Perfect. Thank you for your help. -----Original Message----- From: Shalin Shekhar Mangar [mailto:shalinman...@gmail.com] Sent: 08 March 2010 12:57 To: solr-user@lucene.apache.org Subject: Re: question about mergeFactor
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 5:31 PM, Marc Des Garets <marc.desgar...@192.com>wrote: > > If I have a mergeFactor of 50 when I build the index and then I optimize > the index, I end up with 1 index file so I have a small number of index > files and having used mergeFactor of 50 won't slow searching? Or my > supposition is wrong and the mergeFactor used when building the index > has an impact on speed searching anyway? > > If you optimize then mergeFactor does not matter and your searching speed will not be slowed down. On the other hand, the optimize may take the bulk of the indexing time, so you won't get any benefit from using a mergeFactor of 50. -- Regards, Shalin Shekhar Mangar. ---------------------------------------------------------- This transmission is strictly confidential, possibly legally privileged, and intended solely for the addressee. Any views or opinions expressed within it are those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of 192.com, i-CD Publishing (UK) Ltd or any of it's subsidiary companies. If you are not the intended recipient then you must not disclose, copy or take any action in reliance of this transmission. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender as soon as possible. No employee or agent is authorised to conclude any binding agreement on behalf of i-CD Publishing (UK) Ltd with another party by email without express written confirmation by an authorised employee of the Company. http://www.192.com (Tel: 08000 192 192). i-CD Publishing (UK) Ltd is incorporated in England and Wales, company number 3148549, VAT No. GB 673128728.
