> I haven't seen this in index updates. I know Verity needed periodic > optimize calls on the collection. You can also do DIH indexing which can be > configured to update things based on a SQL query and a time stamp, which > would *not* mean unnecessary indexing. DIH is definitely not trivial though.
You need to get some bigger collections. Then, you'll see more problems! As far as DIH goes, yeah, at that point you're interacting directly with the DB, which is more work. The GSA can do this all by itself, with regular web content that complies with standard browser-caching functionality - alas, many CF applications do not do this, but they should. >> That's all correct. But there are some perhaps non-obvious logistical >> issues. For example, If you're indexing file content from multiple >> systems, how do you get that file content to Solr? > > Afaik, the index on server 1 retrieves the textual content and passes that > to the central server. My confidence is not high on this. That model relies on Solr being on both servers, though, right? > How does GSA handle this? Does it suck down the binary of your files to index > it on the > machine itself? Yes, and it saves the file as a cached copy, which is a very useful side-effect. For example, the GSA can let the user view PDF cached copies without having a PDF viewer application on their workstations. >>> To be clear - I'm not arguing GSA isn't worth it - just not agreeing with >>> Solr being that difficult to use. :) >> >> But honestly, that's not why I think people should use GSA. They >> should use it because it works better. It provides better relevance. >> It runs faster. It has quite a bit of additional functionality. I've >> worked with quite a few people who migrated from Solr to GSA, and they >> could chew your ear off telling you about the GSA's advantages. > > Fair enough. Just wanted to put out there my own experiences w/ setting up > Solr. I understand. I didn't think you were just trying to be contrary. I agree with you that Solr with CF is pretty easy to set up, if you're using it to index CF content specifically. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ http://training.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software is a Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) on GSA Schedule, and provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers, online, or onsite. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/message.cfm/messageid:354983 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-talk/unsubscribe.cfm
