Tiger Box & Tiger Serve | High-Performance Storage Appliances

Configure a Complete Workflow System

Tiger Store
Each Tiger Technology appliance comes with Tiger Store, our MDC software enabling cross-platform file system sharing for high-performance workflows.
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Add Tiger Spaces
Gain project and user management through the creation of virtual workspaces within your shared storage. Spaces Media Asset Management module available as an add-on.
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Add Tiger Bridge
Run backup & archive to disk, tape or the cloud. Enable multi-site sync, quick disaster recovery, data protection and cut down on storage costs significantly.
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Use Tiger Appliances with Mac, Windows & Linux Clients

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- Flexible Server
  Tiger Serve | 1U
  - Up to three PCIe extension slots.
  - Up to 12x connectivity ports: 8/16 Hb Fibre Channel and/or 1/10/25/40 Gb E, and/or 16Gb SAS ports.
  - A fast and flexible server that comes with the pre-installed Tiger Store software and any of our other software modules.
- High-Availability
  2 x Tiger Serve | 1U
  - Two independent server nodes connected in an active-passive HA cluster.
  - Up to three PCIe extension slots per server.
  - Up to 12x connectivity ports per server.
  - A fast and flexible server with pre-installed Tiger Store + HA along with any of our other workflow software modules.
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- High-Performance Storage Server
  Tiger Box | 3U16
  - 16 x 3.5"/2.5" drive bays.
  - Up to 7 PCIe extension slots.
  - 8/16 Gb FC and/or 1/10/40 GbE for clients and 16Gb SAS ports for tape libraries.
  - Add up to 4 Tiger Exp | 3U16 or Tiger Exp | 4U24 expansion chassis.
- High-Performance Storage Server
  Tiger Box | 4U24
  - 24 x 3.5"/2.5" drive bays.
  - Up to 7 PCIe extension slots.
  - 8/16 Gb FC and/or 1/10/40 GbE for clients and 16Gb SAS ports for tape libraries.
  - Add up to 4 Tiger Exp | 3U16 or Tiger Exp | 4U24 expansion chassis.
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- High-Performance Storage Server
  Tiger Exp | 3U16 or 4U24
  Tiger Exp | 3U16
  - 16 x 3.5"/2.5" drive bays.
  - SAS connection.
  Tiger Exp | 4U24
  - 24 x 3.5"/2.5" drive bays.
  - SAS connection.

Performance

MaterialStream Count(1)
BitrateStorageHDDSSD
CodecMbpsMB/secHours/TBBox|1U4Box|3U16Box|1U4 +
 Exp|3U16Box|3U16 +
 Exp|3U16Box|1U8 and
 Box|3U16
500-700
MB/sec1.5-2
GB/sec1.5-2
GB/sec2.5-3
GB/sec2.5-3
GB/sec
DV2525392 hrs5060120120800
DVCPRO5050646 hrs3550100100450
ProRes LT HD1101321 hrs20459090220
ProRes HQ HD, Avid DNxHD220289 hrs12357070105
Uncompress SD345436 hrs 30 min825505065
RED 5K 8:1634793 hrs 30 min415303035
3.2K ProRes 3200 x 1800 4444XQ800-1,000100-1252 hrs 50 min312242427
3.2K ProRes 3200 x 18001,1001351 hr 60 min29181820
HD 10-bit 4:2:2 uncompressed1,2001501 hr 50 min29181820
4K ProRes 422HQ 4096 x 3112
1,3121641 hr 45 min28161618
4K UHD 3840 x 2160 ProRes 4444XQ1,6502061 hr 24 min26141416
HD 16-bit 4:2:2 uncompressed1,9232401 hr 9 min15101012
8K F65RAW-SQ2,52031552 min14689
2K 10 bit uncompress2,94536845 min13688
4K 12 bit uncompress9,5691,19613 min01122
8K 8 bit uncompress25,5203,1905 min00011
Note: When using Tiger Serve|1U and Tiger Serve|2U, SAN performance is only bond to your storage infrastructure. We have field installs with sustained throughput to SAN clients exceeding 20GB/sec (160Gbps) and performing multiple streams of 4K DPX color grading. For LAN clients, performance would be the same as Box|1U8 or Box|3U16 with SSD.

