2.3 Controlling Oracle GoldenGate Director Server

This section contains instructions for starting and stopping Oracle GoldenGate Director Server in various ways.

Note:

The first time that you start Oracle GoldenGate Director Server after initial installation, it might appear frozen and take some time to start. This is normal.

2.3.1 Controlling Oracle GoldenGate Director Server from the Command Line

These instructions are for starting Oracle GoldenGate Director Server from the command line of the operating system.

  1. Go to the Oracle GoldenGate Director Server installation directory.
  2. Use the following programs.

    Table 2-1 Control Commands for Oracle GoldenGate Director Server

    Action Windows Command UNIX and Linux Command

    Start in foreground

    domain\startWebLogic.cmdFoot 1

    domain/startWebLogic.sh

    (or...)

    directorControl.sh start

    Start in background

    (not available)

    directorControl.sh -b start

    Stop

    domain\bin\stopWebLogic.cmd

    domain/bin/stopWebLogic.sh

    (or...)

    directorControl.sh stop

    Start in background and redirect to a file

    (not available)

    directorControl.sh -b start out_file

    Footnote 1

    There may be more than one startWebLogic program. Make certain to use the one in the domain directory.

    The command console must remain open. Oracle GoldenGate Director Server stops running when you close the command console.

  3. (Optional) Configure the host to start and stop Oracle GoldenGate Director Server automatically. Contact your system administrator if you need assistance.

2.3.2 Controlling Oracle GoldenGate Director Server from the Windows Program Menu

From the Windows Start menu, point to Programs, then Oracle GoldenGate Director Server, and then select either Start Oracle GoldenGate Director or Stop Oracle GoldenGate Director.

2.3.3 Controlling the Oracle GoldenGate Director Server Windows Service

These instructions assume that Oracle GoldenGate Director Server was installed as a Windows service.

  1. Open the Services Control Panel.
  2. Do one of the following:

    • Select the service name, and then click Start the service or Stop the service in the upper left corner.

    • Right-click the service name, and then select Start or Stop from the context menu.