[jira] Issue Comment Edited: (SOLR-1315) new replication command needed to force a backup when there is no committed index data

["Noble Paul (JIRA)" <ji...@apache.org>]

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Noble Paul edited comment on SOLR-1315 at 8/12/09 11:35 PM:
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So there is no new command, the same command should create a snapshot irrespective of whether a commit /optimize has happened or not

      was (Author: noble.paul):
    So there is no command, the same command should create a snapshot irrespective of whether a commit /optimize has happened or not
  
> new replication command needed to force a backup when there is no committed index data
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>                 Key: SOLR-1315
>                 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SOLR-1315
>             Project: Solr
>          Issue Type: New Feature
>          Components: replication (java)
>    Affects Versions: 1.4
>         Environment: Mac OS
>            Reporter: Jay
>            Assignee: Noble Paul
>            Priority: Minor
>             Fix For: 1.4
>
>         Attachments: SOLR-1315.patch
>
>   Original Estimate: 5h
>  Remaining Estimate: 5h
>
> Here is an email describing the problem, and a possible solution.
> I agree. I think both options could be useful - perhaps a 'forceBackup' as
> well? Documentation would take care of the rest. Have you added this info to
> the wiki yet?
> --
> - Mark
> http://www.lucidimagination.com
> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:56 PM, solr jay <so...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I noticed that the backup request
> >
> > http://master_host:port/solr/replication?command=backup<
> > http://master_host/solr/replication?command=backup>
> - Hide quoted text -
> >
> > works only if there are committed index data, i.e.
> > core.getDeletionPolicy().getLatestCommit() is not null. Otherwise, no
> > backup
> > is created. It sounds logical because if nothing has been committed since
> > your last backup, it doesn't help much to do a new backup. However,
> > consider
> > this scenario:
> >
> > 1. a backup process is scheduled at 1:00AM every Monday
> > 2. just before 1:00AM, the system is shutdown (for whatever reason), and
> > then restarts
> > 3. No index is committed before 1:00AM
> > 4. at 1:00AM, backup process starts and no committed index is found, and
> > therefore no backup (until next week)
> >
> > The probability of this scenario is probably small, but it still could
> > happen, and it seems to me that if I want to backup index, a backup should
> > be created whether there are new committed index or not.
> >
> > Your thoughts?
> >
> > Thanks,

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