Solr-Core-Creator

simple creation of new cores for solr

Getting Started

Set the following variables:

SOLRHOME    path to the solr home directory

Set SOLRHOME during execution of the script with the following option:

./solr_core_creator.sh --core <CORENAME> --solrpath <PATH TO SOLR HOME DIR>

or the SOLRHOME variable inside the script

SOLRHOME="path to solr home directory"

Usage

Mandatory script parameter

Start the script with a name for the core that will be created

./solr_core_creator.sh --core <CORENAME> --conf <SOLR CONF DIR> --lib <SOLR LIB DIR>

Set the Solr Configration Directory that will be linked as an symbolic link inside the new core

./solr_core_creator.sh --core <CORENAME> [-c, --conf] <CONFIG DIRECTORY>

Set the Solr Library Directory that will be linked as an symbolic link inside the new core

./solr_core_creator.sh --core <CORENAME> [-l, --lib] <LIBRARY DIRECTORY>

Optional script parameter

Print the help

./solr_core_creator.sh [-h, --help]

Activate or Deactivate that solr will restart after the creation of a new core. Default value ist "true"

./solr_core_creator.sh --core <CORENAME> --restart false

Create a new core with the Solr Binary

This command works without the script "solr_core_creator"

./solr create -c core_name

Authors

• Patrick Kowalik - Initial work - patrick0585