Hi Peter We are using the packaged Ubuntu Server (10.04 LTS) versions of Tomcat6 and Solr1.4 and running a single instance of Solr with multiple cores.
Regards Andrew On 20 July 2010 19:47, Peter Karich <peat...@yahoo.de> wrote: > Hi Andrew, > > the whole tomcat shouldn't fail on restart if only one core fails. > We are using the setup described here: > http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrTomcat > > With the help of several different Tomcat Context xml files (under > conf/Catalina/localhost/) the cores should be independent webapps: > A different data directory (+config) and even a different solr version > is possible. > > Or are you using the same setup? > > Regards, > Peter. > > > Hi > > > > Sorry, it wasn't very clear was it? [?] > > > > Yes, I use a 'template' core that isn't used and create a copy of this on > > the command line. I then edit the newcore/conf/solrconfig.xml and set the > > data path, add data-import sections etc and then I edit the > > solr.home/solr.xml and add the core name & directory to that. I then go > to > > the Tomcat manager/html and reload Solr. > > > > The problem I get is that if I have broken something in the new core Solr > > (correctly) doesn't reload and the other cores aren't then working. > > > > I don't need replication just yet but I will be looking into that > > eventually. > > > > Regards > > Andrew > > > > > > On 20 July 2010 10:32, Peter Karich <peat...@yahoo.de> wrote: > > > > > >> Hi Andrew, > >> > >> I didn't correctly understand what you are trying to do with 'copying'? > >> Just use one core as a template or use it to replicate data? > >> > >> You can reload only one application via: > >> http://localhost/manager/html/reload?path=/yourapp > >> (if you do this often you need to increase the PermGen space) > >> > >> You can replicate a core: > >> http://wiki.apache.org/solr/SolrReplication > >> > >> Regards, > >> Peter. > >> > >> > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> We have a few cores set up for separate sites and one of these is in > use > >>> constantly. When I add a new core I can currently copying one of the > >>> > >> other > >> > >>> cores and renaming it, changing the conf etc and then reloading Solr > via > >>> > >> the > >> > >>> tomcat manager. However, if something goes wrong then the other cores > >>> > >> stop > >> > >>> working until I have resolved the problem. > >>> > >>> My questions are: > >>> > >>> 1) Is using a separate core for different sites the correct method? > >>> > >>> 2) Is there a way of creating a core and starting it without having to > >>> reload Solr or restart tomcat? > >>> > >>> 3) I've looked at the Solr Cores CREATE handler but from what I gather, > I > >>> need to create the core folder and edit the solr.xml first before > loading > >>> the core with action=CREATE. Is that correct? > >>> > >>> Regards > >>> Andrew > >>> > >>> > >>> > >
