Multi-Instance Parallel Indexing, New Drush Stop Controls and Faster Defaults, Plus a Better Index Search
Indexing can now be run in parallel across servers, stopped selectively, and left running after you disconnect — with faster defaults out of the box. The Indexes and Clusters list also got a search that behaves properly, including on phones.
01 Multi-instance parallel indexing
You can now run multiple indexers simultaneously on different Solr servers or indexes. Each session is fully isolated, with its own log files, PID tracking and worker processes, so indexing production and staging at the same time is fully supported.
02 Drush: stop control, background mode, faster defaults
- Per-server and per-index stop. Use
drush osstop --server=my_serverto stop only one indexer while the others keep running. A specific index session can be stopped with--index, without affecting anything else. - Background mode is now the default.
drush ostautomatically runs as a background daemon that survives SSH disconnection. There is no need to add--backgroundany more; use--no-backgroundfor foreground or interactive mode. - Faster defaults. The default worker count rises from 3 to 10 and the default batch size from 100 to 200 items per worker, which is significantly faster out of the box on modern servers.
| Default | Was | Now |
|---|---|---|
| Workers | 3 | 10 |
| Batch size per worker | 100 | 200 |
| Run mode | --background opt-in | background by default |
03 Finding an index, including on a phone
- Filter kept in the URL. The Indexes and Clusters list remembers your search filter in the URL, so you can bookmark or share a filtered view — particularly useful when managing a large number of indexes.
- Mobile keyboards work. Search on the My Solr Indexes page uses native form submission, so the Go, Search and Done keys on any mobile keyboard — Gboard, SwiftKey, iOS, Samsung — all trigger the search correctly.
- A Search button. A new Search button sits next to the server filter dropdown on the My Solr Indexes page: tap or click to search without pressing Enter, which is easier on mobile and tablet.