What's new in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure GoldenGate
Learn about new features and enhancements recently added to improve your OCI GoldenGate experience.
When new and updated features are available for OCI GoldenGate, instances are upgraded in the data centers where Oracle Cloud services are hosted. Changes to the Oracle Cloud Console take affect automatically, but OCI GoldenGate deployments must be manually upgraded to stay within the support window.
To understand the full scope of each release, ensure that you also review the following resources:
April 2025
Feature or Change | Description |
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Pipelines | Build ZeroETL Mirror pipelines in OCI GoldenGate. Pipelines is a new resource that lets you create data replication solutions from preconfigured use cases. One such use case is ZeroETL Mirror. Choose an article to learn how to get started: |
Schedule backups |
You can now schedule manual backups to run at your preferred day, time, and frequency when you create or edit a data replication deployment. Learn more. |
Connection assignments |
If you create or unassign a connection with a Dedicated endpoint and it remains unassigned for seven consecutive days, the service converts the endpoint to Shared. |
Service changes |
Take a look at the latest Service Change announcements and take action on any changes that affect your deployments. |
REST APIs |
The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available |
New GoldenGate data replication versions for Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2 for z/OS, and Big Data are now available. New OCI GoldenGate Data Transforms and Stream Analytics builds are also available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can to leverage the newest features and security fixes. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
February 2025
Feature or Change | Description |
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New connection types |
OCI GoldenGate now supports the following Connection types:
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New Quickstarts | The following Quickstarts were added:
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Service changes |
Take a look at the latest Service Change announcements and take action on any changes that affect your deployments. |
REST APIs |
The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available |
New GoldenGate data replication versions for Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2 for z/OS, and Big Data are now available. New OCI GoldenGate Data Transforms and Stream Analytics builds are also available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can to leverage the newest features and security fixes. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
November 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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Password secrets |
Connection types now support the use of password secrets. When you create or edit connections, you can select a password secret from your Vault. |
Refresh connection |
You can now refresh Autonomous Database connections from their connection details pages, to ensure the database wallet is up to date with your Autonomous Database instances. Learn more. |
Service changes |
Ensure that you review the latest Service Change announcements to take action on any changes that affect your deployments. |
REST APIs |
The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available |
New GoldenGate data replication versions for Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2 for z/OS, and Big Data are now available. New OCI GoldenGate Data Transforms and Stream Analytics builds are also available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can to leverage the newest features and security fixes. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
October 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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Create Stacks | You can now create a Stack in Resource Manager for GoldenGate deployments. When you create a deployment, you have the option to Save as Stack to save the configuration to Resource Manager. |
Group to role mapping | When you create a data replication deployment, you can now map user groups to Oracle GoldenGate roles during the create deployment process. Learn more: |
Test connections | Test connections now returns more extensive error messages. |
Service changes |
Ensure that you review the latest Service Change announcements to take action on any changes that affect your deployments. |
REST APIs |
The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available |
New GoldenGate data replication versions for Oracle, MSSQL, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2 for z/OS, and Big Data are now available. New OCI GoldenGate Data Transforms and Stream Analytics builds are also available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can to leverage the newest features and security fixes. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
July 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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GoldenGate 23ai |
Oracle GoldenGate 23ai for SQL Server, MySQL, and Big Data is now available. To create a 23ai deployment, ensure that you click Change version, and select the 23.x build. View a list of supported technologies. |
Metadata only manual backups |
You can now create metadata only manual backups that don't include Trail files. Learn more. |
Service changes |
Ensure that you review the latest Service Change announcements to take action on any changes that affect your deployments. |
REST APIs |
The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available |
New GoldenGate data replication versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2 for z/OS, and Big Data are now available. New OCI GoldenGate Data Transforms and Stream Analytics builds are also available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can to leverage the newest features and security fixes. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
June 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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New deployment type |
Support for Db2 for z/OS deployments is now available. You can select Db2 for z/OS as a deployment type and create IBM Db2 for z/OS connections. Learn more: |
New connections |
The following connection types are now available: |
Service changes |
Ensure that you review the latest Service Change announcements to take action on any changes that affect your deployments. |
REST APIs |
The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available |
New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
May 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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GoldenGate 23ai | Oracle GoldenGate 23ai is now available in OCI GoldenGate for Oracle Database and PostgreSQL. You
can:
Note: You can upgrade from 21c to 23ai as long as your 21c build is 21.14 or higher. |
REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
March 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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Data Transforms | OCI GoldenGate Data Transforms is now available in all commercial regions. Learn more about Data Transforms and how to get started. |
REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
February 2024
Feature or Change | Description |
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Stream Analytics | OCI GoldenGate Stream Analytics is now available in all commercial regions. Analyze streaming data in real time without having to allocate or manage any compute environments. Learn more about Stream Analytics and how to get started. |
REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
December 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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Networking updates | Updates were made to the following areas:
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Contextual notifications | You can now set up contextual notifications on the deployment details page. Contextual notifications let stay informed of specific events that occur with your deployment. Learn more. |
Truststore certificates | You can now manage Truststore certificates for other GoldenGate deployments to which your deployment communicates. See Manage Truststore certificates to learn more. |
REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
October 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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New connections added | Support for the following connection types is now
available in deployment version _841 and
above, except for regions where Stream
Analytics is in Limited Availability:
For more information see, What's supported. |
IAM with Identity Domains | GoldenGate now supports Identity Access Management (IAM)
with Identity Domains. This feature is available in deployment versions
_822 and above. To use IAM with Identity Domains, you must
add the necessary policies. For more information, see OCI GoldenGate
Policies.
