R2026a release!

Author: vramanatMW

README.md

@@ -38,11 +38,11 @@ To view instructions for deploying the MATLAB Parallel Server reference architec
 
 | Linux | Windows | Status |
 | ----- | ------- | ------- |
+| [R2026a](releases/R2026a/README.md) | [R2026a](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2026a/README.md) | ✅ Prebuilt available. |
 | [R2025b](releases/R2025b/README.md) | [R2025b](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2025b/README.md) | ✅ Prebuilt available. |
 | [R2025a](releases/R2025a/README.md) | [R2025a](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2025a/README.md) | ✅ Prebuilt available. |
-| [R2024b](releases/R2024b/README.md) | [R2024b](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2024b/README.md) | ✅ Prebuilt available. |
+| [R2024b](releases/R2024b/README.md) | [R2024b](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2024b/README.md) | ⚠️ Prebuilt will be removed in March 2027. |
 | [R2024a](releases/R2024a/README.md) | [R2024a](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2024a/README.md) | ⚠️ Prebuilt will be removed in September 2026. |
-| [R2023b](releases/R2023b/README.md) | [R2023b](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/releases/R2023b/README.md) | ⚠️ Prebuilt will be removed in March 2026. |
  | [Earlier/Custom](./packer/v1) | [Earlier/Custom](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-parallel-server-on-aws-win/tree/master/packer/v1) | For earlier MATLAB releases, you must build your own machine image. |
 
 The above instructions allow you to launch instances based on the latest prebuilt MathWorks® Amazon Machine Images (AMIs).

packer/v1/README.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ For more information about templates, see [Packer Templates](https://www.packer.
 
 ## **Requirements**
 Before starting, you will need:
-* A valid Packer installation later than 1.7.0. For more information, see [Install Packer](https://www.packer.io/downloads).
+* A valid Packer installation of version 1.15.0 or later. For more information, see [Install Packer](https://www.packer.io/downloads).
 * AWS credentials with sufficient permission. For more information, see [Packer Authentication](https://www.packer.io/plugins/builders/amazon#authentication).
 
 ## **Costs**
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ This section describes the complete Packer build process and the different optio
 The [Packer template](https://github.mathworks.com/development/parallel-server-aws-refarch/tree/dev/packer/v1/build-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl) supports these build-time variables.
 | Argument Name | Default Value | Description |
 |---|---|---|
-| [PRODUCTS](#customize-products-to-install)| MATLAB, MATLAB Parallel Server, MATLAB Production Server™, and all available toolboxes | Products to install, specified as a list of product names separated by spaces. For example, `MATLAB Simulink MATLAB_Parallel_Server MATLAB_Production_Server`.<br>MATLAB parallel server must be installed with MATLAB in order to deploy a parallel server cluster to the cloud. If no products are specified, the Packer build will install MATLAB with all available toolboxes. For more information, see [MATLAB Package Manager](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-dockerfile/blob/main/MPM.md).|
+| [PRODUCTS](#customize-products-to-install)| MATLAB, MATLAB Parallel Server, and all available toolboxes | Products to install, specified as a list of product names separated by spaces. For example, `MATLAB Simulink MATLAB_Parallel_Server`.<br>MATLAB parallel server must be installed with MATLAB in order to deploy a parallel server cluster to the cloud. If no products are specified, the Packer build will install MATLAB with all available toolboxes. For more information, see [MATLAB Package Manager](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-dockerfile/blob/main/MPM.md).|
 | [POLYSPACE_PRODUCTS](#customize-polyspace-products-to-install)| Polyspace® Bug Finder™ Server™ and Polyspace Code Prover™ Server™ | Polyspace products to install, specified as a list of product names separated by spaces. For example, `Polyspace_Bug_Finder_Server Polyspace_Code_Prover_Server`.<br/>If no products are specified, the Packer build will install Polyspace with Polyspace Bug Finder Server and Polyspace Code Prover Server. For more information, see [MATLAB Package Manager](https://github.com/mathworks-ref-arch/matlab-dockerfile/blob/main/MPM.md).|
 | SPKGS | List of Deep Learning Support Packages, specified in [release-config](https://github.mathworks.com/development/parallel-server-aws-refarch/tree/dev/packer/v1/release-config) | A list of support packages to install, specified as a list of support package names separated by spaces. For example, `Deep_Learning_Toolbox_Model_for_GoogLeNet_Network Deep_Learning_Toolbox_Model_for_ResNet-101_Network` |
-| BASE_AMI | Default AMI ID refers to ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-jammy-22.04-amd64-server. | The base AMI upon which the image is built, defaults to an official Canonical® Ubuntu® image. |
+| BASE_AMI_NAME | Default AMI ID refers to ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-jammy-22.04-amd64-server. | The base AMI upon which the image is built, defaults to an official Canonical® Ubuntu® image. |
 | VPC_ID | *unset* | VPC to assign to the Packer build instance. If no VPC is specified, the default VPC will be used.|
 | SUBNET_ID | *unset* | Subnet to assign to the Packer build instance. If no subnet is specified, the subnet with the most free IPv4 addresses will be used.|
 | INSTANCE_TAGS |{Name="Packer Builder", Build="MATLAB_Parallel_Server"} | Tags to add to the Packer build instance.|
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ For a full list of the variables used in the build, see the description fields i
 
