Managing your Enterprise can be a real challenge, especially when there are multiple sites and distributed databases. We need to keep a close eye on things, ensuring that systems remain operational and efficient by checking whether the databases are open, data replication is running with minimal lag, and adequate space is available in both the databases and filesystems, the list goes on.

Oracle offers a web-based product called Oracle GoldenGate Monitor 12c to manage and configure GoldenGate instances, but we will focus on the management features already built-in GoldenGate and implement a number of options and utilities, including how to leverage Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c Cloud Control. Here, you will learn how to develop a metric extension to monitor your GoldenGate environment effectively at no additional OEM license cost.

This chapter includes discussion on the following topics: