Hi, Its not possible for me to re-index the data in some of my indexes is only saved in SOLR. I need this solution to make sure that in case the live index fails, I can move to the backup or replicated index.
Thanks, Wael On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:41 AM, Charlie Hull <char...@flax.co.uk> wrote: > On 18/01/2018 09:21, Wael Kader wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Whats the best way to do a backup of the SOLR data. >> I have a single node solr server and I want to always keep a copy of the >> data I have. >> >> Is replication an option for what I want ? >> >> I would like to get some tutorials and papers if possible on the method >> that should be used in case its backup or replication or anything else. >> >> > Hi Wael, > > Have you considered backing up the source data instead? You can always > re-index to re-create the Solr data. > > Replication will certainly allow you to maintain a copy of the Solr data, > either so you can handle more search traffic by load balancing between the > two, or to provide a failover capability in the case of a server failure. > But this isn't a backup in the traditional sense. You shouldn't consider > Solr as your 'source of truth' unless for some reason it is impossible to > re-index. > > Perhaps if you could let us know why you think you need a backup we can > suggest the best solution. > > Cheers > > Charlie > > -- > Charlie Hull > Flax - Open Source Enterprise Search > > tel/fax: +44 (0)8700 118334 > mobile: +44 (0)7767 825828 > web: www.flax.co.uk > -- Regards, Wael
