POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
and appoints each of Matthew Fawcett and Janice Mahoney, or either of them
signing singly, and with full power of substitution, the undersigned's true
and lawful attorney-in-fact to:
(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
behalf, and submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") a
Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary
or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to
make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;
(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer, director and/or 10% stockholder of NetApp, Inc.
(the "Company"), any and all Form 3, 4 and 5 reports required to be filed by
the undersigned in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;
(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 and 5 report, complete and execute any amendment or
amendments thereto and timely file such report with the SEC and any stock
exchange or similar authority; and
(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf
of the undersigned, pursuant to this Power of Attorney, shall be in such form
and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and
powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that no such
attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is hereby assuming, nor is the Company hereby assuming,
any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Form 3, 4 and 5 reports with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 2nd day of September, 2010.

By: s/ Robert E. Salmon
Title:  EVP Field Operations
Print Name: Robert Salmon