Installing and Configuring Parallel Computing Toolbox and MATLAB Distributed Computing Server

(R2009a)

Parallel Computing with MATLAB

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 4.1 (R2009a)

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, you can use the local scheduler included
with Parallel Computing Toolbox to schedule jobs and run up to eight 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 have an activated License File and a File
Installation Key, 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.