Re: [Condor-users] Condor and Matlab: BASICS

[Mick Beaver <mick@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 12/07/2010 09:34 AM, matlaberboy@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> set up the central manager correctly. What I don’t know is all the other
> stuff, such as do I need to install matlab on each worker? What do calls
> from matlab to condor look like? Etc etc.

I think you may be thinking too big. In the simple case, Condor will 
take an executable and input files, run your program, and then copy back 
the output when your program is finished.. Since Matlab is a licensed 
product, you have three choices.

1. You run as many copies of Matlab as you have licenses for.
2. You purchase the Matlab compiler and "compile" your Matlab program 
into an executable, which can be run anywhere without contacting a 
license server.
3. You use something else like GNU Octave.

As far as Condor configuration goes, there is not too much to specify in 
the most basic case. As always, the manual is a great resource. Perhaps 
you might also like the Condor Administration Tutorial presentation from 
Condor Week 2010:
http://www.cs.wisc.edu/condor/CondorWeek2010/condor-presentations/adesmet_admin.pdf

-Mick