Installing and Configuring Parallel Computing Toolbox™ and MATLAB^® Distributed Computing Server™ (R2008b)

Parallel Computing with MATLAB

Interaction between the Distributed Computing products Parallel computing with MATLAB on a cluster requires two products:

Parallel Computing Toolbox (formerly Distributed Computing Toolbox) should be installed on the computer where you write your applications.
MATLAB Distributed Computing Server (formerly MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine) should be installed on each computer of the cluster that performs the computation.

Read the system requirements for these products before proceeding.

Installing Version 4.0 (R2008b)

Set up a cluster for use with Parallel Computing Toolbox and MATLAB Distributed Computing Server.

Note: For setup on a single machine without a cluster, a local scheduler is included with Parallel Computing Toolbox that allows you to schedule jobs and run up to four workers or labs on a single MATLAB client machine. This local scheduler and its workers do not require a job manager, a third-party scheduler, or MATLAB Distributed Computing Server.

Installing Other Versions

To install other versions of these products, see instructions on Installing and Configuring Other Versions.

Licensing

To install and configure these products you must enter valid passcodes, which you download from the License Center at the appropriate time in the installation procedure. Please contact Installation Support if you require assistance.

Getting Help

If you have questions at any point in the installation and configuration, contact the MathWorks install support team at 1-508-647-7000, or visit the support Web site.