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Network License Manager for MATLAB on Amazon Web Services

Step 1. Launch the Template

Click the Launch Stack button below to deploy the cloud resources on AWS. This will open the AWS console in your web browser.

Region Launch Link
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Step 2. Configure the Cloud Resources

After you click the Launch Stack button above, the “Create stack” page will open in your browser where you can configure the parameters. It is easier to complete the steps if you position these instructions and the AWS console window side by side.

  1. Specify a stack name. This will be shown in the AWS CloudFormation console and must be unique within the AWS account.

  2. Specify and check the defaults for these resource parameters:

Parameter label Description
VPC to deploy this stack to ID of an existing VPC in which to deploy this stack
Subnet for the license server ID of an existing subnet for the head node and workers
CIDR IP address range of client The IP address range that will be allowed to connect to this server from outside of the VPC. This field should be formatted as <ip_address>/<mask>. E.g. 10.0.0.1/32. This is the public IP address which can be found by searching for 'what is my ip address' on the web. The mask determines the number of IP addresses to include. A mask of 32 is a single IP address. This calculator can be used to build a specific range: https://www.ipaddressguide.com/cidr. You may need to contact your IT administrator to determine which address is appropriate.
Instance type for the network license manager The AWS instance type to use to run the Network License Manager for MATLAB. See https://aws.amazon.com/ec2/instance-types for a list of instance types.
Name of SSH key The name of an existing EC2 KeyPair to allow SSH access to all the instances. See https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ec2-key-pairs.html for details on creating these.
InstanceAmiCustom Custom Amazon Machine Image (AMI) in the target region
Password Password for user 'manager'. This is used to login to the Network License Manager for MATLAB dashboard
Confirm Password Confirm Password
  1. Click the Create button.

When you click Create, the license server is created using AWS CloudFormation templates.

Step 3: Connect to the Dashboard

Note: The Internet Explorer web browser is not supported for interacting with the cloud console.

  1. In the Stack Detail for your stack, expand the Outputs section.
  2. Look for the key named ServerAddress and click the corresponding URL listed under value. This is the HTTPS endpoint to the network license manager for MATLAB Dashboard.

Step 4: Log in to the Dashboard

  1. Enter the username manager along with the password for this user you created in Step 2.

Note: The dashboard uses a self-signed certificate which can be changed. For information on changing the self-signed certificates, see Change Self-signed Certificate.

Step 5: Upload the License File

Note: You will need the fixed MAC address created in the CloudFormation Stack to get a license file from the MathWorks License Center for your product. For more information see the documentation for your product.

  1. In the cloud console, go to Administration > Manage License.
  2. Click Browse License File to select the license file you want to upload and click Open.
  3. Click Upload.

You are now ready to use the network license manager on AWS.

To configure your MATLAB products deployed in AWS to use the network license manager see the product documentation. An example for MATLAB Parallel Server can be found at MATLAB Parallel Server on Amazon Web Services.

Additional Information

Delete Your Cloud Resources

You can remove the CloudFormation stack and all associated resources when you are done with them. Note that you cannot recover resources once they are deleted. After you delete the cloud resources you cannot use the downloaded profile again.

  1. Select the Stack in the CloudFormation Stacks screen. Select Actions/Delete.

    CloudFormation Stacks Output

  2. Confirm the delete when prompted. CloudFormation will now delete your resources which can take a few minutes.

Change Self-signed Certificate

You can change the self-signed certificate used to connect to the dashboard. To upload an HTTPS certificate:

  1. On the dashboard navigation menu, select Administration > Manage HTTPS Certificate.
  2. Click Browse Certificate... and select a certificate file. Only .pfx files are supported.
  3. Enter the certificate password in the Certificate Password field.
  4. Click Upload.

The server will automatically restart after uploading a certificate. You will need to sign out and sign back in.

Troubleshooting

If your stack fails to create, check the events section of the CloudFormation console. It will indicate which resources caused the failure and why.

If the stack created successfully but you are unable to access the dashboard check the logs on the instances to diagnose the error. The logs are output to /var/log on the instance nodes; the files of interest are cloud-init.log, cloud-init-output.log, mathworks.log.