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View, Edit, Start, or Stop Clusters

To see a list of your clusters, in Cloud Center click Cloud Resources. You can have more than one cluster, some running (ready) and some shut down (stopped). The following listing shows a pair of clusters, one currently Ready, the other Stopped:

List of two clusters. The first cluster has Status Ready, and the second cluster has status Stopped.

To edit, start up, or shut down your clusters, click MATLAB Parallel Server to view additional information.

List of two clusters. The Actions option contains buttons to Shut Down or Start Up the cluster depending on its Status.

To stop a cluster, click Shut Down in the Actions column. Shutting down a cluster does not remove it from your list. You can start the cluster again at a later time. To permanently remove a cluster, click Delete. You can shut down a cluster during its startup if it fails to start, takes too long, or you change your mind.

For detailed information about a particular cluster, click its name in the list.

Whether the cluster is online or offline, you can select Edit to change the following attributes:

  • Auto-Manage Cluster Access

  • Cluster Timeout

  • Cluster Log Level

Edit Cluster window. The fields Cluster Timeout, Cluster Log Level and Auto-Manage Cluster Access are shown.

If the cluster is offline, you can select Edit to change the following cluster characteristics:

  • Auto-Manage Cluster Access

  • Cluster Timeout

  • Cluster Log Level

  • Use a dedicated headnode

  • Worker Machine Type

  • Allow cluster to auto-resize

  • Workers in Cluster

  • Workers per Machine

  • Local Storage Volume Size

  • EBS Snapshot ID

  • SSH Key

Click Update to save your changes.

Edit Cluster window. The Update button is at the bottom of the window.

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