Customizing Cluster Setup Instructions

Tell us about your computing cluster

*Platform(s) of the cluster computers

Linux

Solaris

Macintosh

Windows

*Platform(s) of your MATLAB end users

Linux

Solaris

Macintosh

Windows

*Installation Location

Install in a shared directory

Requires you to install only once, and then map the installation directory to all of your nodes. Because the products will run over the network, this option increases network overhead.

Install locally

Requires you to install individually on each node. This option involves no additional network overhead.

*Scheduler

The MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine requires a scheduler to queue and manage jobs submitted to the cluster. You can either use the Job Manager (scheduler included with MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine), or integrate with third-party schedulers.

MathWorks Job Manager (provided with the product)

Platform LSF (Load Sharing Facility)

Other third-party scheduler

*Licensing

Create Cluster License Manager separate from existing MATLAB License Manager

Choose this option to use a separate license manager for MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine. This license manager would most likely be installed on the head node so that individual nodes can access it for a license. Use this option if you do not currently run FLEXlm or your cluster nodes can not access your network license manager.

Update existing License Manager for use with the cluster

Choose this option if you already have a FLEXlm server running on your network that you want to use for the engine. Note: Cluster computers must be able to contact your shared license manager over the network.

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