database.
Select SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_MIN, SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_PK,
SUPPLEMENTAL_LOG_DATA_UI from v$database;
2. Owner /Directories :
On Target dbs ORACLE user owns the golden gate home.
create directory ggate xx under /opt/gg
mkdir opt/gg/xx
xx- version of golden gate
Binaries used:
ggs_Solaris_sparc_ora11g_64bit.tar
3. Prepare to Install
Copy binaries into the golden gate home (/opt/gg/xx)
Un-tar the binaries in the same directory on source & target systems
tar –xvf ggs_Solaris_sparc_ora11g_64bit.tar
3.1 Golden gate source setup
create user oragg identified by <pwd>
default tablespace users
temporary tablespace temp
quota unlimited on users
quota 0 on system;
grant ogg_role to oragg;

2. 4. GoldenGate Target Setup
Setup Target Database if it does not already exist
Create the Target database from source or RMAN backup or export dump of source database
CREATE BIGFILE TABLESPACE CLOUD_DAT DATAFILE '+DATADG' SIZE 20G REUSE
AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 20480K MAXSIZE unlimited LOGGING EXTENT
MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 10240K SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
AUTO;
CREATE BIGFILE TABLESPACE CLOUD_NDX DATAFILE '+DATADG' SIZE 30G REUSE
AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 10240M MAXSIZE unlimited LOGGING EXTENT
MANAGEMENT LOCAL UNIFORM SIZE 10240K SEGMENT SPACE MANAGEMENT
AUTO ;
create role RO_ROLE ;
create role DBENG_ROLE;
create role DML_ROLE ;
create role DBE_ROLE ;
create role TMP_ROLE ;
create role LSN_ROLE;
create role BC_ROLE;
CREATE USER CLOUD PROFILE DEFAULT IDENTIFIED BY CLOUD DEFAULT
TABLESPACE CLOUD_DAT TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP ACCOUNT UNLOCK
quota unlimited on CLOUD_DAT quota 0 on system;
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO CLOUD;
GRANT UNLIMITED TABLESPACE TO CLOUD;
GRANT CONNECT TO CLOUD;
GRANT RESOURCE TO CLOUD;
Grant create database link to CLOUD;
CREATE USER CONNDBO PROFILE DEFAULT IDENTIFIED BY conndbo1 DEFAULT
TABLESPACE CLOUD_NDX TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP ACCOUNT UNLOCK
quota unlimited on CLOUD_NDX quota 0 on system;
GRANT CONNECT TO CONNDBO;
GRANT LSN_ROLE TO CONNDBO;
GRANT RESOURCE TO CONNDBO;

3. CREATE USER POSNEGDBO PROFILE DEFAULT IDENTIFIED BY posnegdbo1
DEFAULT TABLESPACE CLOUD_NDX TEMPORARY TABLESPACE TEMP ACCOUNT
UNLOCK quota unlimited on CLOUD_NDX quota 0 on system;
GRANT CREATE SESSION TO POSNEGDBO;
GRANT LSN_ROLE TO POSNEGDBO;
create role ogg_role;
grant connect,resource to ogg_role;
grant dba to ogg_role;
grant create session to ogg_role;
grant create table to ogg_role;
grant alter session to ogg_role;
grant select any table to ogg_role;
grant alter any table to ogg_role;
grant select any dictionary to ogg_role;
grant flashback any table to ogg_role;
grant execute on dbms_flashback to ogg_role;
grant execute on utl_file to ogg_role;
grant insert any table to ogg_role;
grant create any table to ogg_role;
grant update any table to ogg_role;
grant delete any table to ogg_role;
grant drop any table to ogg_role;
create user ggora identified by ******
default tablespace users
temporary tablespace temp
quota unlimited on users
quota 0 on system;
grant ogg_role to ggora;
5. Creating subdirectories and configuring Golden Gate Manager on Target:
-bash-3.00$ cd /opt/gg/11/
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/u01/app/oracle/product/11.2.0.3/db/lib
-bash-3.00$ ./ggsci
Oracle GoldenGate Command Interpreter for Oracle
Version 11.1.1.1 OGGCORE_11.1.1_PLATFORMS_110421.2040
Solaris, sparc, 64bit (optimized), Oracle 11g on Apr 22 2011 03:14:39
Copyright (C) 1995, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
GGSCI (devcloud) 1> create subdirs
Creating subdirectories under current directory /opt/gg/11

