Oracle GoldenGate Subdirectories

br

Contains the checkpoint files for the bounded recover feature.

cfg

Contains the property and XML files that are used to configure Oracle GoldenGate Monitor.

dirdb

Contains the data store that is used to persist information that is gathered from an Oracle GoldenGate instance for use by the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor application or within Oracle Enterprise Manager.

dirchk

Contains the checkpoint files created by Extract and Replicat processes, which store current read and write positions to support data accuracy and fault tolerance. Written in internal Oracle GoldenGate format.

File name format is group_name+sequence_number.ext where sequence_number is a sequential number appended to aged files and ext is either cpe for Extract checkpoint files or cpr for Replicat checkpoint files.

Do not edit these files.

Examples:

ext1.cpe

rep1.cpr

dircrd

Contains credential store files.

dirdat

The default location for Oracle GoldenGate trail files and extract files that are created by Extract processes to store extracted data for further processing by the Replicat process or another application or utility. Written in internal Oracle GoldenGate format.

File name format is a user-defined two-character prefix followed by either a six-digit sequence number (trail files) or the user-defined name of the associated Extract process group (extract files).

Do not edit these files.

Examples:

rt000001

finance

dirdef

The default location for data definitions files created by the DEFGEN utility to contain source or target data definitions used in a heterogeneous synchronization environment. Written in external ASCII. File name format is a user-defined name specified in the DEFGEN parameter file.

These files may be edited to add definitions for newly created tables. If you are unsure of how to edit a definitions file, contact Oracle GoldenGate technical support.

Example:

defs.dat

dirdmp

Contains trace, or dump, files that support the internal activity logging mechanism. This directory is only applicable to the Classic Architecture, see What is the Oracle GoldenGate Classic Architecture.

dirjar

Contains the Java executable files that support Oracle GoldenGate Monitor.

dirpcs

Default location for status files. File name format is group.extension where group is the name of the group and extension is either pce (Extract), pcr (Replicat), or pcm (Manager).

These files are only created while a process is running. The file shows the program name, the process name, the port number, and the process ID.

Do not edit these files.

Examples:

mgr.pcm

ext.pce

dirprm

The default location for Oracle GoldenGate parameter files created by Oracle GoldenGate users to store run-time parameters for Oracle GoldenGate process groups or utilities. Written in external ASCII format. File name format is group name/user-defined name.prm or mgr.prm .

These files may be edited to change Oracle GoldenGate parameter values after stopping the process. They can be edited directly from a text editor or by using the EDIT PARAMS command in GGSCI.

Examples:

defgen.prm

finance.prm

dirrec

Not used by Oracle GoldenGate.

dirrpt

The default location for process report files created by Extract, Replicat, and Manager processes to report statistical information relating to a processing run. Written in external ASCII format.

File name format is group name+sequence number.rpt where sequence number is a sequential number appended to aged files.

Do not edit these files.

Examples:

fin2.rpt

mgr4.rpt

dirsql

Contains training scripts and any user-created SQL scripts that support Oracle GoldenGate.

dirtmp

The default location for storing transaction data when the size exceeds the memory size that is allocated for the cache manager. Do not edit these files.

dirwlt

Contains Oracle GoldenGate wallet files.

UserExitExamples

Contains sample files to help with the creation of user exits.