How many instances of MATLAB can I run simultaneously from a Solaris server?

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I would like to use MATLAB in an academic setting where MATLAB is installed on a Solaris server (two 1.5 GHz processors, 8 GB of RAM). Each student will have his own computer for using MATLAB, but MATLAB is not actually installed on these machines (it will be run from the server). I wish to know how many instances of MATLAB I can open before my server will bog down.

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MathWorks Support Team on 21 Aug 2023
Edited: MathWorks Support Team on 28 Aug 2023
If each instance of MATLAB is being run on the server, then the number of instances is limited by the amount of memory. Use the System Requirements page to determine how much memory is needed for your release of MATLAB. For example, a single instance of R2006b needs 512 MB of RAM. Therefore, a server with 8 GB of RAM will not be able to run more than 16 instances of MATLAB R2006b simultaneously.
However, if MATLAB is being started from the server, but run on the students' computers, then the number of instances is limited only by your license model. In this case, MATLAB obtains the license from the server, and MATLAB is not using the server's memory and processor resources.

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