1 Introduction

This chapter introduces the Release Notes for Oracle GoldenGate 18c (18.1.0).

• Latest Release Information
  
• Purpose of this Document
  
• System Requirements and Specifications
  
• Certification Information
  
• Product Documentation
  
• Oracle Support
  
• Licensing Information
  
• Downloading and Applying Required Patches
  

1.1 Latest Release Information

This document is accurate at the time of publication. Oracle will update the release notes periodically after the software release. You can access the latest information and additions to these release notes on the Oracle Technology Network at:

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/indexes/documentation/index.html

1.2 Purpose of this Document

This document contains the release information for Oracle Fusion Middleware Release for Oracle GoldenGate.

Oracle recommends you review its contents before installing, or working with the product.

1.3 System Requirements and Specifications

The following specifications describe what’s supported and what’s not supported with this release of Oracle GoldenGate:

• Before installing Oracle GoldenGate on a Windows system, install the Microsoft Visual C ++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable Package and the Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 Redistributable Package (vcredist_x64.exe). These packages install runtime components of Visual C++ Libraries that are required for Oracle GoldenGate processes.

  To download the Visual C++ 2010 SP1 package, go to:

  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=13523

  To download the Visual C++ 2013 package, go to:

  https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=40784

Note:

Oracle GoldenGate 18c (18.1.0) is not released for SQL Server and DB2 for i. However, the documentation may include information associated with these databases.

1.4 Certification Information

To see versions of platforms and related software for which Oracle GoldenGate is certified and supported, go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/middleware/ias/downloads/fusion-certification-100350.html

1.5 Product Documentation

For complete documentation on Oracle GoldenGate, go to https://docs.oracle.com/en/middleware/goldengate/core/18.1/index.html.

1.6 Oracle Support

Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through My Oracle Support at https://support.oracle.com

1.7 Licensing Information

Detailed information regarding license compliance for Oracle Fusion Middleware is available at:

Licensing Information

1.8 Downloading and Applying Required Patches

Downloading and Installing Patches

Go to My Oracle Support to download the latest software patches.

https://support.oracle.com

See the README file in the patch distribution for up-to-date information on the software fixes provided by the patch.

To download and install the latest software patch see Installing Patches in Upgrading Oracle GoldenGate.