 ### **Customize Packer Build**
 #### **Customize Products to Install**
-Use the Packer build-time variable `PRODUCTS` to specify the list of products you want to install on the machine image. If unspecified, Packer will install MATLAB, MATLAB Parallel Server, MATLAB Production Server, and all the available toolboxes. Use the Packer build-time variable `POLYSPACE_PRODUCTS` to specify the list of Polyspace products you want to install on the machine image. If unspecified, Packer will install Polyspace Bug Finder Server and Polyspace Code Prover Server.
+Use the Packer build-time variable `PRODUCTS` to specify the list of products you want to install on the machine image. If unspecified, Packer will install MATLAB, MATLAB Parallel Server and all the available toolboxes. Use the Packer build-time variable `POLYSPACE_PRODUCTS` to specify the list of Polyspace products you want to install on the machine image. If unspecified, Packer will install Polyspace Bug Finder Server and Polyspace Code Prover Server.
 
 For example, install the latest version of MATLAB and Deep Learning Toolbox.
 ```bash
-packer build -var="PRODUCTS=MATLAB MATLAB_Parallel_Server MATLAB_Production_Server Deep_Learning_Toolbox" build-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl
+packer build -var="PRODUCTS=MATLAB MATLAB_Parallel_Server Deep_Learning_Toolbox" build-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl
 ```
 
 #### **Customize MATLAB Parallel Server Release to Install**
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ For example, install R2023a for MATLAB Parallel Server and all necessary and ava
 ```bash
 packer build -var-file="release-config/R2023a.pkrvars.hcl" build-matlab-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl
 ```
-Command line arguments can also be combined. For example, install R2020a for MATLAB, MATLAB Parallel Server, MATLAB Production Server, and the Parallel Computing Toolbox only.
+Command line arguments can also be combined. For example, install R2020a for MATLAB, MATLAB Parallel Server and the Parallel Computing Toolbox only.
 ```bash
-packer build -var-file="release-config/R2023a.pkrvars.hcl" -var="PRODUCTS=MATLAB MATLAB_Parallel_Server MATLAB_Production_Server Parallel_Computing_Toolbox" build-matlab-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl
+packer build -var-file="release-config/R2023a.pkrvars.hcl" -var="PRODUCTS=MATLAB MATLAB_Parallel_Server Parallel_Computing_Toolbox" build-matlab-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl
 ```
 Launch the customized image using the corresponding CloudFormation Template.
 For instructions on how to use CloudFormation Templates, see the Deployment Steps
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ You can set multiple variables in a [Variable Definition File](https://developer
 For example, to generate a machine image with the most recent MATLAB installed with necessary and additional toolboxes in a custom VPC, create a variable definition file named `custom-variables.pkrvars.hcl` containing these variable definitions.
 ```
 VPC_ID    = <any_VPC_id>
-PRODUCTS  = "MATLAB MATLAB_Parallel_Server MATLAB_Production_Server Deep_Learning_Toolbox Parallel_Computing_Toolbox"
+PRODUCTS  = "MATLAB MATLAB_Parallel_Server Deep_Learning_Toolbox Parallel_Computing_Toolbox"
 POLYSPACE_PRODUCTS = "Polyspace_Bug_Finder_Server Polyspace_Code_Prover_Server"
 ```
 