Learn more: |
Documentation updates | New articles added:
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REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
August 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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Stream Analytics | You can now create event stream processing pipelines
using OCI GoldenGate Stream Analytics. Pipelines can process input from
GoldenGate Extracts, Kafka, or other sources, and join, transform,
aggregate, or filter events using patterns and machine learning models.
You can then output results to event streams, data stores, or
operational dashboards.
Note: Stream Analytics is currently in Limited Availability and only available in specific regions. To learn more and gain access, contact your Oracle representative or Oracle Support. |
Maintenance | Expanded maintenance features are now available in
deployment versions _766 and above. Additions include:
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REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
July 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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Copy deployment backups | You can now copy automatic backups to your Oracle Object Storage bucket. Learn more. |
Test connections | You can now test the connectivity to source and target connections assigned to a deployment in the Oracle Cloud console, from either the deployment or connection details page. Learn more. |
OCI Logging integration | OCI GoldenGate now supports OCI Logging to produce process and error logs. Learn more. |
REST APIs | The GoldenGate Service REST API reference was refreshed to reflect the recent feature releases and updates. |
New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
June 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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New GoldenGate versions available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
March 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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New deployment type | Support for Microsoft SQL Server is now available. You
can select Microsoft SQL Server as a deployment type, and create the
following types of connections:
To learn more, see: |
New Big Data connections | Support for the following Big Data connection types is
now available:
See all supported technologies. |
New Quickstarts added | Check out the latest quickstarts for step-by-step instructions on how to get started with our new connection types: |
New maintenance features |
You can now schedule upgrades, subscribe to upgrade notifications, snooze upgrade notifications, and rollback upgrades. Learn more. You can also review the different builds available to learn what's included in each release. See OCI GoldenGate versions. You must upgrade to version _703 or above to use the maintenance features. |
GoldenGate API updates | To support the features released, additions were made to the GoldenGate API. |
New GoldenGate version available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
February 2023
Feature or Change | Description |
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Manage master encryption key wallets |
You can now manage master encryption key wallets in OCI GoldenGate. You can use master encryption keys to encrypt trail files distributed to other GoldenGate deployments. Learn more. You must upgrade to version _687 or above to use the master encryption key wallet features. |
GoldenGate API updates | To support the features released, additions were made to the GoldenGate API. |
New quickstarts added | New quickstarts were added: |
New GoldenGate version available | New GoldenGate versions for Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Big Data are now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. See OCI GoldenGate versions. |
December 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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New deployment type added | OCI GoldenGate now supports PostgreSQL as a deployment type. Learn more. |
New connection types added | New connection types were added for PostgreSQL and Big Data. See what's supported. |
New quickstarts added | New quickstarts were added to showcase the new connection types: |
Collect diagnostics | You can now collect diagnostics to analyze or share information about your OCI GoldenGate deployment. The information collected can be shared with My Oracle Support, should you encounter any issues. Learn more. |
GoldenGate API | To support the features released, additions were made to the Deployments API. |
Admin Client | You can now launch the Admin Client directly from the Deployment details page. Learn more about Admin Client. |
New GoldenGate version available | A new GoldenGate version for Big Data is now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. |
November 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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Connections and deployment types | You can use connections and deployment types all regions where GoldenGate is available. Learn more about deployment types and supported connections. |
New GoldenGate version | A new GoldenGate version for Oracle is now available. Ensure that you upgrade your deployments as soon as you can. |
October 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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Connections and deployment types | You can use connections and deployment types all regions
where GoldenGate is available except:
Learn more about deployment types and supported connections. |
