Matlab Interactive screenshot
In the Interactive job terminal window load the module and run the matlab command.
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The Matlab GUI will load as expected and you can begin using the software.
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When you are done and have closed matlab be sure to exit your interactive job.
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Once you exit the interactive job shell you will be back on the login node again.

Interactive Matlab Jobs

To start an interactive Matlab job you will use the same methods used for any other interactive cluster jobs.  You can find detailed instructions about interactive jobs here.

Once you have sucessfully started your interactive job you can run the matlab interface as you normally would.

For example:

Load the module file for the version of matlab you wish to use.

[joemier@compute-16-14 ~] $ module load matlab-2014

Start matlab: If the graphical interface fails to load make sure you enabled X-forwarding on your cluster session. See SSH/X-Win32 Tutorials.
[joeminer@compute-16-14 ~]$ matlab

Once you are done in matlab make sure to exit the interactive shell before closing your terminal window.
[joeminer@compute-16-14 ~]$ exit

 After your interactive job ends you find that you are back on the login node.

[joeminer@login-0-0 ~]$