Thanks Paul. But I'm a bit confused. I've some questions. # As you said I should have a base core instance directory containing the conf directory, solrconfig.xml and schema.xml. Are you Before continuing further I would like to know that the schema and solrconfig files placed under the example core0/conf [or core1/conf] look like stripped down version of what was available in base solrconfig and schema. So I tried replacing the stripped down files with the base ones [commenting out the data directory tag, as I'm using solr.xml @solr.home] for multicore. After restarting tomcat, surprisingly the core with replaced files didn't show up in the solr welcome page [http://localhost/solr] but the other one was there and I moved around all the admin pages and others. If we are going to make use of this stripped down schema and config files then what about all those things that were mentioned in the base file[I see a lot of handlers, filter factories and many many things], how are we going to make sure that they get loaded when solr wakes up. Or the stripped down files are good enough. I need proper guidance on this as I'm still learning to make use of this wonderful tool called Solr. Thank you Solr guys.
# You said that I can put the data directory tag things in the solrconfig.xml for solr1.3. I agree but where is the file. Are you talking about the stripped down solrconfig. If yes then this doesnot have any data directory entry but the base solrconf file has this entry, though. If you meant adding the entry in the stripped one, do confirm me. I'll give it a try. Thanks, KK. 2009/5/19 Noble Paul നോബിള് नोब्ळ् <noble.p...@corp.aol.com> > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:08 PM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > > Finally I made the multicore thing running by copying the core0 and core1 > > directory to $solr.home and putting a solr.xml file under the same > > directory. A bit relieved ! > > I would like to do on-the-fly registration of core[I've provision to add > > unique corenames everytime I register a new one] and as per the basic > > requirements mentioned in the wiki[http://wiki.apache.org/solr/CoreAdmin] > I > > did the following: > > 1. set persistent="true" and sharedLIb="lib" > > For this I actually copied the file given in wiki and put it under > > solr.home. Started tomcat and tried to register a new core named core3 > like > > this[I'm running solr on 8080] > > http://localhost:8080/solr/admin/cores?action=CREATE&name=core2 > > and the browser gave me error saying that instanceDir is missing, Agreed > > its missing but do I need to provide the path to a new directory > everytime a > > register a new core or any old core'x directory will do the job? Then I > > copied an existing directory core0 to core2 with all its /bin and /conf > and > > other stuffs. Then I tried to refresh the earlier page in firefox and WOW > it > > worked. Then to confirm that the new core details has been added to > solr.xml > > I cross checked the file and found a new entry for core2. Its working. > > > > Now let me mention what I want to do, > > # I want multiple cores, true but all the core will essentially have the > > same schema and config as well. > > # I want separete index for each core so that during posting and > searching I > > can search a specific core > > > > Now I've certain doubts about these things. > > 1. Do we have to create a new directory with all those /bin and /conf > > everytime we've to register a new core. This sounds silly and I'm pretty > > sure I must be wrong . There must be some way to just say that : Create > this > > new core having the core name as ABXZ. The wiki does say the last three > > parameters are optinal [Wiki:Note that config ,schema & dataDir > parameters > > are optional.] Can't we have some base schema and config file say under > > $solr.home [or may be somewhere else if that creates problem] and > everytime > > we create a new core just point to those. Can someone give me direct > > examples for the same[the wiki does say about this but I'm not completely > > clear about that, some examples will do the job]. > > 2. Do we have to make sure that the data directory is sitting inside > coreX > > directory, or we can put it elsewhere? > > you don't have to create conf dir and schema.xml and solrconfig.xml > for each core separately. keep one instance dir where you have the > conf dir and its contents. pass the instanceDir when you create a new > core. > > if you are using 1.3 > in the solrconfig.xml , keep the datadir as follows > > <dataDir>/data/solr/${core.name}</dataDir> > > each core will automatically have a diffferent dataDir > > > > > > > Thank you very much. > > KK. > > > > > > -- > ----------------------------------------------------- > Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com >
