You can create Verity or Solr collections either by using the cfcollection tag or in the ColdFusion Administrator. For more information on creating a collection in CFML, see ColdFusion Developer's Guide.
See:
Verity collections overview
Create a Verity collection
Populate a Verity collection
Verity supported file types
Manage Verity collections
Use Verity K2 Server
Create and Manage Solr collections
Solr Server Overview
Populate a Solr Collection
Migrate Verity Collections