Note: When using **Tiger Serve|1U** and **Tiger Serve|2U**, SAN performance is only bond to your storage infrastructure. We have field installs with sustained throughput to SAN clients exceeding 20GB/sec (160Gbps) and performing multiple streams of 4K DPX color grading. For LAN clients, performance would be the same as **Box|1U8** or **Box|3U16** with SSD.
Material	Stream Count⁽¹⁾
	Bitrate	Storage	HDD	SSD
Codec	Mbps	MB/sec	Hours/TB	Box\|1U4	Box\|3U16	Box\|1U4 + Exp\|3U16	Box\|3U16 + Exp\|3U16	Box\|1U8 and Box\|3U16
	500-700 MB/sec	1.5-2 GB/sec	1.5-2 GB/sec	2.5-3 GB/sec	2.5-3 GB/sec
DV25	25	3	92 hrs	50	60	120	120	800
DVCPRO50	50	6	46 hrs	35	50	100	100	450
ProRes LT HD	110	13	21 hrs	20	45	90	90	220
ProRes HQ HD, Avid DNxHD	220	28	9 hrs	12	35	70	70	105
Uncompress SD	345	43	6 hrs 30 min	8	25	50	50	65
RED 5K 8:1	634	79	3 hrs 30 min	4	15	30	30	35
3.2K ProRes 3200 x 1800 4444XQ	800-1,000	100-125	2 hrs 50 min	3	12	24	24	27
3.2K ProRes 3200 x 1800	1,100	135	1 hr 60 min	2	9	18	18	20
HD 10-bit 4:2:2 uncompressed	1,200	150	1 hr 50 min	2	9	18	18	20
4K ProRes 422HQ 4096 x 3112	1,312	164	1 hr 45 min	2	8	16	16	18
4K UHD 3840 x 2160 ProRes 4444XQ	1,650	206	1 hr 24 min	2	6	14	14	16
HD 16-bit 4:2:2 uncompressed	1,923	240	1 hr 9 min	1	5	10	10	12
8K F65RAW-SQ	2,520	315	52 min	1	4	6	8	9
2K 10 bit uncompress	2,945	368	45 min	1	3	6	8	8
4K 12 bit uncompress	9,569	1,196	13 min	0	1	1	2	2
8K 8 bit uncompress	25,520	3,190	5 min	0	0	0	1	1

I/O Options

I/O Options(2)Client Protocol(s)Storage Protocol(s)Performance: Mac/Linux clients(3)Performance: PC client(3)
4x 1GbESMB/NFS/Tiger Block-LevelN/A880 Mbps (110 MB/sec)880 Mbps (110 MB/sec)
1x 10GbE optical SFP+SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-LeveliSCSI (option)(4)6,400 Mbps (800 MB/sec)8,000 Mbps (1,000 MB/sec)
2x 10GbE copperSMB/NFS/Tiger Block-LeveliSCSI (option)(4)6,400 Mbps (800 MB/sec)8,000 Mbps (1,000 MB/sec)
4x 10GbE optical SFP+SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-LeveliSCSI (option)(4)6,400 Mbps (800 MB/sec)8,000 Mbps (1,000 MB/sec)
2x 40GbE optical QSFPSMB/NFS/Tiger Block-LeveliSCSI (option)(4)12,000 Mbps (1500MB/sec)14,400 Mbps (1800MB/sec)
4x SAS N/ASAS36,000 Mbps (4500MB/sec)36,000 Mbps (4500MB/sec)
1x 8GbFCTiger Block-Level (option)(5)Fibre Channel6,000 Mbps (750 MB/sec)5,200 Mbps (650 MB/sec)
4x 8GbFCTiger Block-Level (option)(5)Fibre Channel6,000 Mbps (750 MB/sec)5,200 Mbps (650 MB/sec)
1x 16GbFCTiger Block-Level (option)(5)Fibre Channel12,000 Mbps (1,500 MB/sec)10,400 Mbps (1,300 MB/sec)
4x 16GbFCTiger Block-Level (option)(5)Fibre Channel12,000 Mbps (1,500 MB/sec)10,400 Mbps (1,300 MB/sec)
2x Accusys DAS N/APCIe QSFP15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)
2x Accusys SANN/APCIe QSFP15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)

