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MatLab

MatLab runs as a Singularity container. You will need to provide your MathwWorks account email to use your individual license.

Loading Matlab​

MatLab is available as a module on Elja

$ ml load Matlab

Running Matlab​

To run Matlab use the matlab command.

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You will need to enter an Interactive Session or run Batch job to run matlab.

Activating your license on Elja​

If this is the first time you run Matlab on Elja you will be prompted for your MathWorks account email:

$ srun --job-name "Matlab Job" --partition any_cpu --cpus-per-task 24 --mem-per-cpu 3900 --time 02:00:00 --pty bash
$ matlab 
MATLAB is selecting SOFTWARE OPENGL rendering.
Please enter your MathWorks Account email address and press Enter:

If you are associated with HI you can use your <uname>@hi.is email, otherwise you will need to provide an email address with an active license.

Once the you have entered your user account email you will be given a one time password.

Single-Sign-On(SSO) is not available in this environment. You need a one-time password to sign in to MATLAB.
        Step 1. Visit https://www.mathworks.com/mwa/otp
        Step 2. Copy the password.
        Step 3. Return here, and input the password.
Please enter the one-time password:

Navigate to the given link and type in the one time password. Your license should now be active and you will be able to run MatLab on any partition you want.

Hello, Matlab!​

Create a file called hello.m and add the following lines:

$ touch hello.m
$ echo "disp("Hello, Matlab!");" > hello.m

Now we can run the file in our interactive session

$ matlab -r "run('hello.m')"
Starting MATLAB with license: xxxxxxx - MATLAB (Individual)

                                                                                                          < M A T L A B (R) >
                                                                                                Copyright 1984-2023 The MathWorks, Inc.
                                                                                           R2023a Update 3 (9.14.0.2286388) 64-bit (glnxa64)
                                                                                                              May 25, 2023

 
To get started, type doc.
For product information, visit www.mathworks.com.
 
Hello, Matlab!
note

Please type exit when you want to close Matlab ctrl+c causes input/output errors.