Tiger Serve 1U Assembly Guide
Product Overview: Product Overview
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Congratulations on your purchase of Tiger Serve 1U, Tiger Technology’s shared
storage manager. This manual describes how to install and connect Tiger Serve at
your site - from unpacking the appliance to powering on the system and setting it up.
Before proceeding, make sure that you have read carefully all instructions, paying
special attention to the following symbols used in this guide:
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You can find the most up-to-date version of this manual at the following address:
https://www.tiger-technology.com/software/tiger-store/docs
Product Overview
Tiger Serve 1U is a state of the art, ready-to-deploy shared storage manager. Once
connected to the shared storage via Fibre Channel, the compact rack-mountable
appliance acts as a metadata controller to the shared storage volumes and lets SAN
Tiger Clients (connected to the storage via FC) and LAN Tiger Clients (connected to
the appliance via 1/10GbE) access the volumes concurrently, without risk of data
corruption, utilizing the optimum of their connection.
The appliance is shipped fully configured to you. To deploy it you should simply:
1.
Rack-mount the appliance or install it on a table top (see “Installing Tiger Serve”
on page 7).
2.
Connect the appliance to the shared storage and to client computers. (see “Cabling
Tiger Serve 1U” on page 9).
3.
Connect the appliance to the power source and turn it on (see “Connecting The
Appliance to The Power” on page 9).
4.
Perform the initial setup of the appliance (see “Initial Setup of the Appliance” on
page 17).
Tiger Serve 1U Features
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1U, 19” rack-mount chassis.
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8/16Gb Fibre Channel and/or 10GbE, and 1GbE ports for connection to the storage
and client computers.
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Redundant power supply (a failed power module can be replaced while the system is
operating).
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Tiger Store software for shared storage management and diagnostics.
Package Content
The package you have received weighs approximately 32kg and has the following
dimensions:
It must contain the following:
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1 x 1U, 19” rack-mount chassis.
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1 x rack-mount rails kit:
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2 x slide rails.
