How to use .jar in parfor with windows client and linux workers (R2017a)?

Hello,

I test R2017a cluster. Client is Windows machine. Workers is Linux (Mint and Ubintu). I have an error when import .jar inside parpool:

1. Start cluster (with attaching *.jar):

if isempty(gcp('nocreate')), parpool('MJSP17', 'SpmdEnabled', false, 'AttachedFiles', {'RCaller-2.1.1.jar'}); end

2. Call import java-class on all workers:

pctRunOnAll javaaddpath 'RCaller-2.1.1.jar';

2-nd step generate warnings (also for all workers):

Warning: Invalid file or directory
'/var/lib/mdce/mm-mskuo-002_mm-mskuo-002_worker01_mlworker_log/matlab/work/RCaller-2.1.1.jar'. 
> In javaclasspath>local_validate_dynamic_path (line 271)
  In javaclasspath>local_javapath (line 187)
  In javaclasspath (line 124)
  In javaaddpath (line 71) 
Warning: Invalid file or directory
'/var/lib/mdce/mm-mskuo-002_mm-mskuo-002_worker02_mlworker_log/matlab/work/RCaller-2.1.1.jar'. 
> In javaclasspath>local_validate_dynamic_path (line 271)
  In javaclasspath>local_javapath (line 187)
  In javaclasspath (line 124)
  In javaaddpath (line 71) 
Warning: Invalid file or directory
'/var/lib/mdce/mm-mskuo-002_mm-mskuo-002_worker03_mlworker_log/matlab/work/RCaller-2.1.1.jar'.

Trying to get attached folder gives an error:

folder = getAttachedFilesFolder;
Warning: Unexpected error trying to invoke getAttachedFilesFolder. 
> In getAttachedFilesFolder (line 136)

How to use .jar in parfor with heterogeneous cluster (windows client and linux workers) in MATLAB R2017a?

All those steps (1-2) work properly if I use Linux client and Linux workers.

Thank you!

Answer 1

[Jonas]

I solve this problem (in two steps):

1. Project path have to be absolute ( C:\Projects\Project1), but not UNC syntax ( \\client_name\Projects\Project1);

2. *.jar-file have to be in the root project folder ( C:\Projects\Project1\RCaller-2.1.1.jar), but not in subfolder ( C:\Projects\Project1\rcaller\RCaller-2.1.1.jar). Even if all subfolders are added as pathes ( addpath('rcaller')).

I hope it helps to somebody.