The 7.0 Ref Guide was released Monday. An overview of the new replica types is available online here: https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/7_0/shards-and-indexing-data-in-solrcloud.html#types-of-replicas. The replica type is specified when you either create the collection or add a replica.
On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 9:01 AM, Erick Erickson <erickerick...@gmail.com> wrote: > Gopesh: > > There is brand new functionality in Solr 7, see: SOLR-10233, the > "PULL" replica type which is a hybrid SolrCloud replica that uses > master/slave type replication. You should find this in the reference > guide, the 7.0 ref guide should be published soon. Meanwhile, that > JIRA will let you know. Also see .../solr/CHANGES.txt. As Emir says, > though, it would require ZooKeeper. > > Really, though, once you move to SolrCloud (if you do) I'd stick with > the standard NRT replica type unless I had reason to use one of the > other two, (TLOG and PULL) as they're for pretty special situations. > > All that said, if you're happy with master/slave there's no compelling > reason to go to SolrCloud, especially for smaller installations. > > Best, > Erick > > On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 11:46 PM, Gopesh Sharma > <gopesh_sha...@gensler.com> wrote: >> Hello Guys, >> >> As of now we are running Solr 3.4 with Master Slave Configuration. We are >> planning to upgrade it to the lastest version (6.6 or 7). Questions I have >> before upgrading >> >> >> 1. Since we do not have a lot of data, is it required to move to >> SolrCloud or continue using it Master Slave >> 2. Is the support for Master Slave will be there in the future release or >> do you plan to remove it. >> 3. Can we configure master-slave replication in Solr Cloud, if yes then >> do we need zookeeper as well. >> >> Thanks, >> Gopesh Sharma