4. Parameter files /opt/gg/11/dirprm: already exists
Report files /opt/gg/11/dirrpt: already exists
Checkpoint files /opt/gg/11/dirchk: already exists
Process status files /opt/gg/11/dirpcs: already exists
SQL script files /opt/gg/11/dirsql: already exists
Database definitions files /opt/gg/11/dirdef: already exists
Extract data files /opt/gg/11/dirdat: already exists
Temporary files /opt/gg/11/dirtmp: already exists
Veridata files /opt/gg/11/dirver: already exists
Veridata Lock files /opt/gg/11/dirver/lock: already exists
Veridata Out-Of-Sync files /opt/gg/11/dirver/oos: already exists
Veridata Out-Of-Sync XML files /opt/gg/11/dirver/oosxml: already exists
Veridata Parameter files /opt/gg/11/dirver/params: already exists
Veridata Report files /opt/gg/11/dirver/report: already exists
Veridata Status files /opt/gg/11/dirver/status: already exists
Veridata Trace files /opt/gg/11/dirver/trace: already exists
Stdout files /opt/gg/11/dirout: already exists
GGSCI 1> edit params mgr
PORT 2000
DYNAMICPORTLIST 2001-2100
-bash-3.00$ ./ggsci
Oracle GoldenGate Command Interpreter for Oracle
Version 11.1.1.1 OGGCORE_11.1.1_PLATFORMS_110421.2040
Solaris, sparc, 64bit (optimized), Oracle 11g on
Copyright (C) 1995, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
GGSCI (devcloud) 1> start mgr
Manager started.
GGSCI (devcloud) 2> info all
Program Status Group Lag Time Since Chkpt
MANAGER RUNNING
6. Create checkpoint table on Target:
GGSCI (devcloud) 1> edit params ./GLOBALS
checkpointtable ggora.chkpt
save the file
GGSCI (devcloud) > dblogin userid oragg password ****
Successfully logged into database.

5. GGSCI (devcloud) 5> add checkpointtable ggora.chkpt
Successfully created checkpoint table GGORA.CHKPT.
NOTE: GGORA NEEDS CREATE TABLE PRIV FOR THIS TO BE CREATED.
7. CONFIGURE EXTRACT DATAPUMP ON SOURCE:
Before configuring pump make sure GG is installed on target and the subdirs have been created
-bash-3.00$ pwd
/opt/gg/11
-bash-3.00$ cd diroby/
-bash-3.00$ vi pstd1cld.oby
-- pstd1cld
info pstd1cld, detail
DELETE pstd1cld
ADD EXTRACT pstd1cld, EXTTRAILSOURCE ./dirdat/D1/CLOUD/r1, EXTSEQNO 0,
EXTRBA 0
ADD RMTTRAIL ./dirdat/L1/CLOUD/r1, EXTRACT pstd1cld, MEGABYTES 50
info pstd1cld, detail
Run the Obey file:
GGSCI (devcloud) 1> obey ./diroby/ pstd1cld.oby
Create the pump parameter file: /*** check if you can telnet to port listener port 1521.
Once manager is up on target try to telnet to port 2000 ***/
GGSCI (devcloud) 9> edit params PSTD1CLD
--
-- Data Pump parameter file
--
EXTRACT pstd1cld
setenv (NLS_LANG = "AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8")
PASSTHRU
RMTHOST stagedb.mydomain.com, MGRPORT 2000, TCPBUFSIZE 1048576,
TCPFLUSHBYTES 1048576
RMTTRAIL ./dirdat/L1/CLOUD/r1
IGNOREREPLICATES
TABLE CLOUD.*;
Save the file
Create the Necessary Directoires On TargetDatabase:
-bash-3.00$ cd /opt/gg/11/
-bash-3.00$ cd dirdat
-bash-3.00$ mkdir -p L1/stgdb

