cannot open local matlabpool

Hi everyone,

I cannot open matlabpool local. The error message is

    Error using parallel.internal.pool.InteractiveClient/start (line 326)
    Failed to start pool.
        Error using parallel.Job/submit (line 304)
        All dimension arguments must be greater than zero

Could anyone tell me what does this mean? How can I fix it? Thanks a lot!

best, Rui

Here is the validate result:

VALIDATION DETAILS Profile: local Scheduler Type: Local

Stage: Cluster connection test (parcluster) Status: Passed Description:Validation Passed Command Line Output:(none) Error Report:(none) Debug Log:(none)

Stage: Job test (createJob) Status: Failed Description:The validation stage encountered a MATLAB exception. Command Line Output:(none) Error Report: All dimension arguments must be greater than zero Debug Log:(none)

Stage: SPMD job test (createCommunicatingJob) Status: Failed Description:The validation stage encountered a MATLAB exception. Command Line Output:(none) Error Report: All dimension arguments must be greater than zero Debug Log:(none)

Stage: Pool job test (createCommunicatingJob) Status: Skipped Description:Validation skipped due to previous failure. Command Line Output:(none) Error Report:(none) Debug Log:(none)

Stage: Parallel pool test (parpool) Status: Skipped Description:Validation skipped due to previous failure. Command Line Output:(none) Error Report:(none) Debug Log:(none)

[mladen]

Same here. Windows 8.1, Matlab 2013b, i7 4770K, Geforce gtx titan.

Answer 1

[Nitin]

Which OS and which matlab version are you using?

[Rui]

windows 8.1

matlab 2013b

i5 4200

Answer 2

[mladen]

Solved it. It was firewall, as someone mentioned somewhere. On Windows go to: Control Panel\System and Security\Windows Firewall\Allowed applications and allow :

• Matlab 2013b (my version)
• mpiexec
• smpd

If you can not find them on the list, browse to Matlab installation folder usualy: C:\Program Files\MATLAB\R2013b\bin\win64 and allow mpiexec.exe and smpd.exe.

[Rui]

Thanks! But still does not work...

[Antonio]

Also does not work for me. I've added the rules, and have tried disabling the firewall entirely. I still get the same error.

[Rado Maharavo]

i confirm , it's a firewall problem ! not only is it about Windows firewall but also antivirus firewall . matlab need to be allowed by both firewall (windows and avast for me).

Answer 3

[Marko Gulin]

I have the same problem. Has anyone found a solution?

Best regards, Marko.

[Marko Gulin]

Has anyone found a solution? Now I have the same problem with Windows Server 2012! Regards, Marko.

Answer 4

[haiyou]

I have meet the same problem. Has anyone get a solution, Thanks