I/O Options⁽²⁾	Client Protocol(s)	Storage Protocol(s)	Performance: Mac/Linux clients⁽³⁾	Performance: PC client⁽³⁾
4x 1GbE	SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-Level	N/A	880 Mbps (110 MB/sec)	880 Mbps (110 MB/sec)
1x 10GbE optical SFP+	SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-Level	iSCSI (option)⁽⁴⁾	6,400 Mbps (800 MB/sec)	8,000 Mbps (1,000 MB/sec)
2x 10GbE copper	SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-Level	iSCSI (option)⁽⁴⁾	6,400 Mbps (800 MB/sec)	8,000 Mbps (1,000 MB/sec)
4x 10GbE optical SFP+	SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-Level	iSCSI (option)⁽⁴⁾	6,400 Mbps (800 MB/sec)	8,000 Mbps (1,000 MB/sec)
2x 40GbE optical QSFP	SMB/NFS/Tiger Block-Level	iSCSI (option)⁽⁴⁾	12,000 Mbps (1500MB/sec)	14,400 Mbps (1800MB/sec)
4x SAS	N/A	SAS	36,000 Mbps (4500MB/sec)	36,000 Mbps (4500MB/sec)
1x 8GbFC	Tiger Block-Level (option)⁽⁵⁾	Fibre Channel	6,000 Mbps (750 MB/sec)	5,200 Mbps (650 MB/sec)
4x 8GbFC	Tiger Block-Level (option)⁽⁵⁾	Fibre Channel	6,000 Mbps (750 MB/sec)	5,200 Mbps (650 MB/sec)
1x 16GbFC	Tiger Block-Level (option)⁽⁵⁾	Fibre Channel	12,000 Mbps (1,500 MB/sec)	10,400 Mbps (1,300 MB/sec)
4x 16GbFC	Tiger Block-Level (option)⁽⁵⁾	Fibre Channel	12,000 Mbps (1,500 MB/sec)	10,400 Mbps (1,300 MB/sec)
2x Accusys DAS	N/A	PCIe QSFP	15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)	15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)
2x Accusys SAN	N/A	PCIe QSFP	15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)	15,000 Mbps (1,875 MB/sec)

Specifications

System(6)Form FactorCPUMotherboardMemorySystem driveRAID controllerAvailable PCIe SlotsDrive bays
Tiger Box|1U41UIntel(R) Xeon(R) Bronze 3106 @ 1.7 GHzSupermicro X11SPW-TF rev. 1.0216 GB500 GBAVAGO 3108 MegaRaid24
Tiger Box|1U81UIntel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2609 @ 2.5GhzSupermicro X9SRW-F16GB DDR4-3200 ECC1 x 500GB HDDAOC-S3108L-H8iR /  LSI - SAS 9361-8I38
Tiger Box|3U163UIntel Xeon Bronze 3104 (6 cores) 1.7Ghz, 8.25M, s3647Supermicro X11SPL-F16GB DDR4-3200 ECC1 x 500GB HDDAOC-S3108L-H8iR /  LSI - SAS 9361-8I716
Tiger Box|4U244UIntel Xeon Bronze 3104 (6 cores) 1.7Ghz, 8.25M, s3647Supermicro X11SPL-F16GB DDR4-3200 ECC1 x 500GB HDDAOC-S3108L-H8iR /  LSI - SAS 9361-8I724
Tiger Box|4U24DC4U2 x lntel CPU Xeon Silver 4208, 2.1GHzSupermicro X11DPH-I32GB DDR4-3200 ECC1 x 500GB HDDAOC-S3108L-H8iR /  LSI - SAS 9361-8I724
Tiger Exp|3U163UN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A16
Tiger Exp|4U244UN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A24
Tiger Serve|1U1UIntel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2609 @ 2.5GhzSupermicro X9SRW-F16GB DDR4-3200 ECCWD 500GB WD5000LPLXN/A3N/A
Tiger Serve|2U
 (per node)2UIntel Xeon E5-2609 v2/2.5GhzSupermicro X9DRT-F12Gb - 3x4GbWD 500GB WD5000LPLXN/A2N/A

