On 7/14/2015 4:05 PM, Steven White wrote: > Thank you Erick and Shawn. > > I needed to separate the data from the Solr application so that Solr can be > uninstalled / reinstalled / upgraded without impact on the data or the > configuration of the core. I did some more research and found it here: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/Solr+Start+Script+Reference > The "-s" parameter will let me tell Solr where my index should be > created. This works great and I will use it unless if someone tells me "no > way, here is why".
Placing the solr home (which is what the -s option controls) outside of your Solr installation directory is a good idea, for exactly the reasons you state. That's a step that I recommend for almost all users. Changing the dataDir is a more advanced config option, one that has a few pitfalls for inexperienced users, so it's not a good idea to mess with it unless you completely understand it. I think you're probably in good shape. Good luck with your setup! Thanks, Shawn
