SolrCloud Training Course

Introduction to Search Technologies

• Core fundamentals of search engines and information retrieval.
• Insights into indexing and search workflows.
• An overview of modern search platforms.
• Comparing SolrCloud with other distributed search solutions.

Apache Lucene and Apache Solr Fundamentals

• Introduction to Apache Lucene architecture.
• Overview of Apache Solr capabilities.
• Exploration of Solr collections, cores, documents, and schemas.
• Understanding the Solr search and indexing lifecycle.

SolrCloud Architecture and Concepts

• Understanding distributed search architecture.
• How SolrCloud differs from traditional Solr deployments.
• Key SolrCloud components and cluster structure.
• Concepts of collections, shards, replicas, and leaders.
• Designing scalable search environments.

Deploying SolrCloud on AWS

• Preparing Amazon EC2 environments.
• Installing and configuring SolrCloud clusters.
• Setting up nodes and establishing cluster communication.
• Managing SolrCloud services and configurations.

Indexing and Data Management in SolrCloud

• Adding and managing documents across shards.
• Understanding effective indexing strategies.
• Commit strategies and optimisation.
• Managing updates and distributed indexing.

Cluster Coordination with Apache ZooKeeper

• Introduction to ZooKeeper and its role in SolrCloud.
• Managing cluster state and configuration.
• Automating cluster coordination processes.
• Handling configuration files with ZooKeeper.

Reliability, Fault Tolerance, and Scaling

• Understanding replication and high availability.
• Designing fault-tolerant SolrCloud deployments.
• Load balancing search requests.
• Configuring failover and continuous processing.

SolrCloud Administration and Monitoring

• Managing SolrCloud through administration interfaces.
• Monitoring cluster health and performance.
• Managing errors and troubleshooting issues.
• Maintaining and optimising cluster operations.

Practical SolrCloud Workshop

• Deploying a SolrCloud cluster on AWS.
• Creating collections and managing shards.
• Configuring replication and failover.
• Testing distributed search operations.

Course Review and Best Practices

• Reviewing SolrCloud architecture decisions.
• Performance and operational recommendations.
• Common deployment challenges.
• Next steps for SolrCloud administration.