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"Maximum-Sys-Allocation Exceeded" Error May Occur When Archiving Any Catalog via Runcat.sh (Doc ID 3080208.1)

Last updated on APRIL 09, 2025

Applies to:

Business Intelligence Server Enterprise Edition - Version 12.2.1.4.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

There is a large catalog folder whose size is over 100 GB.
When archiving the folder that is a large catalog via runcat.sh, the command may fail with the following error.

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SMA: Maximum-Sys-Allocation Exceeded (<XXXXXXXXXX> > 2147483647)
# A C-runtime error occurred (std::bad_alloc)
An error occurred while performing the Archive/Copy operation. Please verify
that the input catalog object is valid.
Command 'archive' failed!
Return status from Catalogmanager command : 0
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Cause

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