The segments file will change when new segments are created. But what I really meant before was that the file deletable also changes when document are deleted from the index.
Bill On 3/28/06, Bill Au <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the segments file will also change if documents are deleted from > the index. > > Other ways to distribute the index will works as long as: > > 1) it makes a copy of the index that is in a consistent state > > 2) it keeps track of files that have changed (normally only a small > amount) > and transfter them to the slave > > Lucene can certainly record a list of all new segment files added. I > think the tricky part > is to ensure that a consistent copy of the index is being distributed. > > Bill > > > On 3/27/06, jason rutherglen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I was thinking, would it not be possible to avoid using rsync and record > > a list of all new segment files added (from within Lucene), and simply use > > HTTP to sync down the newest ones? Perhaps only using rsync after an > > optimize? Seems like if I understand Lucene correctly only new files are > > created? > > > > > > >