6. Start the mgr on target first before starting the pump on source.
8. Start EXTRACT DATAPUMP ON SOURCE :
GGSCI (devcloud)1> alter pstd1cld begin now
GGSCI (devcloud) 15> start pstd1cld
GGSCI (devcloud) 15> stats pstd1cld
Check that the trail file is created on target. It should not be 0 bytes.
9. Configure Replicat on Target:
-bash-3.00$ pwd
/opt/gg/11
-bash-3.00$ mkdir diroby
-bash-3.00$ cd diroby
-bash-3.00$ vi rstd1cld.oby
Add the below line :
DBLOGIN USERID ggora, PASSWORD ******
DELETE rstd1cld
ADD REPLICAT rstd1cld, EXTTRAIL ./dirdat/L1/CLOUD/r1, CHECKPOINTTABLE
ggora.chkpt
--alter replicat <REPLICAT_NAME>, begin <YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS>
Run the Obey file:
GGSCI (dbrac) 4> obey ./diroby/rstd1cld.oby
GGSCI (devcloud) 1> info all
Program Status Group Lag Time Since Chkpt
MANAGER RUNNING
REPLICAT STOPPED rstd1cld 00:00:00 00:05:00
Create the replicat parameter file:
GGSCI (devcloud) 2> edit params rstd1cld
REPLICAT rstd1cld
setenv (NLS_LANG = "AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8")
USERID oragg, PASSWORD <pwd>
ASSUMETARGETDEFS
DISCARDFILE ./dirrpt/rstd1cld.dsc, PURGE
MAP CLOUD.secgroup , TARGET CLOUD.secgroup , KEYCOLS
(secid,secgroup_name)

7. Create the Necessary Directoires:
$ cd /opt/gg/11
$ mkdir –p /opt/gg/dirdat/ D1/CLOUD
10. Setting DB Parameters
alter system set aq_tm_processes=0 scope=both;
alter system set db_recovery_file_dest_size=200G scope=both;
alter system set db_recovery_file_dest='+CLOUDDG' scope=both;
alter system set db_writer_processes=8 scope=spfile;
alter system set open_cursors=2000 scope=spfile;
alter system set parallel_max_servers=32 scope=spfile;
alter system set job_queue_processes=10 scope=spfile;
alter system set sga_max_size=20G scope=spfile;
alter system set sga_target=20G scope=spfile;
alter system set pga_aggregate_target=4G scope=spfile;
alter system set db_cache_size=12G scope=spfile;
alter system set shared_pool_size=3G scope=spfile;
set snapshot retention=30 days and snapshot interval=15 minutes
execute dbms_workload_repository.modify_snapshot_settings( interval => 15,retention =>
43200);
grant all on CLOUD.secgroup to ogg_role;
11. Resize Redologs to accommodate expected transaction growth.
Restart database after the parameters have been set.
alter database add logfile group 6 size 1000M;
alter database add logfile group 7 size 1000M;
alter database add logfile group 8 size 1000M;
select * from v$log;
select * from v$logfile;
Resize log groups 1 to 7 as below
alter database drop logfile group 1;
alter database add logfile group 1 size 1000M;
Turn on archiving and Flashback database
alter system set log_archive_format='%t_%s_%r.arc' scope=spfile;
shut immediate;
startup mount
alter database archivelog;
alter database flashback on;

8. alter database open;
check that archive and flashback logs are generated.
alter system switch logfile;
alter system switch logfile;
alter system switch logfile;
archive log list
chmod –R 750 cdump
chmod –R 750 trace
Below Recommendation from oracle for ASM parameters :
Memory_max_size=500m
Memory_max_target=500m
db_cache_size = 64MB
shared_pool_size = 128MB
large_pool = 12MB
Processes = 150
12. Start the replicat on Target
Before starting replicat Enable handle collisions in Replicat parameter file.
GGSCI (devcloud) 1>edit params RSTD1CLD
Uncomment HANDLECOLLISIONS
Start replicat from csn captured during expdp or the time when expdp was started.
GGSCI (devcloud) 1> START REPLICAT RSTD1CLD, aftercsn 135132783
OR
GGSCI (devcloud) 4> alter extract pstd1dev begin <timestamp>
Note: The time here is the time when expdp was started on the source server
Use the following commands to check the status of Replicat
GGSCI (devcloud) 8> info all
Program Status Group Lag Time Since Chkpt
MANAGER RUNNING
REPLICAT RUNNING RSTD1CLD 00:00:25 00:00:01

9. GGSCI (devcloud) 19> stats RSTD1CLD
GGSCI (devcloud) 20> stats RSTD1CLD totalsonly *
GGSCI (devcloud) 21> stats RSTD1CLD totalsonly * reportrate sec
GGSCI (devcloud) 4> info RSTD1CLD, detail
NOTE: ONCE LAG is 0 HANDLECOLLISIONS SHOULD BE COMMENTED IN THE
REPLICAT CONFIG FILE.
GGSCI (devcloud) 80> stop RSTD1CLD
GGSCI (devcloud) 81> start RSTD1CLD
Disclaimer:
Please note this document was prepared by referencing the Oracle internal documents and based on a
working deployment at a customer. You are welcome to reference this document . These opinions are
mine and have not been validated by oracle. The document does not guarantee a solution it just
provides my experience with goldengate. Use as is