The dowload is big because it contains a lot of things (read contribs) which you may not need. You can just take the solr.war from that.
everything else remains same. All the conf files should be completely backward compatible. all resolved issues will be available in the nightly On Wed, May 20, 2009 at 10:19 AM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm downloading the nightly build (19thMay09, why is the size so huge ~128 > MB whereas the normal gz one is ~21 MB). I think I just have to replace the > solr.war file with the nightly one, under tomcat and my rest of the config > files in $solr.home will remain same. Correct me if I'm wrong. Nightly build > are the latest ones, right? with all bug fixes done so far included in that > build. > > > Thanks, > KK. > > 2009/5/19 Noble Paul നോബിള് नोब्ळ् <noble.p...@corp.aol.com> > >> I am not sure whether it will apply on the 1.3 source. you can give it a >> try. >> >> .a nightly build is your best bet. >> >> >> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 7:54 PM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > That jira mentions a patch. That will fix the bug, right?. >> > How do I apply the patch? >> > >> > Thanks, >> > KK> >> > >> > On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 7:52 PM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> I'm using Solr1.3. I installed it two weeks ago. Current version is 1.3, >> I >> >> guess? Where to get 1.4 >> >> Do I've to use solr1.4 dev[is it available for public use?] or any patch >> >> to fix the bug? >> >> >> >> Thanks, >> >> KK. >> >> >> >> 2009/5/19 Noble Paul നോബിള് नोब्ळ् <noble.p...@corp.aol.com> >> >>> >> >>> which build are you using ? I guess Solr1.3 had a problem with setting >> >>> implicit properties which is fixed in Solr 1.4 >> >>> >> >>> https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-883 >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 6:16 PM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> > Thanks a lot @Paul. >> >>> > A did as you said and added an entry in solrconfig.xml for data >> >>> > directory. >> >>> > But when I tried to register an new core it gave me the following >> >>> > error. It >> >>> > seems its not able to pick the core name from ${solr.core.name} >> [even >> >>> > tried >> >>> > what you mentioned in your last mail, ${core.name} but no luck. >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > HTTP Status 500 - No system property or default value specified for >> >>> > core.name org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: No system property >> or >> >>> > default value specified for solr.core.name at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.common.util.DOMUtil.substituteProperty(DOMUtil.java:311) at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.common.util.DOMUtil.substituteProperties(DOMUtil.java:264) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.common.util.DOMUtil.substituteProperties(DOMUtil.java:272) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.common.util.DOMUtil.substituteProperties(DOMUtil.java:272) >> >>> > at org.apache.solr.core.Config.<init>(Config.java:105) at >> >>> > org.apache.solr.core.SolrConfig.<init>(SolrConfig.java:113) at >> >>> > org.apache.solr.core.CoreContainer.create(CoreContainer.java:321) at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.handler.admin.CoreAdminHandler.handleRequestBody(CoreAdminHandler.java:107) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.handler.RequestHandlerBase.handleRequest(RequestHandlerBase.java:131) >> >>> > at org.apache.solr.core.SolrCore.execute(SolrCore.java:1204) at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.execute(SolrDispatchFilter.java:303) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.solr.servlet.SolrDispatchFilter.doFilter(SolrDispatchFilter.java:232) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:215) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:188) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:213) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:172) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:127) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:117) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:108) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:174) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.process(Http11Processor.java:875) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11BaseProtocol$Http11ConnectionHandler.processConnection(Http11BaseProtocol.java:665) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.tomcat.util.net.PoolTcpEndpoint.processSocket(PoolTcpEndpoint.java:528) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.tomcat.util.net.LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.runIt(LeaderFollowerWorkerThread.java:81) >> >>> > at >> >>> > >> >>> > >> org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.ThreadPool$ControlRunnable.run(ThreadPool.java:689) >> >>> > at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:619) >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > Thanks, >> >>> > KK. >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > 2009/5/19 Noble Paul നോബിള് नोब्ळ् <noble.p...