Configire 'local' to run on more than 4 workers

Dear all, I desperately need your advice of how to manage my 'local' configuration to work on more than 4 workers?

I think 4 is the default number and when I try to create another configuration with no inputs at fields 'Max # of workers that ...' and 'Min # of workers ...', it still does not allow to use any # of workers more than default value.

Thanks a lot in advance!!!

Answer 1

[Daniel Shub]

What version of MATLAB are you running? In R2011b the local scheduler supports up to 12 workers. I think some earlier versions only supported 4 workers.

[Walter Roberson]

4, then 8, now 12.

[Daniel Shub]

@Tatiana, given what you are seeing, I think that it was probably 4 in R2008b. It should be in the documentation. As I do not have R2008b installed anywhere, it is hard for me to check.

[Titus Edelhofer]

The release notes for R2009a say: "Number of Local Workers Increased to Eight". So Daniel is correct, in R2008b it was 4...

Answer 2

[Edric Ellis]

Please note that in R2014a the limit on the number of local workers was removed. See the release notes.

Answer 3

[Tatiana]

Hi Daniel,

Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm using R2008b.

Is 4 workers a limit for this version?

Thanks!

[Daniel Shub]

Please make this a comment to my answer, and not an answer.