topic Re: Netapp ontap 7.3 &amp; EMC Clarion 420 difference in ONTAP Discussions https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Netapp-ontap-7-3-amp-EMC-Clarion-420-difference/m-p/46506#M10922 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi,</P><P></P><P>First, Ontap is the OS of the NetApp boxes. Clariion is a storage box from EMC (however I don't know any 420).</P><P></P><P>To see some difference, let's see the boxes. The Clariion is a block storage, supports FC and iSCSI connections while the NetApp boxes are unified, which means they support both file (NFS, CIFS, FTP...) and block (FCP, iSCSI) level access. Of course there are many differences, you'll get the most hit on google if you search 'netapp vs clariion'. Or you can try to ask specific questions, and we'll try to answer.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:56:30 GMT jacint_juhasz 2010-11-02T05:56:30Z Netapp ontap 7.3 & EMC Clarion 420 difference https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Netapp-ontap-7-3-amp-EMC-Clarion-420-difference/m-p/46501#M10919 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi all,</P><P>can u plz major&nbsp; difference's between netapp ontap 3 and EMC Clarion 420 storage boxes.</P><P></P><P></P><P>Thanks &amp; Regards,<BR />BSR Krishna</P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 07:06:44 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Netapp-ontap-7-3-amp-EMC-Clarion-420-difference/m-p/46501#M10919 bsrkrishna 2025-06-05T07:06:44Z Re: Netapp ontap 7.3 & EMC Clarion 420 difference https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Netapp-ontap-7-3-amp-EMC-Clarion-420-difference/m-p/46506#M10922 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>hi,</P><P></P><P>First, Ontap is the OS of the NetApp boxes. Clariion is a storage box from EMC (however I don't know any 420).</P><P></P><P>To see some difference, let's see the boxes. The Clariion is a block storage, supports FC and iSCSI connections while the NetApp boxes are unified, which means they support both file (NFS, CIFS, FTP...) and block (FCP, iSCSI) level access. Of course there are many differences, you'll get the most hit on google if you search 'netapp vs clariion'. Or you can try to ask specific questions, and we'll try to answer.</P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 02 Nov 2010 05:56:30 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/ONTAP-Discussions/Netapp-ontap-7-3-amp-EMC-Clarion-420-difference/m-p/46506#M10922 jacint_juhasz 2010-11-02T05:56:30Z