You might want to check the logs for why solr is not starting up.
Bosco On 11/29/15, 11:30 AM, "Salman Ansari" <salman.rah...@gmail.com> wrote: >Thanks for your reply. > > > >Actually I am following the official guide to start solr using (on Windows >machines) > > > >bin/solr start -e cloud -z zk1:2181,zk2:2182,zk3:2183 > >(it is listed here >https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/Setting+Up+an+External+ZooKeeper+Ensemble >) > > > >However, I am facing 2 issues > > > >1) If I specify the full list of ensemble (even with quotes around -z >"zk1:2181,zk2:2182,zk3:2183") it does not start Solr on port 8983 > > > > > >2) Then I tried the workaround, which is specifying "localhost" on each >Solr server to consult its local Zookeeper instance that is part of the >ensemble, which worked as follows > > > >bin/solr start -e cloud -z localhost:2181(on each machine that has >zookeeper as well) > > > >I followed the wizard (on each machine) to create 2 shards on 2 ports and 2 >replicas. For the first machine I created "test" collection, but for the >second one I just reused the same collection. Now, Solr works on both >machines but the issue is that when I see Solr admin page, it shows all the >shards and replicas of the collection on ONE MACHINE. > > >Any ideas why I am facing these issues? > > >Regards, > >Salman > >On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 10:07 PM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> >wrote: > >> 1> I'll pass.... >> >> 2a> yes. >> 2b> This should be automatic when you create the collection. You >> should specify numShards=2, replicationFactor=2 and >> maxShardsPerNode=2. Solr tries hard to distribute the shards and >> replicas on different machines. >> >> If you _really_ require exact placement, you can specify createNodeSet >> which will assign shards round-robin to the specified list or even >> EMPTY which will create no actual cores at all. In this latter case >> you could then use ADDREPLICA to place each shard and replica exactly >> where you want it to go. >> >> But I wouldn't bother first, just do what I outlined in 2b and it >> should be fine. >> >> Best, >> Erick >> >> On Sat, Nov 28, 2015 at 1:03 PM, Salman Ansari <salman.rah...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > I have started with one Zookeeper to test things and I have the following >> > questions >> > >> > 1) In my zoo.cfg I have defined >> > tickTime=4000 >> > dataDir=C:\\Solr\\Zookeeper\\zookeeper-3.4.6\\data >> > clientPort=2183 >> > >> > the strange thing is that it picks up dataDir and clientPort but always >> > keeps tickTime = 3000. Any idea why? >> > >> > 2) It is clear from the documentation how to create an ensemble of >> > Zookeepers on 3 machines but what I am not sure about is how to >> > a) Setup actual Solr on 2 machines (is it just installing Solr on >> > each server and then passing the same zookeeper ensemble)? >> > b) How to (using Solr Cloud) create 2 shards spread on 2 machines >> > with each machine having a replica of the other for high availability. So >> > server1 will have shard1 and replica2 and server2 will have shard2 and >> > replica1? >> > >> > Comments and feedback are appreciated. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Salman >> > >> > >> > On Fri, Nov 27, 2015 at 5:52 AM, Zheng Lin Edwin Yeo < >> edwinye...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Yes, the ZooKeeper is Windows compatible. >> >> >> >> You can follow the guide, just need to replace the Linux commands with >> the >> >> Windows commands and paths >> >> >> >> Regards, >> >> Edwin >> >> >> >> >> >> On 26 November 2015 at 20:56, Alessandro Benedetti < >> abenede...@apache.org> >> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> > I think it should be straightforward following the Solr wiki : >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/solr/Setting+Up+an+External+ZooKeeper+Ensemble >> >> > >> >> > I never played much in details with zookeeper ( never tried on a >> windows >> >> > machine), but I assume it is windows compatible ( I can see binaries >> >> .cmd ) >> >> > >> >> > Cheers >> >> > >> >> > On 26 November 2015 at 12:38, Salman Ansari <salman.rah...@gmail.com> >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > Hi, >> >> > > >> >> > > I have seen the guide of setting up Solr on one machine as well as >> >> > setting >> >> > > it up on multiple machines on Liunx. Is there a good guide of how to >> >> > setup >> >> > > Solr on multiple machines on Windows Server with Zookeeper >> ensemble? My >> >> > > structure is as follows >> >> > > >> >> > > 1) 3 machines will have Zookeeper to create an ensemble >> >> > > 2) 2 of these machines will have Solr installed (with each having a >> >> > replica >> >> > > of other to provide high availability) >> >> > > >> >> > > Any link/article that provides such a guide? >> >> > > >> >> > > Regards, >> >> > > Salman >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > -------------------------- >> >> > >> >> > Benedetti Alessandro >> >> > Visiting card : http://about.me/alessandro_benedetti >> >> > >> >> > "Tyger, tyger burning bright >> >> > In the forests of the night, >> >> > What immortal hand or eye >> >> > Could frame thy fearful symmetry?" >> >> > >> >> > William Blake - Songs of Experience -1794 England >> >> > >> >> >>