I'm trying to understand the difference between multiple Tomcat indexes using context fragments versus using one application with multiple cores? Since I'm currently using tomcat context fragments to run 7 different indexes, could I get help understanding more why I would want to use solr cores instead? or if I would?
>From reading the documentation here are the main points that I see.. - manage them as a single application - create new indexes on the fly by spinning up new SolrCores - even make one SolrCore replace another SolrCore without ever restarting your Servlet Container. It seems that the biggest real-world advantage is the ability to control core creation and replacement with no downtime. The negative would be the isolation however the are still somewhat isolated. What other benefits and common real-world situations would you use to talk me into switching to Solr cores? I'm guessing the replication works the same.. Thanks, Mike
