Problem Note 48126: PROC MIXED might issue the message "integer overflow on computing amount of memory required" unnecessarily
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PROC MIXED might generate the following error message:
This problem can occur for various reasons. One specific situation is when the OUTP= or OUTPM= option is specified in the MODEL statement and at least one of the following options is also specified:
- the RESIDUAL option in the MODEL statement
- the PLOTS=VCIRYPANEL option in the PROC MIXED statement
- the RESIDUAL option in the MODEL statement and the PLOTS=STUDENDPANEL option in the PROC MIXED statement
This error message is a result of computing a large quantity related to the maximum number of observations per subject.
For this specific situation, you might click the Hot Fix tab in this note to access the hot fix for this issue.
Note that if none of the above conditions apply, it is still possible to encounter this error after the Hot Fix is applied. Usage Note 37047: "How to fix an Out of Memory condition or reduce execution time in PROC MIXED or PROC GLIMMIX" discusses other possible sources of memory issues and methods for addressing them.
Operating System and Release Information
| Product Family | Product | System | Product Release | SAS Release | ||
| Reported | Fixed* | Reported | Fixed* | |||
| SAS System | SAS/STAT | Windows Vista | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 |
| Windows Vista for x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Ultimate 32 bit | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Professional 32 bit | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Enterprise 32 bit | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 for x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2008 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft® Windows® for x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Windows 7 Home Premium 32 bit | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows XP Professional | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| z/OS | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled AIX | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled HP-UX | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| 64-bit Enabled Solaris | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| HP-UX IPF | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Linux | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Linux for x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||
| Solaris for x64 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 9.3 TS1M2 | 9.3 TS1M2 | ||