easyconfigs-it4i/m/MATLAB/README.md

This example uses Matlab 2018a and MATLAB-2018a.eb
Steps to install Matlab:

• Install the appropriate Java install which requires manual download. See Java documentation for install.
• Matlab needs a "File Installation Key". There are a few options available:
  • Your Matlab license should have a "File Installation Key" in under "Advanced Options" in the "Install and Activate" tab of your "License Center". This will only install the products associated with this license.
  • If you need to install all of the toolboxes to support multiple licenses Mathworks can enable a "All Product File Installation Key". This will install all of the client products but will not install server products like MDCS. A second manual installation on top of the first will be required.
  • If you have a server product key, like MDCS, the "File Installation Key" may not install client products like Matlab Compilers. A second manual installation on top of the first will be required.
• Edit the easyconfig file (MATLAB-2018a.eb).
  • Update the version of Java to match the version installed in step 1.
  • Add the following three lines

  # This string could be really long
  key = 'XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX-XXXXX'
  license_server = '<IP or FQDN>'
  license_server_port = '<port>'
  

• Download both ISO files from Mathworks.
• Create the tar file needed for install.

  $ mkdir R2018a
  $ mount -o loop,ro R2018a_glnxa64_dvd1.iso /mnt/
  $ rsync -avHlP /mnt/ R2018a/
  $ umount /mnt
  $ mount -o loop,ro R2018a_glnxa64_dvd2.iso /mnt/
  $ rsync -avHlP /mnt/ R2018a/
  $ umount /mnt
  $ tar -zcvf /my/easybuild/download/path/matlab-2018a.tar.gz R2018a
  

• Install with EasyBuild

  $ eb MATLAB-2018a.eb -r