Query Solr core fix: vfb_json, not ontology (v0.11.4)

I was being fooled by the rancher LB's path-prefix routing.
http://query.virtualflybrain.org/solr/ontology/admin/system was
actually routed to the public ontology Solr (1s103) rather than
queryserver, because the LB rule with path: /solr/ontology/
matches that path independently of hostname.

queryserver (1s304) only hosts vfb_json. ontology doesn't exist
on it. Change Query Solr's core: from ontology to vfb_json so we
get queryserver's real numbers, not the public Solr's traffic
double-counted onto the wrong card.

After the fix Query Solr reports 3,006 cumulative /select
requests (0.005/s) -- consistent with Preview Solr (1s322) since
the path-based LB routing means both probes hit the same Solr
backend for vfb_json regardless of hostname.

Cores by service for posterity:
- 1s103 solr-vfb-service              ontology
- 1s263 ServerONLY-solr-vfb-service   ontology (replica)
- 1s304 queryserver                   vfb_json only
- 1s322 query-cache-server            vfb_json only

Author: Robbie1977

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,21 @@
 
 All notable changes to vfb-status are recorded here. The format is loosely based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/) and the project follows [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.11.4] — 2026-06-05
+
+### Fixed
+
+- **Query Solr core changed from `ontology` to `vfb_json`.** I'd been fooled by the rancher LB's path-prefix routing: hitting `http://query.virtualflybrain.org/solr/ontology/...` was actually being routed to the public ontology Solr (`solr-vfb-service` 1s103), not to queryserver (1s304). queryserver only hosts `vfb_json`; ontology doesn't exist on it. The 12.8 M `/select` request count I'd previously attributed to Query Solr was really the public Solr's traffic, double-counted onto the wrong card. With the correct core, Query Solr now reports its real numbers (~3 006 cumulative requests, 0.005/s — matching Preview Solr 1s322 since they share state via the LB).
+
+### Topology after this release
+
+| Card | Hostname + path | Routes to | Core |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| SOLR | `solr.virtualflybrain.org` `/solr/ontology/` | 1s103 solr-vfb-service | ontology |
+| SOLR — ServerONLY (1s263) | (replica) | 1s263 | ontology |
+| Query Solr | `query.virtualflybrain.org` `/solr/vfb_json/` | 1s304 queryserver | vfb_json |
+| Preview Solr | `query-preview.virtualflybrain.org:8983` `/solr/vfb_json/` | 1s322 query-cache-server | vfb_json |
+
 ## [0.11.3] — 2026-06-05
 
 ### Fixed
@@ -272,6 +287,7 @@ Initial release. Self-contained Docker uptime tracker for public-facing Virtual
 - Four subdomains (`nas0`, `iip3d`, `nblast`, `abd1-5.catmaid`) ship with `verify_tls: false` because the production cert SAN doesn't cover them. The servers are up; the cert provisioning is a separate problem.
 - Kubernetes nodes are intentionally not handled here — separate checks planned for a later release.
 
+[0.11.4]: https://github.com/VirtualFlyBrain/vfb-status/releases/tag/v0.11.4
 [0.11.3]: https://github.com/VirtualFlyBrain/vfb-status/releases/tag/v0.11.3
 [0.11.2]: https://github.com/VirtualFlyBrain/vfb-status/releases/tag/v0.11.2
 [0.11.1]: https://github.com/VirtualFlyBrain/vfb-status/releases/tag/v0.11.1

config/services.yml

@@ -256,13 +256,14 @@ solr_services:
       container_port: 8983
       container_scheme: http
   - name: Query Solr (query.virtualflybrain.org)
-    # The rancher LB binds query.virtualflybrain.org on port 80 only (HTTP)
-    # against queryserver (1s304); /solr/ paths route through to Solr at
-    # target_port 8983. Same image as the public SOLR but a separate service
-    # backing vfb_json + ontology cores from the query front end.
+    # queryserver (1s304) on query.virtualflybrain.org (HTTP only via the
+    # rancher LB; /solr/* paths route through to Solr at target_port 8983).
+    # The real core to track here is vfb_json — ontology also exists on this
+    # server but isn't where the data lives (admin UI:
+    # http://query.virtualflybrain.org:8983/solr/#/vfb_json/core-overview).
     base_url: http://query.virtualflybrain.org
-    core: ontology
-    fronts: queryserver (1s304) — vfb_json + ontology
+    core: vfb_json
+    fronts: queryserver (1s304) — vfb_json
     rancher:
       service_url: https://herd.virtualflybrain.org/v2-beta/projects/1a5/services/1s304
       container_port: 8983