It is highly recommended to list all, but for testing, you might be able to get away giving only one.
If the list doesn’t work, then you might even want to look into zookeeper and see whether they are setup properly. Bosco On 11/29/15, 11:51 AM, "Salman Ansari" <salman.rah...@gmail.com> wrote: >but the point is: do I really need to list all the zookeepers in the >ensemble when starting solr or I can just specify one of them? > >On Sun, Nov 29, 2015 at 10:45 PM, Don Bosco Durai <bo...@apache.org> wrote: > >> 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 >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
