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Set Up and Log In to MATLAB Production Server Dashboard

Follow these instructions to set up, start, and log in the dashboard for an on-premises installation of MATLAB® Production Server™. You can use the dashboard to create and manage server instances.

Set Up Dashboard

Warning

You must have administrator privileges on Windows® to complete the setup.

  1. Open a Terminal or Command Window with administrator privileges, and navigate to the dashboard directory in the MATLAB Production Server installation directory.

    Platform

    Default Directory Where MATLAB Production Server Dashboard Is Installed

    Windows (Administrator)

    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Production Server\R2024b\dashboard

    Linux®

    /usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2024b/dashboard

  2. Execute the mps-dashboard script with the setup option, and when prompted, specify the directory for dashboard setup.

    You must have write privileges to the directory where MATLAB Production Server is installed and to the workspace directory where the dashboard is going to be set up.

    Platform

    Script for Dashboard Setup

    Windows (Administrator)

    > mps-dashboard.bat setup

    For example:

    > mps-dashboard.bat setup
Specify a workspace directory for MATLAB Production Server Dashboard: C:\mps\dashboard

    Linux

    $ ./mps-dashboard.sh setup

    For example:

    $ ./mps-dashboard.sh setup
Specify a workspace directory for MATLAB Production Server Dashboard: /opt/mps/dashboard

    You receive a message acknowledging that the dashboard has been successfully setup.

    Tip

    To directly specify a directory when setting up the dashboard, use the -C option after the setup option and provide a directory name.

    For example, at the Windows command prompt, type: mps-dashboard.bat setup -C D:\mps\dashboard

    For example, in the Linux terminal, enter: ./mps-dashboard.sh setup -C /opt/mps/dashboard

    Note

    To view the list of options that the mps-dashboard script accepts, pass a ? as an option to the mps-dashboard script.

    For example, at the Windows command prompt, type:

    mps-dashboard.bat ?

    For example, in the Linux terminal, type:

    ./mps-dashboard.sh ?

    The complete list of options are as follows:

    setup | start | stop | remove | reset_admin_password

Tip

If you see garbled text in the dashboard logs, verify that the server machine uses UTF-8 encoding. You must execute mps-dashboard.bat setup again after setting the locale.

For information about setting the locale, see Set Locale and Display Language (MATLAB).

Start Dashboard

  1. Open a Terminal or Command Window with a user account that does not have administrator privileges, then navigate to the dashboard directory in the MATLAB Production Server installation directory.

    To start the dashboard, it is recommended that you run the mps-dashboard script with a least privilege user account that has write privileges to the MATLAB Production Server Dashboard workspace directory.

    Platform

    Default Directory Where MATLAB Production Server Dashboard Is Installed

    Windows

    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Production Server\R2024b\dashboard

    Linux

    /usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2024b/dashboard

  2. Execute the mps-dashboard script with the start option to start the dashboard.

    Platform

    Script to Start Dashboard

    Windows

    mps-dashboard.bat start

    Linux

    ./mps-dashboard.sh start

    After the dashboard starts, you see a message at the terminal indicating the host and port where the dashboard is running. The default host and port are localhost and 9090, respectively.

    Tip

    Windows only: To run the dashboard instance as a background process in Windows, precede the mps-dashboard script with command start /B.

    For example: start /B mps-dashboard.bat start

    Note

    You can change the default port used by dashboard by editing the --node_server_port option in config.txt file. You can find the config.txt file here:

    Platform

    Location of config.txt File

    Windows

    C:\Program Files\MATLAB\MATLAB Production Server\R2024b\dashboard\config\config.txt

    Linux

    /usr/local/MATLAB/MATLAB_Production_Server/R2024b/dashboard/config/config.txt

    To make other customizations to the setup process, you can edit the relevant parts of the config.txt file.

  3. Open a web browser, and type the host and port number that were displayed in the previous step.

    For example:

    http://localhost:9090

Log In to Dashboard

To log in to MATLAB Production Server Dashboard follow this procedure:

  1. Open a web browser, and type the host and port number that were displayed at the end of the install process.

    For example:

    http://localhost:9090

  2. Type the following information at the login screen for the username and password:

    Username: admin

    Password: admin

You are now logged into the MATLAB Production Server Dashboard.

Reset Administrator Password

You can use the mps-dashboard script with the option reset_admin_password to change the administrator password.

Platform

Script to Reset Administrator Password

Windows

mps-dashboard.bat reset_admin_password

Linux

./mps-dashboard.sh reset_admin_password

Warning

Do not execute the reset_admin_password option while the dashboard is still running. First, stop dashboard execution using the mps-dashboard script with the stop option, then reset the administrator password.

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