@corp.aol.com> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 5:32 PM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> >> >>> >> wrote: >> >>> >> > Thank you very much Paul. The pictorial explanation was very >> >>> >> > helpful, >> >>> >> > made >> >>> >> > everything clear. Thank you again. >> >>> >> > AFAIU, I can put my existing schema.xml and solrconfig.xml under >> >>> >> > conf/. >> >>> >> > I >> >>> >> > assume you also meant passing the paths to common schema and >> >>> >> > solrconfig.xml >> >>> >> > when registering a new core? My earlier try gave me some errors >> when >> >>> >> > I >> >>> >> > tried >> >>> >> > to do the same. I'll start afresh and let you know. >> >>> >> nope the instanceDir is the only attribute you need to pass while >> >>> >> creating the core >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > Thank you, >> >>> >> > KK. >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > 2009/5/19 Noble Paul നോബിള് नोब्ळ् <noble.p...@corp.aol.com> >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> >> forget about the default setup that comes w/ the example. >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> say you have the following structure >> >>> >> >> /data/solr/home/ >> >>> >> >> solr.xml >> >>> >> >> conf/ >> >>> >> >> schema.xml >> >>> >> >> solrconfig.xml >> >>> >> >> data/ >> >>> >> >> /c1/ >> >>> >> >> index >> >>> >> >> /c2/ >> >>> >> >> index >> >>> >> >> /c3/ >> >>> >> >> index >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> * your solr.solr.home is /data/solr/home >> >>> >> >> * your common instanceDir will be /data/solr/home/ again. pass >> this >> >>> >> >> parameter whenever you create a new core. >> >>> >> >> * the conf dir contains the common files required for each core. >> >>> >> >> * in your common solrconfig.xml keep a tag >> >>> >> >> <dataDir>/data/solr/home/data/${solr.core.name}</dataDir> .(my >> >>> >> >> previous mail had a mistake >> >>> >> >> *assume your core names are c1,c2,c3 then solr will automatically >> >>> >> >> create a structure as described above. (no need to create the >> dirs >> >>> >> >> c1 >> >>> >> >> or c2 or c3) >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> HTH >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 4:28 PM, KK <dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> >> >>> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >> > Thanks Paul. >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > But I'm a bit confused. I've some questions. >> >>> >> >> > # As you said I should have a base core instance directory >> >>> >> >> > containing >> >>> >> >> > the >> >>> >> >> > conf directory, solrconfig.xml and schema.xml. Are you Before >> >>> >> >> > continuing >> >>> >> >> > further I would like to know that the schema and solrconfig >> files >> >>> >> >> > placed >> >>> >> >> > under the example core0/conf [or core1/conf] look like stripped >> >>> >> >> > down >> >>> >> >> version >> >>> >> >> > of what was available in base solrconfig and schema. So I tried >> >>> >> >> > replacing >> >>> >> >> > the stripped down files with the base ones [commenting out the >> >>> >> >> > data >> >>> >> >> > directory tag, as I'm using solr.xml @solr.home] for >> multicore. >> >>> >> >> > After >> >>> >> >> > restarting tomcat, surprisingly the core with replaced files >> >>> >> >> > didn't >> >>> >> >> > show >> >>> >> >> up >> >>> >> >> > in the solr welcome page [http://localhost/solr] but the other >> >>> >> >> > one >> >>> >> >> > was >> >>> >> >> there >> >>> >> >> > and I moved around all the admin pages and others. If we are >> >>> >> >> > going to >> >>> >> >> make >> >>> >> >> > use of this stripped down schema and config files then what >> about >> >>> >> >> > all >> >>> >> >> those >> >>> >> >> > things that were mentioned in the base file[I see a lot of >> >>> >> >> > handlers, >> >>> >> >> filter >> >>> >> >> > factories and many many things], how are we going to make sure >> >>> >> >> > that >> >>> >> >> > they >> >>> >> >> get >> >>> >> >> > loaded when solr wakes up. Or the stripped down files are good >> >>> >> >> > enough. I >> >>> >> >> > need proper guidance on this as I'm still learning to make use >> of >> >>> >> >> > this >> >>> >> >> > wonderful tool called Solr. Thank you Solr guys. >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > # You said that I can put the data directory tag things in the >> >>> >> >> > solrconfig.xml for solr1.3. I agree but where is the file. Are >> >>> >> >> > you >> >>> >> >> talking >> >>> >> >> > about the stripped down solrconfig. If yes then this doesnot >> have >> >>> >> >> > any >> >>> >> >> data >> >>> >> >> > directory entry but the base solrconf file has this entry, >> >>> >> >> > though. If >> >>> >> >> > you >> >>> >> >> > meant adding the entry in the stripped one, do confirm me. I'll >> >>> >> >> > give >> >>> >> >> > it a >> >>> >> >> > try. >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > Thanks, >> >>> >> >> > KK. >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> > 2009/5/19 Noble Paul നോബിള് नोब्ळ् <noble.p...@corp.aol.com> >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 2:08 PM, KK < >> dioxide.softw...