I'd ask a slightly different question, "Why don't you simply use multiple cores?". Using multiple web apps uses up more resources than using multiple cores. Is there a reason that wouldn't work?
Best Erick 2011/11/10 小池智浩 <tko...@genes.nig.ac.jp>: > Hello, > > I'm designing a solr web system and our system will have multiple > solr instances on a Tomcat. > > According to solr wiki, an instruction to use single war file and > multiple context files (solr[1-2].xml). > > http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrTomcat#Multiple_Solr_Webapps > > I wonder why following structure is not enough. I think this is > the simplest way (disk space is a bit more necessary, of course): > > tomcat/ > conf/ > Catalina/ > localhost/ > solr1.xml (docBase should be "webapps/solr1") > solr2.xml (docBase should be "webapps/solr2") > webapps/ > solr1/ > WEB-INF/ > .... > solr2/ > WEB-INF/ > .... > > I noticed this caution on the wiki page: > >> Don't put anything related to Solr under the webapps directory. > > Can someone tell me why "don't put anything related to solr under > the webapps"? Is this the reason why single war file configuration > is recommended ? > > Many thanks, > Tomohiro Koike > > -- > /* End of Message by Koike,T. */ >
