Remote MATLAB with Java support

I am trying to launch MATLAB on a workstation with the Parallel Computing Toolbox (2012a) from a laptop. I can ssh to the workstation and start MATLAB in two ways, but neither is fully functional. Using the -nodesktop option, the command window is displayed on the laptop and I can use the matlabpool command, but all figures appear on the workstation. If I launch with the -nojvm option, figures are displayed on the laptop (X11 forwarding has been worked out) but I can't use matlabpool because Java has been disabled.

Is there a way to have graphics forwarding while retaining Java support?

Answer 1

[Jason Ross]

Why not just start MATLAB normally with the display forwarded? The main window will display and the figure windows will be forwarded. The huge downside is that if (when :)) your session is interrupted, you'll lose the desktop and figure windows and not be able to reconnect. For that case, VNC is likely a better option since you can reconnect later and not lose anything.

[Daniel Dolan]

It would seem that VNC is the best option for my purpose.

Answer 2

[Shashank Prasanna]

You can just save your figures to a file and copy/scp them to your laptop? Other alternatives I can see are VNC.