@gmail.com> >> >>> >> >> >> wrote: >> >>> >> >> >> > Hi All, >> >>> >> >> >> > Finally I made the multicore thing running by copying the >> >>> >> >> >> > core0 >> >>> >> >> >> > and >> >>> >> >> core1 >> >>> >> >> >> > directory to $solr.home and putting a solr.xml file under >> the >> >>> >> >> >> > same >> >>> >> >> >> > directory. A bit relieved ! >> >>> >> >> >> > I would like to do on-the-fly registration of core[I've >> >>> >> >> >> > provision >> >>> >> >> >> > to >> >>> >> >> add >> >>> >> >> >> > unique corenames everytime I register a new one] and as per >> >>> >> >> >> > the >> >>> >> >> >> > basic >> >>> >> >> >> > requirements mentioned in the wiki[ >> >>> >> >> http://wiki.apache.org/solr/CoreAdmin] >> >>> >> >> >> I >> >>> >> >> >> > did the following: >> >>> >> >> >> > 1. set persistent="true" and sharedLIb="lib" >> >>> >> >> >> > For this I actually copied the file given in wiki and put >> it >> >>> >> >> >> > under >> >>> >> >> >> > solr.home. Started tomcat and tried to register a new core >> >>> >> >> >> > named >> >>> >> >> >> > core3 >> >>> >> >> >> like >> >>> >> >> >> > this[I'm running solr on 8080] >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> > >> http://localhost:8080/solr/admin/cores?action=CREATE&name=core2 >> >>> >> >> >> > and the browser gave me error saying that instanceDir is >> >>> >> >> >> > missing, >> >>> >> >> Agreed >> >>> >> >> >> > its missing but do I need to provide the path to a new >> >>> >> >> >> > directory >> >>> >> >> >> everytime a >> >>> >> >> >> > register a new core or any old core'x directory will do the >> >>> >> >> >> > job? >> >>> >> >> >> > Then >> >>> >> >> I >> >>> >> >> >> > copied an existing directory core0 to core2 with all its >> /bin >> >>> >> >> >> > and >> >>> >> >> /conf >> >>> >> >> >> and >> >>> >> >> >> > other stuffs. Then I tried to refresh the earlier page in >> >>> >> >> >> > firefox >> >>> >> >> >> > and >> >>> >> >> WOW >> >>> >> >> >> it >> >>> >> >> >> > worked. Then to confirm that the new core details has been >> >>> >> >> >> > added >> >>> >> >> >> > to >> >>> >> >> >> solr.xml >> >>> >> >> >> > I cross checked the file and found a new entry for core2. >> Its >> >>> >> >> >> > working. >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> > Now let me mention what I want to do, >> >>> >> >> >> > # I want multiple cores, true but all the core will >> >>> >> >> >> > essentially >> >>> >> >> >> > have >> >>> >> >> the >> >>> >> >> >> > same schema and config as well. >> >>> >> >> >> > # I want separete index for each core so that during posting >> >>> >> >> >> > and >> >>> >> >> >> searching I >> >>> >> >> >> > can search a specific core >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> > Now I've certain doubts about these things. >> >>> >> >> >> > 1. Do we have to create a new directory with all those /bin >> >>> >> >> >> > and >> >>> >> >> >> > /conf >> >>> >> >> >> > everytime we've to register a new core. This sounds silly >> and >> >>> >> >> >> > I'm >> >>> >> >> pretty >> >>> >> >> >> > sure I must be wrong . There must be some way to just say >> that >> >>> >> >> >> > : >> >>> >> >> Create >> >>> >> >> >> this >> >>> >> >> >> > new core having the core name as ABXZ. The wiki does say the >> >>> >> >> >> > last >> >>> >> >> three >> >>> >> >> >> > parameters are optinal [Wiki:Note that config ,schema & >> >>> >> >> >> > dataDir >> >>> >> >> >> parameters >> >>> >> >> >> > are optional.] Can't we have some base schema and config >> file >> >>> >> >> >> > say >> >>> >> >> under >> >>> >> >> >> > $solr.home [or may be somewhere else if that creates >> problem] >> >>> >> >> >> > and >> >>> >> >> >> everytime >> >>> >> >> >> > we create a new core just point to those. Can someone give >> me >> >>> >> >> >> > direct >> >>> >> >> >> > examples for the same[the wiki does say about this but I'm >> not >> >>> >> >> completely >> >>> >> >> >> > clear about that, some examples will do the job]. >> >>> >> >> >> > 2. Do we have to make sure that the data directory is >> sitting >> >>> >> >> >> > inside >> >>> >> >> >> coreX >> >>> >> >> >> > directory, or we can put it elsewhere? >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> you don't have to create conf dir and schema.xml and >> >>> >> >> >> solrconfig.xml >> >>> >> >> >> for each core separately. keep one instance dir where you have >> >>> >> >> >> the >> >>> >> >> >> conf dir and its contents. pass the instanceDir when you >> create >> >>> >> >> >> a >> >>> >> >> >> new >> >>> >> >> >> core. >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> if you are using 1.3 >> >>> >> >> >> in the solrconfig.xml , keep the datadir as follows >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> <dataDir>/data/solr/${core.name}</dataDir> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> each core will automatically have a diffferent dataDir >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> > Thank you very much. >> >>> >> >> >> > KK. >> >>> >> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >>> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> >>> >> >> >> Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com >> >>> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> > >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> >> -- >> >>> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> >>> >> >> Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com >> >>> >> >> >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> -- >> >>> >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> >>> >> Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> ----------------------------------------------------- >> >>> Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com >> >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> ----------------------------------------------------- >> Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com >> > -- ----------------------------------------------------- Noble Paul | Principal Engineer| AOL | http://aol.com