@@ -179,6 +179,6 @@ If you require assistance or have a request for additional features or capabilit
 
 ----
 
-Copyright 2025 The MathWorks, Inc.
+Copyright 2025-2026 The MathWorks, Inc.
 
 ----

packer/v1/build-parallel-server-ami.pkr.hcl

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ variable "PRODUCTS" {
 
 variable "RELEASE" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "R2025b"
+  default     = "R2026a"
   description = "Target MATLAB release to install in the machine image, must start with \"R\"."
 
   validation {
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ variable "RELEASE" {
 
 variable "BASE_AMI_NAME" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd/ubuntu-jammy-22.04-amd64-server-*"
-  description = "Default AMI name refers to the Ubuntu Server 22.04 image provided by Canonical."
+  default     = "ubuntu/images/hvm-ssd-gp3/ubuntu-noble-24.04-amd64-server-*"
+  description = "Default AMI name refers to the Ubuntu Server 24.04 image provided by Canonical."
 }
 
 variable "BUILD_SCRIPTS" {
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ variable "BUILD_SCRIPTS" {
 
 variable "STARTUP_SCRIPTS" {
   type        = list(string)
-  default     = [".env", "10_setup-disks.sh", "15_setup-shared-storage.sh", "20_optimize-gpu.sh", "30_setup-logging.sh", "35_setup-machine.sh", "40_setup-matlab.sh", "50_warmup-matlab.sh", "60_edit-mjs-def.sh", "70_sync-mjs-files.sh", "80_start-mjs.sh", "90_add-spot-instance-monitoring.sh", "95_setup-clustermanagement-program.sh"]
+  default     = [".env", "setup-mjs-hostname.sh", "10_setup-disks.sh", "15_setup-shared-storage.sh", "20_optimize-gpu.sh", "30_setup-logging.sh", "35_setup-machine.sh", "40_setup-matlab.sh", "50_warmup-matlab.sh", "60_edit-mjs-def.sh", "70_sync-mjs-files.sh", "80_start-mjs.sh", "90_add-spot-instance-monitoring.sh", "95_setup-clustermanagement-program.sh"]
   description = "The list of startup scripts Packer will copy to the remote machine image builder, which can be used during the CloudFormation Stack creation."
 }
 
@@ -77,19 +77,19 @@ variable "CLOUD_USER" {
 
 variable "NVIDIA_CUDA_TOOLKIT" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.2.2/local_installers/cuda_12.2.2_535.104.05_linux.run"
+  default     = "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/12.8.0/local_installers/cuda_12.8.0_570.86.10_linux.run"
   description = "The URL to install NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit into the target machine image. "
 }
 
 variable "NVIDIA_CUDA_KEYRING_URL" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2204/x86_64/cuda-keyring_1.0-1_all.deb"
+  default     = "https://developer.download.nvidia.com/compute/cuda/repos/ubuntu2404/x86_64/cuda-keyring_1.1-1_all.deb"
   description = "NVIDIA CUDA keyring url."
 }
 
 variable "NVIDIA_DRIVER_VERSION" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "535"
+  default     = "590"
   description = "The version of the NVIDIA driver to install."
 }
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ source "amazon-ebs" "AMI_Builder" {
   launch_block_device_mappings {
     device_name           = "/dev/sda1"
     volume_size           = 128
-    volume_type           = "gp2"
+    volume_type           = "gp3"
     delete_on_termination = true
   }
   region = "us-east-1"
@@ -284,6 +284,14 @@ build {
     inline = ["/usr/bin/cloud-init status --wait"]
   }
 
+  # Configure Global Apt Wait Time to avoid dpkg-lock errors
+  provisioner "shell" {
+    inline = [
+      # Ensure apt waits for 300s if dpkg lock is held by other processes
+      "echo 'DPkg::Lock::Timeout \"300\";' | sudo tee /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/99apt-lock-timeout"
+    ]
+  }
+
   provisioner "shell" {
     inline = ["mkdir /tmp/startup"]
   }

packer/v1/build/install-dependencies.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# Copyright 2022-2025 The MathWorks, Inc.
+# Copyright 2022-2026 The MathWorks, Inc.
 
