AEM Configuration with Embedded Solr

[Ash_Am]

Hello,

Can someone let me know where I can find a more detailed documentation to Configuring AEM 6.x with an embedded SOLR server.

I have looked at the instructions in https://docs.adobe.com/content/docs/en/aem/6-0/deploy/upgrade/queries-and-indexing.html on this subject, but I cannot find more information on setting 'Solr home directory', 'Solr Core name' etc under Configuration Manager/...EmbeddedSolrServerConfigurationProvider.

Also, how can I verify if the embedded Solr server is up and running?

Thanks

Ash_Am

[smacdonald2008]

This is the AEM docs on this subject: 

You can configure the embedded Solr server by:

• Going to the Web Console at http://serveraddress:4502/system/console/configMgr

• Search for "Oak Solr server provider".

• Press the edit button and in the following window set the server type to Embedded Solr in the drop-down list.

• Next, edit "Oak Solr embedded server configuration" and create a configuration. For more info on the configuration options, please visit the Apache Solr website.

  NOTE

  The Solr home directory (solr.home.path) configuration will look for a folder with the same name in the AEM installation folder.

• Open CRXDE and login as Admin.

• Add a node called solrlndex of type oak:QueryIndexDefinition under oak:index with the following properties:

  • type:solr (of type String)
  • async:async (of type String)
  • reindex:true (of type Boolean)

• Save the changes.

As specified in the above link. 

If you feel this need to be improved - please open a ticket here: 

https://helpx.adobe.com/marketing-cloud/experience-manager.html

[Ash_Am]

@smacdonald

Thanks for replying.

This is the guide I had been referring to. I would like to find out what parameters to enter in Oak Solr embedded server configuration. Specifically in the following fields - 'Solr home directory','Solr Core name' and 'Configuration Binding'.

Once done, how do I verify that Solr is up and running?

Thanks.

[smacdonald2008]

I have logged a bug against the AEM docs. These types of questions should be addressed in the docs. 

I am getting people Adobe experienced with this to help you. 

[Sham_HC]

• Firstly don;t use embedded server instead use remote solr. Also revalidate is solr really required
• http://help-forums.adobe.com/content/adobeforums/en/experience-manager-forum/adobe-experience-manage...
• the solr in my directory specified at taken from https://docs.adobe.com/content/docs/en/aem/6-0/deploy/upgrade/queries-and-indexing/_jcr_content/par/...
• No need to make any change to solr home directory if you are following [1]. otherwise change as per your need.
• then define index definition.  (/oak:index/solrIdx with properties type=“solr”, async=“async" and reindex=true)
• The way i verified is when index started building it has to traverse all  libs etc... in logs
• Execute a query & verify.

[1]

./aem61-author-p4555.jar
./crx-quickstart
./license.properties
./solr
./solr/oak
./solr/oak/conf
./solr/oak/conf/currency.xml
./solr/oak/conf/pt-synonyms.txt
./solr/oak/conf/schema.xml
./solr/oak/conf/solrconfig.xml
./solr/oak/core.properties
./solr/oak/data
./solr/oak/data/index/*
./solr/oak/data/tlog/*
./solr/solr.xml
./solr/zoo.cfg

[Jörg_Hoh]

Hi,

I am wondering, why you want to use the solr. As far as I was told, the embedded solr is only suitable for development setups. So before you plan to use solr, please validate with Daycare support.

The usecases, where using solr offers a real benefit are quite rare.

kind regards,
Jörg