SolrCloud Training Course

Introduction to Search Technologies

• Core concepts of search engines and information retrieval
• Indexing and search workflow mechanics
• Survey of modern search platforms
• Comparison of SolrCloud with other distributed search solutions

Apache Lucene and Apache Solr Fundamentals

• Overview of Apache Lucene architecture
• Capabilities of Apache Solr
• Solr collections, cores, documents, and schemas
• The Solr search and indexing lifecycle

SolrCloud Architecture and Concepts

• Distributed search architecture principles
• Differences between SolrCloud and traditional Solr deployments
• 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 cluster communication
• Managing SolrCloud services and settings

Indexing and Data Management in SolrCloud

• Document addition and management across shards
• Indexing strategy insights
• Commit strategies and optimisation
• Handling updates and distributed indexing

Cluster Coordination with Apache ZooKeeper

• ZooKeeper introduction and its role in SolrCloud
• Managing cluster state and configuration
• Automating cluster coordination
• Handling configuration files via ZooKeeper

Reliability, Fault Tolerance, and Scaling

• Replication and high availability concepts
• Designing fault-tolerant SolrCloud deployments
• Load balancing search requests
• Configuring failover and continuous processing

SolrCloud Administration and Monitoring

• Managing SolrCloud via administration interfaces
• Monitoring cluster health and performance
• Error management and troubleshooting
• Maintaining and optimising cluster operations

Practical SolrCloud Workshop

• Deploying a SolrCloud cluster on AWS
• Creating collections and managing shards
• Setting up 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