To add to what Shawn said, do note that Solr 4.x can operate either in old-style master/slave mode or SolrCloud...
Best Erick On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Shawn Heisey <s...@elyograg.org> wrote: > On 8/1/2013 4:51 AM, Prasi S wrote: > > i am using solr 4.0 for indexing db content to a cloud . Currently i have > > two solr isntances running in separate app servers. Can I have a one solr > > separately as indexer instance and another as a searcher. > > > > This is possible in Master-Slave but does this hold good for SorlCloud > also? > > Because from what i understand, if Isetup two solr isntances, cloud > > automatically routes docuemtns to both the servers. > > Master/Slave does exactly what you describe. > > SolrCloud doesn't have master/slave concepts - it's a true cluster. > Indexing and querying both happen on all replicas in the cloud, > automatically. > > Thanks, > Shawn > >
