Ensure that you:

• Review how OCI GoldenGate connects to your sources and targets.
• Depending on your Oracle GoldenGate version:
  • Prepare the database for Oracle GoldenGate 23ai
  • Prepare the database for Oracle GoldenGate 21c.
• Unlock the GGADMIN user in Autonomous Database.
• Configure the required policies to enable secure Vault and Secrets access, such as use secrets, use vaults, and read secret-bundles. For more information, see Minimum recommended policies.

1. From the OCI GoldenGate Overview page, click Connections.
   You can also click Create Connection under the Get started section and skip to step 3.
2. On the Connections page, click Create Connection.
3. In the Create Connection panel, complete the General Information fields as follows:
   1. For Name, enter a name for the connection.
   2. (Optional) For Description, enter a description that helps you distinguish this connection from others.
   3. For Compartment, select the compartment in which to create the connection.
   4. From the Type dropdown, under Oracle, select Oracle Database.
   5. For Database details, you can choose:
      • Select database to select from a list of existing Autonomous Databases in the selected compartment, and then select a password secret from the dropdown or click Change compartment to choose a password secret in a different compartment.
        Note
        
        When you select an existing Autonomous Database, a private endpoint is created automatically.
      • Enter database information and then manually complete the following fields:
        • If not using a database wallet, enter the Database connection string.
        • If you don't enter a Database connection string, you select a Wallet secret.
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          • If you're using a Wallet, it must at least contain the cwallet.sso and tnsnames.ora files.
          • If you prefer not to use secrets, ensure that you deselect Use secrets in vault in the Security section under Advanced Options, located at the bottom of this form.
   6. For Database username, enter the username to connect to the database with.
   7. Select the Database user password secret. If located in a different compartment, use the dropdown to change compartments.
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      • Secrets are credentials such as passwords, certificates, SSH keys, or authentication tokens that you use with OCI services. To create a secret, see Creating a secret. Ensure that you:
        • Select Manual secret generation.
        • Paste the credentials into Secret contents.
      • If you prefer not to use password secrets, ensure that you deselect Use secrets in vault in the Security section under Advanced Options, located at the bottom of this form.
   8. Expand Show advanced options. You can configure the following options:
      • Security:
        • Deselect Use vault secrets you prefer not to use password secrets for this connection. If not selected:
          • Select Use Oracle-managed encryption key to leave all encryption key management to Oracle.
          • Select Use customer-managed encryption key to select a specific encryption key stored in your OCI Vault to encrypt your connection credentials.
      • Network connectivity
        • Shared endpoint, to share an endpoint with the assigned deployment. You must allow connectivity from the deployment's ingress IP.
        • Dedicated endpoint, for network traffic through a dedicated endpoint in the assigned subnet in your VCN. You must allow connectivity from this connection's ingress IPs.
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          • If a dedicated connection remains unassigned for seven days, then the service converts it to a shared connection.
          • Learn more about Oracle GoldenGate connectivity.
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4. Click Create.