SearchStax Cloud clients frequently report mysterious “core creation failed” errors when attempting to create a new collection. They ask what causes these errors and how to avoid them.
"Operation create caused exception:":"org.apache.solr.common.SolrException:org.apache.solr.common.SolrException: Underlying core creation failed while creating collection: test"
This kind of error means one simple thing: the configset for the new collection is missing or is broken. This can come about in a variety of ways:
- The configset doesn’t exist. Be sure you have uploaded it.
- There is a typo in the configset name.
- The configset is missing a file.
- The configset is missing the Lang subdirectory.
- It’s the wrong configset for your project. A CMS vendor will sometimes supply a customized configset.
- There’s an error in a configuration file. For instance, a misplaced closing delimiter in an XML file (/>) can provoke this error message.
Questions?
Do not hesitate to contact the SearchStax Support Desk.