I think this should work, but it surely sounds unusual... which always makes one wonder why.
Otis -- Sematext -- http://sematext.com/ -- Lucene - Solr - Nutch ----- Original Message ---- > From: vivek sar <vivex...@gmail.com> > To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 3:28:35 PM > Subject: Re: Multiple Solr-instance share same solr.home > > Both Solr instances will be writing to separate indexes, but can they > share the same solr.home? So, here is what I want, > > 1) solr.home = solr/multicore > 2) There is a single solr.xml under multicore directory > 3) Each instance would use the same solr.xml, which will have entries > for multiple cores > 4) Each instance will write to different core at a time - so one index > will be written by only one writer at a time. > > not sure if this is a supported configuration. > > Thanks. > -vivek > > > > > On Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 5:55 AM, Otis Gospodnetic > wrote: > > > > Vivek - no, unless you want trouble - only 1 writer can write to a specific > index at a time. > > > > > > Otis -- > > Sematext -- http://sematext.com/ -- Lucene - Solr - Nutch > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > >> From: vivek sar > >> To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org > >> Sent: Sunday, April 19, 2009 4:33:00 AM > >> Subject: Multiple Solr-instance share same solr.home > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> Is it possible to have two solr instances share the same solr.home? > >> I've two Solr instances running on the same box and I was wondering if > >> I can configure them to have the same solr.home. I tried it, but looks > >> like the second instance overwrites the first one's value in the > >> solr.xml (I'm using multicore for both instances). This is just for > >> convenience so I don't have to manage multiple solr index directory > >> locations - I can have all the indexes written into the same location > >> and do the clean up from one place itself. If this is not supported > >> then it's not a big deal. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> -vivek > > > >