User manual

Preparing for Distributed Computing
Session Product Processes
Client Distributed Computing
Toolbox
MATLAB with toolbox
Worker MATLAB Distributed
Computing Engine
worker; mdce serv ice (if
using a job manager)
Job manager MATLAB Distributed
Computing Engine
mdce service; job
manager
The MATLAB Distributed Computing Engine (mdce) service or daemon
is included in the engine software. It is separate from the worker and job
manager processes, and it must be running on all machines that run job
manager sessions or workers that are registered with a job manager. (The
mdce service is not used with third-party schedulers.)
Yo u can install both toolbox and e ngine software on the same machine, so that
one machine can run both client and engine sessions.
Network Requirements
To view the network requirements for MATLAB Distributed Computing
Engine, visit the product requirements page on the MathWorks Web site at
http://www.mathworks.com/products/distriben/requirements.html
Fully Q ualified Domain Names
MATLAB Distributed C omputing Engine and Distributed Computing Toolbox
support both short hostnames and fully qualified domain names. The default
usage is short hostnames. If your network requires fully qualified hostnames,
you can use the M DC E defaults file to identify the worker nodes by their full
names. See “Customizing Engine Services” on page 2-10. To set the hostname
used for a MATLAB client session, see the
dctconfig reference page.
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