Monitoring Oracle GoldenGate

Abstract

GoldenGate has a lot of moving parts that depend on other systems to operate properly. The goal for replication is to replicate data from source to target in real time without losing any data. Every system is different and has different strengths and weaknesses. You can monitor the weak points, but sometimes you may also want to monitor the strong points even though they rarely break. As Murphy’s Law says, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” The cost of fixing a problem may be much more than the expense of implementing a good monitoring system. With a good monitoring system, you can reduce downtime due to errors, or even stop problems before they occur.