Connect to OCI Database with PostgreSQL

Learn to connect to OCI Database with PostgreSQL for use in an OCI GoldenGate data replication.

Before you begin

Ensure that you:

Create the connection

To create a OCI Database with PostgreSQL connection:

  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. On the Create Connection page, complete the 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 PostgreSQL, select OCI Database with PostgreSQL.
    5. For Database details, you can choose:
      • Select an existing PostgreSQL database system
        1. Select an existing Database system in <compartment-name>, or select one in a different compartment.
        2. Enter the Database name.
      • Enter the database information manually
        1. Enter the Database name
        2. Enter the Host and Port.

          Note:

          OCI GoldenGate rewrites the private IP in the format, ip-10-0-0-0.ociggsvc.oracle.vcn.com.
    6. For Database username, enter the OCI Database with PostgreSQL database username.
    7. Select the Database user password secret. If located in a different compartment, use the dropdown to change compartments.

      Note:

      If you prefer not to use password secrets, ensure that you deselect Use secrets in vault in the Settings tab under Advanced Options, located at the bottom of this form.
    8. For Security protocol, select from the following options:
      • Plain
      • TLS, and then select the SSL mode
      • MTLS, and then select the SSL mode
    9. Expand Show advanced options. You can configure the following options:
      • Security
        • 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.

          Note:

          • If a dedicated connection remains unassigned for seven days, then the service converts it to a shared connection.
          • Learn more about Oracle GoldenGate connectivity.
      • Settings
        • Deselect Use vault secrets you prefer not to use password secrets for this connection.
      • Connection attributes: Add optional attributes to the connection.
      • Tags: Add tags to organize your resources.
  4. Click Create.
After the connection is created, it appears in the Connections list. Ensure that you assign the connection to a deployment to use it as a source or target in a replication.