Did you commit before you unplugged the drive? Were you able to see data in the admin UI _before_ you unplugged the drive?
Best, Erick On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 3:58 PM, Vijay Bhoomireddy <vijaya.bhoomire...@whishworks.com> wrote: > Shawn, > > I haven’t changed any DirectoryFactory setting in the solrconfig.xml as I am > using in a local setup and using the default configurations. > > Device has been unmounted successfully (confirmed through windows message in > the lower right corner). I am using Solr-4.10.2. I simply run a Ctrl-C > command in the windows Command prompt to stop Solr, in the same window where > it was started earlier. > > Please correct me if something has been done not in the correct fashion. > > Thanks & Regards > Vijay > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shawn Heisey [mailto:apa...@elyograg.org] > Sent: 20 April 2015 22:34 > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Subject: Re: Solr Index data lost > > On 4/20/2015 2:55 PM, Vijay Bhoomireddy wrote: >> I have configured Solr example server on a pen drive. I have indexed >> some content. The data directory was under >> example/solr/collection1/data which is the default one. After >> indexing, I stopped the Solr server and unplugged the pen drive and >> reconnected the same. Now, when I navigate to the SolrAdmin UI, I cannot see >> any data in the index. >> >> Any pointers please? In this case, though the installation was on a >> pen-drive, I think it shouldn't matter to Solr on where the data >> directory is. So I believe this data folder wiping has happened due to >> server shutdown. Will the data folder be wiped off if the server is >> restarted or stopped? How to save the index data between machine >> failures or planned maintenances? > > If you are using the default Directory implementation in your solrconfig.xml > (NRTCachingDirectoryFactory for 4.x and later, MMapDirectoryFactory for newer > 3.x versions), then everything should be persisted correctly. > > Did you properly unmount/eject the removable volume before you unplugged it? > On a non-windows OS, you might also want to run the 'sync' > command. If you didn't do the unmount/eject, you can't be sure that the > filesystem was properly closed and fully up-to-date on the device. > > What version of Solr did you use and how exactly did you start Solr and the > example? How did you stop Solr? > > Thanks, > Shawn > > > > -- > The contents of this e-mail are confidential and for the exclusive use of > the intended recipient. If you receive this e-mail in error please delete > it from your system immediately and notify us either by e-mail or > telephone. You should not copy, forward or otherwise disclose the content > of the e-mail. The views expressed in this communication may not > necessarily be the view held by WHISHWORKS.
