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How to make a custom Solr core and use it via Sitecore API?
Now we need to make our custom SOLR Core indexed with items from Sitecore that we want to have in it, and at the end use that information via Sitecore API calls. Here we can see my SOLR admin page with all cores listed. Now we can navigate to the Add Core button, define all parameters and create a new core, but I have in mind something way simpler.
How to use Solr as a Windows service?
The following steps demonstrate how you can install and configure Solr for use with Sitecore: The first step to using Solr with Sitecore is installing it. These instructions are for setting Solr up as a Windows service on a single machine for use alongside Sitecore 9.1.
Why do we use Solr as a search engine?
First, let’s talk a little about the reasons for using SOLR. As we know SOLR is a search engine used for searching in content and operational databases that Sitecore uses. It’s fast, configurable and robust, especially when you work with a large number of Sitecore items.
Where do I find the Solr config files?
The first one, basic_configs, is basic SOLR config files. We could use that config, but we would need to change a lot of settings inside the config files. Inside the configsets folder we have multiple configurations. Again, we can see here multiple configurations for various SOLR Core types that we have.
Why is Solr 6.6.2 unable to create new core?
Of course, when it does that, Solr responds with the error “Could not create a new core in C:\\solr-6.6.2\\server\\solr\\sc90_xdbas another core is already defined there” and the whole process ends. I’m running solr 6.6.2 but have also tried with the 7 versions and 6.6.1 to no avail, all under https.
Why is XConnect not creating a Solr core?
I am running into an issue in xconnect-solr.json when it attempts to create a solr core, which it does by first copying the necessary configs into the core folder and then running a create.