Memory error : the operation cannot be completed because the memory quota estimate (3569MB)exceeds the available system memory (1331MB) while processing dimension

  • Hi,

    While processing particular dimesion of my cube , i am getting error as mentioned below.

    memory error the operation cannot be completed because the memory quota estimate (3569MB)exceeds the available system memory (1331MB)

    My Server has 4 GB RAM and has installed 32bit Windows Server 2003 operating system .

    About my dimension processing , I am processing one dimension at a time through SSIS Package dynamically.

    There will be around 20 millions of record. There are 10 columns for each record.

    Please anybody help me to resolve this issue .

    Thanks in advance !

  • Get a 64-bit OS and put in more RAM?

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  • Hi,

    I can not afford 64bit operating on server at this moment .

    Could you please suggest any other option ?

    Thanks in advance !

  • Prashant Mhaske (1/27/2012)


    Hi,

    I can not afford 64bit operating on server at this moment .

    Could you please suggest any other option ?

    Thanks in advance !

    Process the data in smaller chunks instead of everything at the same time.

    edit: sorry, partitioning is for measure groups, not dimensions. Ignore my advice.

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  • What else (except for SQL Server Database & Analysis Services) is running on the box? Please stop unnecessary services.

    If you read the error message, it’s pretty much clear SSAS is trying to consume 3.5 GB RAM (80% of Physical Memory, DEFAULT configuration) but only 1 GB is available for its operation. So setting up memory options for SSAS will help. It would be slow but won’t estimate much memory.

    More: (Search for 'TotalMemoryLimit')

    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc966526.aspx

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