memory error

[John C Cartwright <John.C.Cartwright@xxxxxxxx>]

Hello All,

I seem to still be having memory errors trying to map a large netCDF 
dataset.

I set the MEMSIZE ferret property in the las.xml as follows:
<properties>
   <ferret>
      <memsize>127</memsize>
   </ferret>
</properties>

However, this doesn't seem to make a difference.  I can see in the log 
file (attached) where ferret is getting the property, but seems to 
ignore it.  I finally modified the server/Ferret_config.pl to set 
"-memsize 64" on the ferret command line arguments and that did seem to 
increase the memory.  Now, however, ferret is complaining  that:

**ERROR: a program limit has been reached: 2331719 points to plot
          Plot buffer size is: 990000

Is this something that I can configure? Is there a problem with the way 
I was originally trying to increase the memory?

Thanks!

-- john
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Dumping config file
cache : 1
error_file : log/errors
ferret_ps_args : -server -batch
log_file : log/access
output_directory : output/
custom_include : custom
which_ferret : /usr/local/ferret/bin/ferret
ferret_args : -gif -server -memsize 64
debug_file : log/GenericLAS_debug.txt
output_alias : /las-output/
Got XML request:
<?xml version="1.0"?><lasRequest href="file:las2.xml"><link match="/lasdata/operations/shade" /><properties><ferret><format>shade</format><size>0.5</size><imgWidth>800</imgWidth><imgHeight>600</imgHeight></ferret><ui><varname>SST</varname><dsetname>Brown AVHRR SST</dsetname><view>xy</view><configid>1</configid></ui></properties><args><link match="/lasdata/datasets/bt/variables/btt"></link><region><range type="x" low="-180.0" high="180.0"/><range type="y" low="-90.0" high="89.8333333333333"/><point type="t" v="08-Apr-1989"/></region></args></lasRequest>
Region: -180.0 180.0 x
Region: -90.0 89.8333333333333 y
Region: 08-Apr-1989 08-Apr-1989 t
ferret prop: refmap_xhi = 540
ferret prop: view = xy
ferret prop: t_lo = 08-Apr-1989
ferret prop: refmap_yhi = 89.8333333333333
ferret prop: x_hi = 540
ferret prop: y_hi = 89.8333333333333
ferret prop: land_type = contour
ferret prop: format = shade
ferret prop: imgHeight = 600
ferret prop: size = 0.5
ferret prop: refmap_xlo = 180
ferret prop array: jnl_t = (08-Apr-1989,08-Apr-1989)
ferret prop: refmap_view = box
ferret prop: refmap_ylo = -90.0
ferret prop: memsize = 127
ferret prop: x_lo = 180
ferret prop: fill_type = fill
ferret prop: t_hi = 08-Apr-1989
ferret prop array: jnl_x = (180,540)
ferret prop: view_centered = no
ferret prop: variable_name = btt
ferret prop array: jnl_y = (-90.0,89.8333333333333)
ferret prop: y_lo = -90.0
ferret prop array: jnl_z = ()
ferret prop: HASH(0x88008d0) = 
ferret prop: diag_direction = up
ferret prop: imgWidth = 800
ferret prop: dataset_name = bt.nc
ferret prop: rank = 2
Starting:/usr/local/ferret/bin/ferret -gif -server -memsize 64
Got reply:  	NOAA/PMEL TMAP
 	Program FERRET  
 	Version 5.22 - 07/27/00
 	11-Jun-02 13:03     

yes? Sent command: cancel mode verify
Got reply: yes? Sent command: cancel mode interp
Got reply: yes? Sent command: canc data/all
Got reply: yes? Sent command: go std_initialize "bt.nc" "1" "1" "btt"
Got reply: yes? Sent command: set region/x="180":"540"/y="-90.0":"89.8333333333333"/k=1/t="08-Apr-1989":"08-Apr-1989"
Got reply: yes? Sent command: set win/size=0.5
Got reply: yes? Aspect: 0.749305555555556
Sent command: set win/asp=0.749305555555556
Got reply: yes? 
Searching for template/journal file: custom/std_gif.tmpl

Searching for template/journal file: custom/std_gif_xyref.jnl

Searching for template/journal file: custom/std_gif.tmpl

Searching for template/journal file: custom/std_gif_xyref.jnl

Searching for template/journal file: jnls/std_gif.tmpl

Running template file jnls/std_gif.tmpl
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'dataset_name' val is: bt.nc
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'variable_name' val is: btt
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'fill_type' val is: fill
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'view' val is: xy
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'fill_levels' val is: 
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'contour_levels' val is: 
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'magnify' val is: 0
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'palette' val is: 
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'draw_reference' val is: 0
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'do_shade' val is: 
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'do_contour' val is: 1
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'do_overlay' val is: 
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'rank' val is: 2
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'title' val is: 
template: props is: HASH(0x88c35f0) arg is: 'overlay_variable_name' val is: 
Sent command: GO "/tmp/lasgo18572669910.jnl"
Got reply:  **ERROR: a program limit has been reached: 2331719 points to plot
          Plot buffer size is: 990000
CONTOUR/FILL/levels=30/set btt
Command file, command group, or REPEAT execution aborted
Error: transcript is
Adding an acceptable error string: "*** NOTE: ".
 	NOAA/PMEL TMAP
 	Program FERRET  
 	Version 5.22 - 07/27/00
 	11-Jun-02 13:03     

yes? cancel mode verify
yes? cancel mode interp
yes? canc data/all
yes? go std_initialize "bt.nc" "1" "1" "btt"
 *** NOTE: Coordinates out of order or missing on axis slat at subscript 2
 *** NOTE: A dummy axis of subscripts will be used
 *** NOTE: Coordinates out of order or missing on axis slon at subscript 2
 *** NOTE: A dummy axis of subscripts will be used
yes? set region/x="180":"540"/y="-90.0":"89.8333333333333"/k=1/t="08-Apr-1989":"08-Apr-1989"
yes? set win/size=0.5
yes? set win/asp=0.749305555555556
yes? GO "/tmp/lasgo18572669910.jnl"
 **ERROR: a program limit has been reached: 2331719 points to plot
          Plot buffer size is: 990000
CONTOUR/FILL/levels=30/set btt
Command file, command group, or REPEAT execution aborted

killing...Waiting for program to exit...
program exited...
killing...Waiting for program to exit...
program exited...