Thanks for the feedback. So here is where I'm at.
I first went ahead and deleted the existing core that was returning the error using the following command: bin/solr delete -c new_solr_core Now when I access the admin panel, there are no errors. I then referred to the large "warning" box on the CREATE action documentation: "While it’s possible to create a core for a non-existent collection, this approach is not supported and not recommended. Always create a collection using the *Collections API* before creating a core directly for it." I then tried to create a collection using the following "Collections API" command: http://localhost:8983/solr/admin/collections?action=CREATE&name=newCollection&numShards=2&replicationFactor=1&wt=xml This was the response: <response> <lst name="responseHeader"> <int name="status">400</int> <int name="QTime">2</int> </lst> <lst name="error"> <lst name="metadata"> <str name="error-class">org.apache.solr.common.SolrException</str> <str name="root-error-class">org.apache.solr.common.SolrException</str> </lst> <str name="msg">Solr instance is not running in SolrCloud mode.</str> <int name="code">400</int> </lst> </response> I guess my main question is, do I need to be running in "SolrCloud mode" if my intention is to use Solr Server to index a Drupal 7 website? We're currently using opensolr.com which is working fine but we're trying to avoid the monthly costs associated with their "Shared Solr Cloud" plan. Thanks! On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 8:34 PM Shawn Heisey <apa...@elyograg.org> wrote: > On 2/20/2019 11:07 AM, Greg Robinson wrote: > > Lets try this: https://imgur.com/a/z5OzbLW > > > > What I'm trying to do seems pretty straightforward: > > > > 1. Install Solr Server 7.4 on Linux (Completed) > > 2. Connect my Drupal 7 site to the Solr Server and use it for indexing > > content > > > > My understanding is that I must first create a core in order to connect > my > > drupal site to Solr Server. This is where I'm currently stuck. > > The assertion in your screenshot that the dataDir must exist is > incorrect. If current versions of Solr say this also, that is something > we will need to change. This is what actually happens: If all the > other requirements are met and the dataDir does not exist, it will be > created automatically when the core starts, if the process has > sufficient permissions. > > See the large "warning" box on the CREATE action documentation for > details on what you need: > > > https://lucene.apache.org/solr/guide/7_4/coreadmin-api.html#coreadmin-create > > The warning box is the one that has a red triangle to the left of it. > The red triangle contains an exclamation point. > > The essence of what it says there is that the core's instance directory > must exist, that directory must contain a "conf" directory, and all > required config files must be in the conf directory. > > If you're running in SolrCloud mode, then you're using the wrong API. > > Thanks, > Shawn > -- Greg Robinson CEO - Mobile*Enhanced* www.mobileenhanced.com g...@mobileenhanced.com 303-598-1865
