1 About Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent

This chapter helps to prepare you for your Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent installation. Various topics are covered that should be reviewed thoroughly to help ensure that you do not encounter any problems either during or after the product installation and configuration. It contains the following sections:

1.1 Introduction to Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent

Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent (formerly JAgent) collects information about an associated instance and sends it to the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server. For Oracle GoldenGate release 11.2.1 and later, the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent is a separate Java agent (sometimes referred to as a standalone agent) and has no C sub-agent.

The agent is a separate download and requires a separate installation process described in this document. You must install Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent 12c (12.2.1) to ensure full functionality and take advantage of all command and control features (for example, edit, stop, and display logs).

1.2 Installation Roadmap

Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent as a separate product from other components on the Oracle GoldenGate Management Pack. For all non-z/OS platforms, you will use the Oracle Universal Installer (OUI). For the z/OS platform you will use a set of separate binaries provided with the distribution and use these sections:

Once the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent product installation is successful, you need to create instances and configure their properties, based on the operating system and platform, as described in these sections:

1.3 Prerequisites

Before installing Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

  • Install the Oracle GoldenGate Core product. For database-specific installation instructions, see the Oracle GoldenGate for Windows and UNIX documentation library.

  • Install and configure Oracle GoldenGate Monitor if you are planning to monitor your Oracle GoldenGate instance using Oracle GoldenGate Monitor. For instructions, see Installing and Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server.

  • Install a supported Java Runtime Environment (JRE), such as JRE 1.7; Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent releases12.1.3.0.0 and 12.1.3.0.1 do not support JRE 1.8. For instructions, see the Java documentation for the release you are installing.

1.4 Downloading Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent

Download the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent product from the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud website as follows:

  1. Enter the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud link into a web browser:

    http://edelivery.oracle.com/

  2. Click Sign-in/Register.

    Note:

    If you are not already logged in, the Oracle Single Sign-On page appears. Enter your Oracle user id and password and click Sign In.

    The Terms & Restrictions page appears.

  3. Select the Oracle Software Delivery Cloud Trial License Agreement and the Export Restrictions check boxes, and then click Continue.

    The Media Pack Search page appears.

  4. On the Media Pack Search page, do the following:

    1. From the Select Product Pack drop-down list, select Oracle Management Pack for Oracle Goldengate Product .

    2. From the Platform drop-down list, select the platform on which you are installing Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent.

    3. Click Go.

    The Results list expands to show all available media packs that include your search criteria.

  5. Locate and select Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c Media Pack, and then click Continue.

  6. Click the Download button next to Oracle Fusion Middleware 12c (12.2.1.0.0) GoldenGate Monitor and Veridata.

  7. Browse to the directory where you want to save the file. Click Save to start the file download. A ZIP file is downloaded.

  8. Extract the ZIP file to a temporary directory.