Hi, As David recently ( https://lists.apache.org/thread/xwr8j0ydmxjrq7q74020728jg1bqv2k3) mentioned the ExternalFileField that feature is old and should probably be no longer used. It has no replication support and potential memory leaks (SOLR-10550). I suggest evaluating the In-Place-Updates alternative ( https://solr.apache.org/guide/solr/latest/indexing-guide/partial-document-updates.html#in-place-updates ).
On Tue, Jan 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM Uday Kumar <uday.p...@indiamart.com.invalid> wrote: > Hi all, > > We are currently conducting a POC for external file fields in a Solr Cloud > environment for optimizing the speed of indexing at our end. > > *Our Prod Environment:* > Solr version: v9.6.1 > No. of nodes: 8 > No. of shards: 63 > Total Index size: 240 GB > RAM on each node: 50 GB > Heap on each node: 12 GB > > > We would like to know if there are any recommended best practices for the > following: > > 1. Do we have any limitations on the type of fields we can use in an > external file? > 2. Any Performance-related points to take care of? > 3. Ensuring data consistency in external files? > 4. Managing fault tolerance effectively [By maintaining replicas]? > 5. How are these external files treated while we use Backup APIs? > > Please let us know, if you need any other information related to this. >
