How to add dynamically collections to SolrCloud

Question

When I try to creat a new collection in my SolrCLoud I get the Error message

Specified config does not exist in ZooKeeper:my_new_collection

from the Apache Solr Reference Guide I learnd that the parameter **collection.configName** must already be stored in ZooKeeper but how and when can I tell my ZooKeeper about the new config file when I am just about to create a new collection with a new config file?

Is there realy no example of adding collection to a SolrCore in the web? I only found tutorials for adding shards to nodes, but none for adding collections to a SolrCloud.

Answer 1

If you are using embed zookeeper (which running at localhost:9983 ) . You need to upload configuration to zookeeper via zkcli.sh script. For example:

./zkcli.sh -cmd upconfig -zkhost localhost:9983 -confname your_config_name -confdir /path/to/your/config

If you are using solr version 5.x and running at cloud mode, you can specify step by step to create a fully functional collection, and then re-upload your custom configuration later.