This document summarizes concepts and techniques for administering and monitoring SolrCloud, including: how SolrCloud distributes data across shards and replicas; how to start a local or distributed SolrCloud cluster; how to create, split, and reload collections using the Collections API; how to modify schemas dynamically using the Schema API; directory implementations and segment merging; configuring autocommits; caching in Solr; metrics to monitor such as indexing throughput, search latency, and JVM memory usage; and tools for monitoring Solr clusters like the Solr administration panel and JMX.