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While configuring cd instance on SOLR one has to remove index update strategies and set to manual from index definitions on cd server.

Can we do that using sitecore patching?

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You can use <patch:delete /> to achieve this. It will look like:

<sitecore>
  <contentSearch>
      <configuration>
        <indexes>
          <index id="xxxxx">
            <strategies hint="list:AddStrategy">
                <patch:delete />
            </strategies>
            <strategies hint="list:AddStrategy"> 
                <strategy ref="contentSearch/indexConfigurations/indexUpdateStrategies‌​/manual" /> 
            </strategies>
            </index>    
        </indexes>
    </configuration>    
  </contentSearch>
</sitecore>
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  • thanks, this would look like that if I want to add manual strategy: <strategies hint="list:AddStrategy"> <patch:delete/> </strategies> <strategies hint="list:AddStrategy"> <strategy ref="contentSearch/indexConfigurations/indexUpdateStrategies/manual" /> </strategies> / can you add that to an answer please? – Andrey Bobrov Jan 19 '17 at 10:14
  • Hey @AndreyBobrov, what do you mean? You question asked to "remove index update strategies". Do you have multiple <strategies> elements? – josedbaez Jan 19 '17 at 10:26
  • in order to disable the strategy you have to set it to manual as well, please check my question – Andrey Bobrov Jan 19 '17 at 10:29
  • please check updated question – Andrey Bobrov Jan 19 '17 at 10:31
  • Answer amended. – josedbaez Jan 19 '17 at 10:35
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You can remove the original strategy and add strategy with same name just using ManualStrategy type:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<configuration xmlns:patch="http://www.sitecore.net/xmlconfig/">
  <sitecore>
    <contentSearch>
      <indexConfigurations>
        <indexUpdateStrategies>
          <intervalAsyncMaster>
            <patch:delete />
          </intervalAsyncMaster>
          <intervalAsyncMaster type="Sitecore.ContentSearch.Maintenance.Strategies.ManualStrategy, Sitecore.ContentSearch" />
        </indexUpdateStrategies>
      </indexConfigurations>
    </contentSearch>
  </sitecore>
</configuration>

You need to repeat that for all the strategies.

Thanks to that you don't worry how many indexes there are and if anyone else adds a new index later. They will use manual on CD servers always.

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  • I consider this quite dangerous and confusing. the below answer is more correct for my case. However removing asyncMaster strategy is a good practice for cd env – Andrey Bobrov Jan 19 '17 at 10:16
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    I don't understand why you say it's dangerous. CD servers should NEVER update indexes when you use Solr. It's safer than you expect ;) – Marek Musielak Jan 19 '17 at 10:19
  • I like this more than the accepted answer. This is preventative. Anyone who adds another index will automatically be set to manual. Unless they have a custom strategy. – Chris Auer May 21 '19 at 17:45
  • Thanks @ChrisAuer – Marek Musielak May 21 '19 at 18:35

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