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Course Outline

Introduction to Search Technologies

  • Core principles of search engines and information retrieval
  • Insights into indexing and search workflows
  • Survey of contemporary search platforms
  • Evaluating SolrCloud against other distributed search solutions

Apache Lucene and Apache Solr Fundamentals

  • Overview of the Apache Lucene architecture
  • Summary of Apache Solr features
  • Solr collections, cores, documents, and schemas
  • Grasping the Solr search and indexing lifecycle

SolrCloud Architecture and Concepts

  • Exploring distributed search architecture
  • Differences between SolrCloud and legacy Solr deployments
  • Key SolrCloud components and cluster structure
  • Collections, shards, replicas, and leaders
  • Designing scalable search environments

Deploying SolrCloud on AWS

  • Preparing Amazon EC2 environments
  • Installation and configuration of SolrCloud clusters
  • Establishing nodes and inter-cluster communication
  • Administration of SolrCloud services and settings

Indexing and Data Management in SolrCloud

  • Adding and managing documents across various shards
  • Understanding diverse indexing strategies
  • Commit strategies and performance optimisation
  • Managing updates and distributed indexing

Cluster Coordination with Apache ZooKeeper

  • Introduction to ZooKeeper and its function in SolrCloud
  • Oversight of cluster state and configuration
  • Automating cluster coordination tasks
  • Managing configuration files via ZooKeeper

Reliability, Fault Tolerance, and Scaling

  • Comprehending replication and high availability
  • Designing robust SolrCloud deployments
  • Balancing load across search requests
  • Setting up failover and continuous processing

SolrCloud Administration and Monitoring

  • Administering SolrCloud via management interfaces
  • Monitoring cluster health and performance metrics
  • Error management and troubleshooting procedures
  • Maintenance and optimization of cluster operations

Practical SolrCloud Workshop

  • Deploying a SolrCloud cluster on AWS
  • Creation of collections and management of shards
  • Configuration of replication and failover
  • Testing distributed search operations

Course Review and Best Practices

  • Evaluation of SolrCloud architectural decisions
  • Recommendations for performance and operations
  • Addressing common deployment challenges
  • Future steps for SolrCloud administration

Requirements

  • Familiarity with core search concepts
  • Fundamental knowledge of Java
 14 Hours

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