I have both Solr 7.2.1 with port 8983 and Solr 6.6.2 with port 8984 on my machine. My 9.1 instance is using solr 7.2.1 and working fine. But my Solr 6.6.2 for Sitecore 9.0.2, is showing this error. [![enter image description here][1]][1] **Server Error in '/' Application.** Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1. Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code. Exception Details: System.Xml.XmlException: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1. Source Error: An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below. Stack Trace: [XmlException: Data at the root level is invalid. Line 1, position 1.] System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.Throw(Exception e) +91 System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseRootLevelWhitespace() +408 System.Xml.XmlTextReaderImpl.ParseDocumentContent() +487 System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Load(XmlReader reader, LoadOptions options) +60 System.Xml.Linq.XDocument.Parse(String text, LoadOptions options) +156 SolrNet.Impl.SolrCoreAdmin.SendAndParseHeader(ISolrCommand cmd) +40 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrNetIntegration.SolrPinger.Ping() +32 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrConnectors.SolrConnector.TestConnection() +70 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrStatus.OkSolrStatus() +99 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrStatus..cctor() +72 [TypeInitializationException: The type initializer for 'Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrStatus' threw an exception.] Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrStatus.SetIndexForInitialization(ISearchIndex solrIndex) +0 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrSearchIndex.SetForReinitialization() +202 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrSearchIndex.InitializeSolr() +190 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrSearchIndex.Initialize() +46 Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrContentSearchManager.Initialize() +169 (Object , Object ) +9 Sitecore.Pipelines.CorePipeline.Run(PipelineArgs args) +484 Sitecore.Pipelines.DefaultCorePipelineManager.Run(String pipelineName, PipelineArgs args, String pipelineDomain, Boolean failIfNotExists) +236 Sitecore.Pipelines.DefaultCorePipelineManager.Run(String pipelineName, PipelineArgs args, String pipelineDomain) +22 Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Application_Start() +161 Sitecore.Nexus.Web.HttpModule.Init(HttpApplication app) +767 System.Web.HttpApplication.RegisterEventSubscriptionsWithIIS(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context, MethodInfo[] handlers) +581 System.Web.HttpApplication.InitSpecial(HttpApplicationState state, MethodInfo[] handlers, IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +168 System.Web.HttpApplicationFactory.GetSpecialApplicationInstance(IntPtr appContext, HttpContext context) +277 System.Web.Hosting.PipelineRuntime.InitializeApplication(IntPtr appContext) +369 [HttpException (0x80004005): The type initializer for 'Sitecore.ContentSearch.SolrProvider.SolrStatus' threw an exception.] System.Web.HttpRuntime.FirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +532 System.Web.HttpRuntime.EnsureFirstRequestInit(HttpContext context) +111 System.Web.HttpRuntime.ProcessRequestNotificationPrivate(IIS7WorkerRequest wr, HttpContext context) +714 [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/qI7BC.png