1 Preparing to Upgrade Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server

This chapter summarizes the main points you should understand before upgrading Oracle Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server from the 12c (12.1.3) release to the 12c (12.2.1) release.

This chapter contains the following topics:

Section 1.1, "Overview"
Section 1.2, "Upgrade Roadmap"
Section 1.3, "Upgrade Prerequisites"
Section 1.4, "Upgrade Tools"

1.1 Overview

The upgrade process described in this document applies only for an upgrade from Oracle GoldenGate Monitor releases 11g (11.x) or 12c (12.1.3) to the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server release 12.2.1.

1.2 Upgrade Roadmap

Upgrading the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor 12c (12.2.1) schema requires the following steps:

Note:

This roadmap assumes that you have stopped your 11g (11.x) or 12c (12.1.3) Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server and backed up the database and ORACLE_HOME directory.

Perform the upgrade readiness check.
Upgrade the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor schema to 12.2.1 by following the instructions for your specific database:
- For Oracle, see Chapter 2, "Upgrading for Oracle Database".
- For SQL Server, see Chapter 2, "Upgrading for Oracle Database".
Create a WebLogic domain for Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server. For instructions, see "Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server for Oracle Databases" in Installing and Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server.
Run the post upgrade configuration scripts. For instructions, see Chapter 4, "Performing Post-Upgrade Tasks".
Create an Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent 12.2.1 instance. For instructions, see "Creating and Configuring an Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent Instance" in Installing and Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Agent.
Start the Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server 12.2.1. For instructions, see "Starting Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server" in Installing and Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server.

1.3 Upgrade Prerequisites

Before you can upgrade an existing 12.1.3 Oracle GoldenGate Monitor implementation to Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server 12.2.1, ensure that the following prerequisites are met:

JDK 1.8 is installed on the target machine.
WebLogic Server with JRF is installed on the target machine in the same directory in which you installed Oracle GoldenGate Monitor. This creates an Oracle Middleware home (ORACLE_HOME). The ORACLE_HOME indicator is used throughout this book..
Oracle GoldenGate Monitor 12c (12.2.1) is installed. For installation instructions see Installing and Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server.
Your Oracle GoldenGate Monitor 12.1.3 server is stopped and supported databases are installed. For current platform support information for Oracle GoldenGate Monitor 12c (12.2.1), log in to Oracle Support and click the Certifications tab. For more detailed instructions, see "Platform Support" in Installing and Configuring Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server.
The Oracle GoldenGate Monitor manager and the JAgent are stopped.

1.4 Upgrade Tools

You will use the following tools to upgrade Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server.

Repository Creation Utility (RCU); Use this tool to create the other relevant schemas for Oracle GoldenGate Monitor.

For more information on creating a repository with RCU, see Oracle Fusion Middleware Creating Schemas with the Repository Creation Utility.
Upgrade Assistant (UA); Use this tool to upgrade Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server schema/repository to 12.2.1.

For more information on using UA, see Upgrading with the Upgrade Assistant.
Reconfiguration Wizard; Use this tool to upgrade an existing Oracle GoldenGate Monitor Server 12.1.3 domain to an Oracle WebLogic Server 12.2.1 domain.