In the previous chapter, we discussed the PORT parameter that is mandatory for the GoldenGate Manager process communication. In the previous section, you learned how to set a retention period for the trail files in the Manager configuration. Let's now look at some additional, Oracle recommended Manager process parameters: AUTOSTART and AUTORESTART.

The following code will tell the Manager to start the Extract or Replicat processes when the Manager starts and to restart only the Extract process(es) after two minutes in the event of a failure. With the following code, the Manager will try five times before abending the processes:

AUTOSTART ER *
AUTORESTART EXTRACT *, WAITMINUTES 2, RETRIES 5

When you edit the GoldenGate Manager parameter file from GGSCI, ensure that the Extract, Replicat, and Manager processes are restarted for all the changes to take effect.