SOLR as a Service

This section describes the procedure for enabling Solr as a service.

Please follow the following steps:

  1. Download nssm-2.24.zip file from the path mentioned in the source field of Apache SOLR Requirements and unzip it.
  2. Copy nssm.exe from nssm-2.24\win64 to SOLR_HOME\bin.
  3. Go to the SOLR_HOME\bin. Open the Command Prompt as Administrator.
  4. Execute the command below:
    nssm install solrservice

    The following window appears:

    Figure 1. Enabling Solr as Windows Service
    A screenshot of a computer Description automatically generated
  5. Click Application tab and enter the information as mentioned below:
    • Path: C:\solr-9.7.0\bin\solr.cmd

    • Startup directory: C:\solr-9.7.0\bin

    • Arguments: <As mentioned below>

      start -cloud -s <SOLR_HOME\server\solr> --host <SOLR_IP> -f -p <SOLR_PORT> -z <ZOOKEEPER_IP>:<CLIENT_PORT>
E.g.
start -cloud -s "C:\solr-9.7.0\server\solr" --host 1x.xx.xx.x1 -f -p 8983 -z "1x.xx.xx.x2:2181,1x.xx.xx.x3:2181,1x.xx.xx.x4:2181"
    Figure 2. Enabling Solr as Windows Service (cont.)
  6. Click Details tab and enter the information below:
    Figure 3. Enabling Solr as Windows Service (cont.)
  7. Click Install Service.

    Upon successful installation, the following message will appear.

    Figure 4. Enabling Solr as Windows Service (cont.)
  8. Press Win+R, type services.msc and press Enter.
    Figure 5. Enabling Solr as Windows Service (cont.)
    A screenshot of a computer error Description automatically generated
  9. Search for Solr Server service.
  10. Click on Solr Server service and then click Start the service on the left panel to start the service.
    Figure 6. Enabling Solr as Windows Service (cont.)
    C:\Users\veena-m\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Word\Solr Server.PNG
  11. Check the URL below in browser:

    http://<SOLR IP>:<SOLRPORT>/solr

  12. Enter the username and password on Solr Portal Login Page.
  13. Create collection named as ‘ScriptKnowledgeData’ in Solr for Basic Knowledge and iScrape using the below URL:
     http://<SOLR_IP>:<SOLR_PORT>/solr/admin/collections?action=CREATE&name=Script
KnowledgeData&router.name=implicit&shards=iScrape, 
Knowledge&replicationFactor=1&maxShardsPerNode=4&collection. 
configName=ticketschema&router.field=shardType

    On successful creation of the collection, the following response is received:

    {
"responseHeader”: {
"status":0,
"QTime":3373,
"success”: {
"<SOLR_IP>:<SOLR_PORT>_solr”: {
"responseHeader":{
"status":0,
"QTime":2464},
"core":"ScriptKnowledgeData_iScrape_replica_n1"},
"<IP>:<PORT>_solr":{
"responseHeader":{
"status":0,
"QTime":2737},
"core":"ScriptKnowledgeData_Knowledge_replica_n2"}}}
  14. To check the Successful creation of collection in Solr. Navigate to Solr Home Page as mentioned in below figure as Windows Service (cont.). On Left Pane Select “Collections” tab and verify "ScriptKnowledgeData” collection is present.
    Figure 7. Enabling Solr as Windows Service (cont.)