System⁽⁶⁾	Form Factor	CPU	Motherboard	Memory	System drive	RAID controller	Available PCIe Slots	Drive bays
Tiger Box\|1U4	1U	Intel(R) Xeon(R) Bronze 3106 @ 1.7 GHz	Supermicro X11SPW-TF rev. 1.02	16 GB	500 GB	AVAGO 3108 MegaRaid	2	4
Tiger Box\|1U8	1U	Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2609 @ 2.5Ghz	Supermicro X9SRW-F	16GB DDR4-3200 ECC	1 x 500GB HDD	AOC-S3108L-H8iR / LSI - SAS 9361-8I	3	8
Tiger Box\|3U16	3U	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 (6 cores) 1.7Ghz, 8.25M, s3647	Supermicro X11SPL-F	16GB DDR4-3200 ECC	1 x 500GB HDD	AOC-S3108L-H8iR / LSI - SAS 9361-8I	7	16
Tiger Box\|4U24	4U	Intel Xeon Bronze 3104 (6 cores) 1.7Ghz, 8.25M, s3647	Supermicro X11SPL-F	16GB DDR4-3200 ECC	1 x 500GB HDD	AOC-S3108L-H8iR / LSI - SAS 9361-8I	7	24
Tiger Box\|4U24DC	4U	2 x lntel CPU Xeon Silver 4208, 2.1GHz	Supermicro X11DPH-I	32GB DDR4-3200 ECC	1 x 500GB HDD	AOC-S3108L-H8iR / LSI - SAS 9361-8I	7	24
Tiger Exp\|3U16	3U	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	16
Tiger Exp\|4U24	4U	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	24
Tiger Serve\|1U	1U	Intel(R) Xeon(R) E5-2609 @ 2.5Ghz	Supermicro X9SRW-F	16GB DDR4-3200 ECC	WD 500GB WD5000LPLX	N/A	3	N/A
Tiger Serve\|2U (per node)	2U	Intel Xeon E5-2609 v2/2.5Ghz	Supermicro X9DRT-F	12Gb - 3x4Gb	WD 500GB WD5000LPLX	N/A	2	N/A

In addition to installing, configuring and optimizing all of the above I/O cards, Tiger can also:

- Pre-install and configure APC PowerChute software for your Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS).

- Pre-install and configure Qualstar drivers for tape library control.

- etc.

(1) Stream count measured in our lab using typical video editing application. Please use as ballpark figure. Tiger cannot guarantee you will get the exact same numbers in the field as results will vary based on your particular application, traffic pattern and network topology.

(2) All Fibre Channel and 10GbE optical connections include SFP+ of 10BASE LC-type. The 40GbE connection does not.

(3) Performance per port. These numbers represent read performance measured in our lab using practical test cases and Tiger Client driver. Actual performance may vary in the field based on your applications, motherboard, drivers, HBA, switch, protocol, etc. Also note that these numbers are also bound to the total performance capabilities of your storage unit.

(4) An iSCSI initiator must be ordered separately.

(5) Tiger Store|FCT Fibre Channel Target module must be ordered separately. Note that Tiger Store|FCT module is only available when ordering a Tiger appliance.

(6) All Tiger appliances come with dual, hot-swappable power supplies and it is possible to order additional system memory.

NOTE: Specifications are subject to change without notice.

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Tiger Store

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Tiger Serve | 1U

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Tiger Box | 3U16

Tiger Box | 4U24

Tiger Exp | 3U16 or 4U24

Tiger Exp | 3U16

Tiger Exp | 4U24

Performance

I/O Options

Specifications

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