Before you run OBLOADER, ensure that you have the appropriate operating environment and privileges:
Operating environments
| Environment | Requirements |
|---|---|
| Operating system (OS) | Linux, Mac OS X, or Windows 7 and later. We recommend that you use personal PCs only for testing purposes and use computers with higher specifications for large-scale data import. |
| Java environment | You have installed Java Development Kit (JDK) 1.8 and have specified the JAVA_HOME system environment variable. |
| Character set | UTF-8 |
| Java virtual machine (JVM) parameters | Modify the JVM memory parameter to prevent Out of Memory exceptions. |
Privileges
When you connect OBLOADER to OceanBase Database and use it to import data, you must have the following privileges:
The user account that you use to connect to OceanBase Database must have the privileges to run the
SELECT,INSERT,MERGE, andUPDATEcommands.You have specified the values for
--sys-userand--sys-passwordin the data import command to enable OBLOADER to query internal system tables through root@sys or proxyro@sys. These two options are not required in limited mode.
