2.1 System Requirements

• To determine the supported platforms for running Oracle GoldenGate Director Server, go to http://support.oracle.com and select the Certifications tab. This page contains the most recent matrix of Oracle GoldenGate Director builds.

• Oracle GoldenGate Director Server runs on 64-bit platforms only.

• The system must have 1 GB of RAM.

• The system must have at least 100 MB of free disk space. This figure is consistent regardless of the number of hosts monitored or the number of user connections. The biggest variable in the amount of disk required is the retention period of the server log.

• The http port that is selected during the installation process must be dedicated to Oracle GoldenGate Director Server. The default port is 7001. The default SSL port is 7002.

• All systems hosting Oracle GoldenGate instances must be registered with a Domain Name Server (DNS).

Oracle GoldenGate Director Server connects to remote Oracle GoldenGate instances through each of their Manager ports. If a firewall is present within the Oracle GoldenGate network, do the following:

1. Use the DYNAMICPORTLIST parameter in each Manager parameter file to specify a list of available ports.

2. Open those ports, plus the Manager port and the Oracle GoldenGate Director Server http port, through the firewall.

• Oracle WebLogic Server 11g (10.3.1, 10.3.2, 10.3.3, 10.3.4, or 10.3.5) or 12c (12.1.1, 12.1.2, 12.1.3). Standard Edition must be installed before you install Oracle GoldenGate Director Server. Oracle WebLogic Server is Oracle's JavaEE application server. Follow the directions in the product documentation to install this software. Installing this version of Oracle WebLogic Server does not interfere with other versions of Oracle WebLogic Server on the system.

  Note:

  You need not create a domain for Oracle GoldenGate Director Server. A domain is created in the Oracle GoldenGate Director installation directory by the installation program.

• The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) must be available on, and supported by, the operating system where you are installing Oracle GoldenGate Director Server. The JRE must be at least version 6 (1.6.x) if using WebLogic Server 11g, and must be at least version 1.6.0_20 or 1.7 if using WebLogic Server 12c. The JRE must be the 64-bit version. If this environment does not exist on the system, follow the instructions in Installing the Java Runtime Environment (JRE) to obtain and configure the JRE.

• The Oracle GoldenGate Director Server requires the use of a database to maintain a small repository of tables that contain working data, such as user preferences and information about Oracle GoldenGate instances. The database must be installed, configured, and running before running the Oracle GoldenGate Director Server installer. This database can be one of the following:

  • MySQL 5.x Enterprise version. The installer provides a link to a free trial of this database. You can return to your place in the installer after installing and starting the trial database.

  • SQL Server 2005 and 2008

  • Oracle 9i or later

  To create and populate the repository, the installer makes a JDBC connection to the selected database, which is provided by the JDBC driver jar that is included with Oracle WebLogic Server.

• To use the Oracle GoldenGate Director Server installer on a UNIX or Linux system, a windowing system such as X Window must be available.

• To allow remote access of a Windows Manager from a Linux Oracle GoldenGate Director Server, you must add the following parameter to the OGG_HOME/GLOBALS parameter file:

  _DISABLEFIX21427144
  

  Then add the following parameter in the OGG_HOME/dirprm/mgr.prm file to enable access:

  ACCESSRULE, PROG *, IPADDR Target_IP_Address, PRI 1, ALLOW
  

  After the changes are configured, you must restart the Oracle GoldenGate Manager for these changes to take effect.

• Allow at least 200 MB of space in the database for Oracle GoldenGate Director Server objects and data. The installer creates the following tables and corresponding indexes.

  • ACCOUNTB

  • ACLB

  • ACLENTRYB

  • ACNTGROUPREL

  • ACNTPROPB

  • ACONPROCSB

  • ACONWATCHB

  • ALERTB

  • AUTOINCB

  • CONTCACHEB

  • GDSCVERS

  • GROUPB

  • HOSTINFOB

  • LOGENTRYB

  • MANAGERREFB

  • MONAGENTB

  • NODESTATEB

  • OBJECTSTATEB

  • STAGEB

  • STATSENTRYB

  • SUFFIXB

  • UISPROPB