Solr Configuration

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Solr Configuration

Use this dialog to complete or change custom or native Solr configuration from Server Administration - Configuration - Search Settings or as part of the upgrade or installation process. See "Search Engine API" and the subsection "Extending CommonSpot’s SOLR Implementation" in the CommonSpot Developer's Guide for details on implementing and extending Solr.

If you are using this to complete Solr configuration as part of the install or upgrade process, you will receive a JavaScript alert to rebuild all full-text collections.

Fill in the Solr settings with the values determined in the installation steps, then click Save - CommonSpot is now configured to use the Solr server. This dialog displays the configuration settings entered in the Solr download and installation process described in this KB article (requires login):

http://www.paperthin.com/support/knowledgebase/articles/upgrading-solr.cfm

Note: Changing the search engine configuration requires a full rebuild and reindexing of all full-text collections. Also note that for Shared Database Configurations, Solr must be installed in the same location, using the same port on all servers. You cannot currently share a single Solr instance.

Once you have completed installation and configuration as described in the Support KB article for upgrading to Solr, this dialog displays the following fields:

Solr Installation Directory: The directory location specified at installation or upgrade.
Solr Collection Directory: The search collection location specified during installation or upgrade.
Solr Port: The network port entered during installation or upgrade.
Solr URL: The fully qualified URL for the installation directory.

Click Show Advanced Options to optionally view or change paths for other Solr components.

New Core Source Directory: By default, Solr creates directories for new collections (referred to as "cores" in the Solr interface) under the Solr installation directory. To simplify later upgrades, and to maintain separation between data and application files, PaperThin recommends specifying a separate directory for creating new collections. For example, use C:\solr-data for Windows and /var/solr for Linux. Enter the location of your custom Solr schema.
Tika Library Location: Displays the directory for the Apache Tika library. Optionally modify this location.
Apache Commons Location: Displays the directory for the Apache Commons library. Optionally modify this location.

Custom: Choosing this option displays the following field for specifying the location of the custom search service. See the Developer's Guide for details on how to create a custom interface.

Related Links

You can download PDF versions of the Content Contributor's, Administrator's, and Elements Reference documents from the support section of paperthin.com (requires login).

The following guides are available from the support site and are in the /docs/directory of your CommonSpot Server:

You can also download these other guides from the support section of paperthin.com (with login):

For technical support:

http://www.paperthin.com/support/