The Collector process operates on the target system to receive incoming data and write it to the trail.

Dynamic Collector
Typically, Oracle GoldenGate users do not interact with the Collector process. It is started dynamically by the Manager process. This is known as a dynamic collector.

Static Collector
You can run a static Collector manually by running the SERVER program at the command line with the following syntax and input parameters as shown:
Syntax server [] [...]
Collector parameters are case-sensitive and must be preceded by a dash.