High-Speed File System Sharing
Connect any number of high-performance LAN and/or SAN clients.
Tiger Store lets you easily build the most scalable NAS and SAN platforms.
Used in-band as a metadata/data server, it will maximize your server performance.
When one server is no longer enough, just connect multiple servers (and/or clients) to your storage and let Tiger Store arbitrate accesses to it.

Highlights
On the LAN side, you can easily setup your server with multiple 1/10/40GbE Ethernet ports and direct-connect one client machine to each of the ports, or aggregate multiple ports into a switch for increased performance. On the SAN side, virtually all types of storage connections are supported.
The file system supports characters path up 32,000 symbols and allows each path component (directory or filename) to be 255 characters long.
When a file is created on one workstation, there is no need to wait or refresh folders on other workstations. New files just appear magically. For Mac OS X clients, the maximum path length is 1,024 characters and only the / (slash) symbol is forbidden.
For Windows clients, the maximum path length is 260 characters. The following characters are reserved: < (less than), > (greater than), : (colon), " (double quote), / (forward slash), \ (backslash), | (vertical bar or pipe), ? (question mark), * (asterisk).
In a mix environment, Mac clients have no problem using non-friendly characters. In this case, Windows clients will see a • (dot) symbol instead of the non-friendly character in filenames containing them. Windows client can still access these files and rename them. If a total pathname is longer than 240 characters, it is possible that a Windows clients will not be able access the file or folder, while a Mac client will. Shortening the total path length allows the Windows client to properly access the file without problem. There are no instances where Windows can corrupt a Mac file - or vice versa.
When render farms compute special effects or 3D animations, they often output frames in a non-sequential order. As video applications try to playback these image file sequences, they often experience stuttering and drop frames because drives must seek a new file for every frame.
Tiger Store integrates an image file sequence optimizer that ensures all files that are named using a consecutive sequence will be stored next to each other on the drive, thereby minimizing seek times and increasing playback performance substantially.
Ideal for
Building a highly scalable storage infrastructure
Providing high-availability access to users
Enjoying high-performance block-level connectivity
Integrating Mac, Linux and Windows seamlessly
Connecting SAN and LAN clients to the same storage
Smoothing-out 4K and 8K DPX workflows





Storage Server System Requirements |
Important: Microsoft Windows® 7/Server 2008 R2 computers must run at least Service Pack 1 and have the KB3033929 security update installed. |
Mac OS X Clients |
Note: No support for Mac OS X versions below 10.8. |
Windows Clients |
Important: Microsoft Windows® 7/Server 2008 R2 computers must run at least Service Pack 1 and have the KB3033929 security update installed. Note: No support for Microsoft Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® NT, Millennium Edition, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP/Server 2003/Server 2003 R2 or Windows® Vista. |
Linux Clients |
Important: Changing any of the default kernel setting may prevent Tiger Store from operating properly. Tip: To check the exact version of the kernel used by your system, in command-line execute the following: uname -a Note: Both uni and multiprocessor versions of the kernels are supported. |
Storage Requirements |
Tiger software supports any simple or striped NTFS-formatted volume to which the storage server has Read & Write access. You can connect the storage server to the storage directly or using a switch through Fibre Channel, SAS, Infiniband or 1/10Gb Ethernet (for iSCSI storage), PCIe, etc. Note: Although Tiger software is designed to work with any iSCSI initiator, it is currently certified to work with:
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DAS/SAN | ![]() Accusys ExaSAN | ![]() DDN | ![]() HP | ![]() IBM | ![]() Infortrend |
DAS/SAN | ![]() NEC | ![]() NetApp | ![]() Nexsan | ![]() Promise | ![]() Quantum |
DAS/SAN | ![]() SANS Digital | ![]() Seagate | ![]() ATTO RAID | ![]() Accusys RAID | ![]() LSI RAID by Agavo |
DAS/SAN | ![]() AccelStor | ![]() Active Storage | ![]() HD Disk | ![]() RAID Machine |