Hi Mayuk, The error message is meaningless to me because it evokes that the config file should be changed and you should correct the xml. However, when I tried your command purely, I got the same error and decided to correct the command instead of config file. 1) As you get error message from solr I believe you are under correct "bin" directory. # <SOLR_HOME>/bin/solr ... 2) A little bit confused here, the question is where do you keep your config files? Let's say you keep your config files under "<DirOfConfigurations>/data_driven_schema_configs/". (May be it is "/opt/lucidworks-hdpsearch/solr/server/solr/configsets/data_driven_schema_configs/" for your setup) # <SOLR_HOME>/bin/solr -c solrCollection -d /<DirOfConfigurations>/data_driven_schema_configs/ -n solrConfigs -s 2 -rf 2 I wish it would be helpful. ... View more