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Create the Solr Cores (Cloud)
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Ensure that you are using Java 8 or higher. If not, set the SOLR_JAVA_HOME environment variable before executing the following commands:
• Windows: SET SOLR_JAVA_HOME=<PATH_TO_JAVA_8>
• Unix: export SOLR_JAVA_HOME=<PATH_TO_JAVA_8>
1. Open a command prompt and start Solr using the following commands:
◦ Start Solr (Windows):
<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.bat start
◦ Stop Solr (Windows):
<INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.bat stop
◦ Start Solr (Unix):
sh <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.sh start
◦ Stop Solr (Unix):
sh <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/bin/Index_Search_Server.sh stop
where <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME> is the installation directory in which the index search server is installed.
2. From the command prompt, navigate to <INDEX_SEARCH_HOME>/solr/bin and execute the following command to create the core for the required module:
◦ Windows:
solr.cmd create -c <Collection Name> -n <ConfigSet Name> -d <ConfigSet Path> -shards <Number of shards> -replicationFactor <Number of replicas (Solr nodes)>
◦ Unix:
solr create -c <Collection Name> -n <ConfigSet Name> -d <ConfigSet Path> -shards <Number of shards> -replicationFactor <Number of replicas (Solr nodes)>
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Execute the command only once from any installation. Zookeeper will make the core available to the entire Solr cloud.
Windchill Index Search
▪ Windows:
solr.cmd create -c wblib -n wblib -d D:\ptc\IndexSearchServer_Solr1\solr_schemas\wblib -shards 1 -replicationFactor 2
▪ Unix:
solr create -c wblib -n wblib -d /opt/ptc/IndexSearchServer_Solr1/solr_schemas/wblib -shards 1 -replicationFactor 2
Windchill PartsLink
▪ Windows:
solr.cmd create -c clfstructurelib -n clfstructurelib -d D:\ptc\IndexSearchServer_Solr1\solr_schemas\clfstructurelib -shards 1 -replicationFactor 2
▪ Unix:
solr create -c clfstructurelib -n clfstructurelib -d /opt/ptc/IndexSearchServer_Solr1/solr_schemas/clfstructurelib -shards 1 -replicationFactor 2
S1000D
▪ Windows:
solr.cmd create -c sisaadlib -n sisaadlib -d D:\ptc\IndexSearchServer_Solr1\solr_schemas\sisaadlib -shards 1 -replicationFactor 2
▪ Unix:
solr create -c sisaadlib -n sisaadlib -d /opt/ptc/IndexSearchServer_Solr1/solr_schemas/sisaadlib -shards 1 -replicationFactor 2
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PTC recommends that you create cores for Windchill Index Search, Windchill PartsLink, and S1000D, even if the optional modules are not installed. Therefore, if you later decide to install these modules, you will not need to create the respective cores.
3. Open the Solr administrator interface and verify that Solr is running and the cores are available:
http://<SOLR_HOSTNAME>:<SOLR_PORT>/solr