POWER OF ATTORNEY			EXHIBIT 24

      KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
 and appoints each of Matthew Fawcett, Michael Nolan and Haleh Carrillo,
 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 28th day of August, 2012.



Signature:         /s/ Robert Salmon

Print Name:  Robert Salmon