 # Exit on any failure, treat unset substitution variables as errors
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@ export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
 sudo apt-get -qq update
 sudo apt-get -qq -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confdef" -o Dpkg::Options::="--force-confold" upgrade
 
+# Install kernel headers, modules, and build tools required for NVIDIA driver compilation
+sudo apt-get install -qq \
+  linux-headers-$(uname -r) \
+  linux-modules-extra-$(uname -r) \
+  build-essential \
+  dkms
+
 # Ensure essential utilities are installed
 sudo apt-get -qq install gcc make unzip wget
 
@@ -59,9 +66,23 @@ sudo update-initramfs -u
 
 # Install nvidia-driver
 if [[ -n "${NVIDIA_DRIVER_VERSION}" ]]; then
+  wget -O cuda-keyring.deb ${NVIDIA_CUDA_KEYRING_URL}
+  sudo dpkg -i cuda-keyring.deb
+  sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get -y -qq install --no-install-recommends "nvidia-driver-${NVIDIA_DRIVER_VERSION}-server"
 fi
 
+# Install NVIDIA CUDA Toolkit
+if [[ -n "${NVIDIA_CUDA_TOOLKIT}" ]]; then
+  wget --no-verbose "${NVIDIA_CUDA_TOOLKIT}"
+  chmod +x cuda*.run
+  sudo bash cuda*.run --silent --override --toolkit --samples --toolkitpath=/usr/local/cuda-toolkit --samplespath=/usr/local/cuda --no-opengl-libs
+  sudo ln -s /usr/local/cuda-toolkit /usr/local/cuda
+  echo "export PATH=\"$PATH:/usr/local/cuda-toolkit/bin\"" >> set_cuda_on_path.sh
+  sudo cp set_cuda_on_path.sh /etc/profile.d/
+  rm cuda*.run
+fi
+
 # Install CloudFormation helper scripts
 # https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-helper-scripts-reference.html
 wget --no-verbose https://s3.amazonaws.com/cloudformation-examples/aws-cfn-bootstrap-py3-latest.tar.gz

packer/v1/build/install-runtime-scripts.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# Copyright 2022-2025 The MathWorks, Inc.
+# Copyright 2022-2026 The MathWorks, Inc.
 
 # Exit on any failure, treat unset substitution variables as errors
 set -euo pipefail
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ PYTHON_MINOR=$(echo $PYTHON_VERSION | cut -d. -f2)
 # https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/installation/#get-pip-py
 if [[ $PYTHON_MINOR -le 8 ]]; then
     echo "Using Python 3.${PYTHON_MINOR} specific pip installer"
-    curl "https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.${PYTHON_MINOR}/get-pip.py" | sudo python3
+    curl "https://bootstrap.pypa.io/pip/3.${PYTHON_MINOR}/get-pip.py" | sudo PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1 python3
 else
     echo "Using default pip installer"
-    curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | sudo python3
+    curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py | sudo PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1 python3
 fi
 
 # Create folder
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ sudo mkdir -p /opt/mathworks/
 # Install mwplatforminterfaces package
 echo "Installing mwplatforminterfaces package"
 sudo cp -R /tmp/runtime/mwplatforminterfaces/ /opt/mathworks/
-sudo python3 -m pip install -e /opt/mathworks/mwplatforminterfaces/
+sudo PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1 python3 -m pip install -e /opt/mathworks/mwplatforminterfaces/
 
 # Install cluster_management package
 echo "Installing cluster_management package"