September 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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Connections and deployment types | The following deployment types are now available in the
US West (San Jose) and France Central (Paris) regions:
Learn more about these deployment types and support connections. |
View Trail files | You can now view Trail files for deployments upgraded to GoldenGate version 21.6 or higher on the Deployment details page, under Resources. Trail files build up over time, which directly impacts the Storage utilization calculation you see under Deployment information. Use this information to manage trail files. |
August 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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New metrics added | Several new metrics were added to the deployment details page so that you can observe the health of GoldenGate processes within the Oracle Cloud console. Learn more: |
Admin client support in Cloud Shell | Cloud Shell now supports GoldenGate Admin client. Admin client enables you to create and manage OCI GoldenGate resources from the command line utility. Learn more. |
New GoldenGate version available | A new GoldenGate version is now available. Upgrade your OCI GoldenGate as soon as possible to stay within the current support window. To upgrade, click the Upgrade link on your deployment details page. Learn more. |
June 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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Connections | A new OCI GoldenGate resource type was introduced and replaces Database Registrations for users in the San Jose region only. Explore connections. |
Connections API | A catalog of REST APIs was introduced to support new Connections resource type for users in the San Jose region only. |
Supported technologies | You can now use MySQL databases and Big Data technologies with OCI GoldenGate for users in the San Jose region only. Learn what's supported. |
New quickstarts | For users in the San Jose region, get started with newly supported databases and technologies with the following quickstarts: |
New troubleshooting topic added | Learn to troubleshoot memory consumption issues and configure CacheMgr. |
March 2022
Feature or Change | Description |
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Storage utilization | Each deployment has a soft limit of 250 GB storage per OCPU. You can see how much storage space your deployment uses on the deployment details page. When the storage limit is reached, a message displays on the deployment details page advising you to take action to free up space. Learn to purge unused trail files. |
GoldenGate API | To support the features released, additions were made to the Deployments API. |
GoldenGate Events | A new Deployment event type was added for Storage Utillization. Learn more. |
New quickstart | Learn to configure bidirectional replication. |
December 2021
Feature or Change | Description |
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Support for RAC databases | Database Registrations now support RAC databases. |
GoldenGate API | To support the features released, additions were made to the DatabaseRegistration APIs APIs. |
November 2021
Feature or Change | Description |
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New details for Deployment Backups | Deployment backup size and start and end times were added to the Deployment Backup Details page. See Viewing Backup Details. |
GoldenGate API | To support the features released, additions were made to the DeploymentBackup APIs. |
Policy examples updated | With the recent release of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure IAM and the introduction of identity domains, updates were made to OCI GoldenGate Policy examples. See Minimum recommended policies. |
Quickstarts updated | Send data from Oracle GoldenGate to OCI GoldenGate and Send data from OCI GoldenGate to Oracle GoldenGate quickstarts were updated to reflect changes to the root certificate. |
Managing Deployment Backups | Reasons that a backup process fails were added to Manage deployment backups. |
October 2021
Feature or Change | Description |
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Upgrade History | You can now view a list of past upgrades on the Deployment Details page. The Upgrade History displays the Oracle GoldenGate version applied, the date and time the upgrade started and finished, and the completion status. See Maintain OCI GoldenGate deployments. |
DeploymentUpgrade API | A set of API operations was added to support the Upgrade History feature. See DeploymentUpgrade Reference. |
Root certificate change | For OCI GoldenGate users who send data between OCI
GoldenGate and on-premises Oracle GoldenGate instances or other non-OCI
GoldenGate deployments, OCI GoldenGate's root certificate was recently
updated and directly impacts any distribution and receiver paths between
these source and targets. After upgrading your deployment, complete the
following steps to successfully restart any distribution and receiver
paths between OCI GoldenGate and on-premises Oracle GoldenGate instances
or other non-OCI GoldenGate deployments:
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Managing Trail Files | Learn about Trail file management in Manage Trail files. |
New quickstarts | The following quickstarts were added: |
Quickstart updated | Replicate data between cloud databases in the same region now includes steps to instantiate a target database using Oracle Data Pump. |
New Policy examples | Policy examples for securing network resources were added. See Policy Examples for Securing Network Resources. |