Insufficient memory: Help needed

[PA]

Hi,

I am using SAS 9.3 in a W7 64bits with 12gb RAM.

I am trying to run a proc surveyreg with cluster and fixed effects by firm. I have 1.229 firms in my dataset. And I get the error:

The SAS System stopped processing this step because of insufficient memory.

My code is:

71         proc surveyreg data=temp.regressiondata;

72         cluster dscode;

73         model VARDEP = VARDINDEPS /covb;

74         ods output datasummary=sum_cluster1;

75         ods output covb=cov_cluster1;

76         ods output FitStatistics=fit_cluster1;

77         run;

Note that VARDEP and VARINDEPS in the code are replaced by the actual name of the variables. VARINDEPS includes the firm dummies.

I have set MEMSIZE=MAX in the config and when I run the code I have options fullstimer on and I get the following message:

ERROR: The SAS System stopped processing this step because of insufficient memory.

NOTE: PROCEDURE SURVEYREG used (Total process time):

      real time           17.54 seconds

      user cpu time       17.39 seconds

      system cpu time     0.15 seconds

      memory              62027.31k

      OS Memory           69352.00k

      Timestamp           30/07/2015 12:21:05 o'clock

79       quit;

when I run PROC OPTIONS GROUP= MEMORY; run;

I get:

Group=MEMORY

SORTSIZE=536870912

                   Size parameter for sort

SUMSIZE=0         Upper limit for data-dependent memory usage during summarization

MAXMEMQUERY=0     Maximum amount of memory returned when inquiring as to available space

MEMBLKSZ=16777216 Size of memory blocks allocated to support MEMLIB and MEMCACHE options.

MEMMAXSZ=2147483648

                   Maximum amount of memory allocated to support MEMLIB and MEMCACHE options.

LOADMEMSIZE=0     Suggested memory limit for loaded SAS executables

MEMSIZE=19813981440

                   Specifies the limit on the total amount of memory to be used by the SAS

                   System

REALMEMSIZE=0     Limit on the total amount of real memory to be used by the SAS System

NOTE: PROCEDURE OPTIONS used (Total process time):

      real time           0.00 seconds

      user cpu time       0.00 seconds

      system cpu time     0.00 seconds

      memory              20.37k

      OS Memory           10684.00k

      Timestamp           30/07/2015 12:36:24 o'clock

Any suggestion. thanks in advance!

PA

[ballardw]

How many observations? How many independent variables? How many clusters do you have?

[PA]

Hi,

One cluster, as in the code that I have posted.

3896 Observations

12 independent variables, plus the dummy structure of Fixed Effects per firm, 1228 dummies.

Thanks