On 1/28/2016 2:59 AM, vidya wrote: > Hi > > Then what is the difference between collection aliasing and shards parameter > mentioned in request handler of solrconfig.xml. > > In request handler of new collection's solrconfig.xml > shards = > http://localhost:8983/solr/collection1,http://localhost:8983/solr/collection1 > I can query both data of collection1 and collection2 in new collection which > is same as collection aliasing. > > Is my understanding correct ? If so, then what is the special characteristic > of collection alaising. Please help me.
Collection aliasing handles it completely automatically, no need to put a shards parameter *anywhere*. That is the main difference. The shards parameter is the old way of doing distributed searches. SolrCloud completely automates the process so that neither the admin nor the user has to worry about it. Aliases are part of that automation. Thanks, Shawn
