FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Goel Manish 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/14/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NetApp, Inc. [NTAP] (Last) (First) (Middle) 495 EAST JAVA DRIVE 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Exec VP of Product Operations 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SUNNYVALE, CA 94089 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	05/02/2014	Common Stock	3,198	$ 19.17	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (2)	02/16/2016	Common Stock	30,000	$ 15.59	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	05/02/2014	Common Stock	2,772	$ 19.17	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	  (1)	05/31/2016	Common Stock	50,000	$ 20.69	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (3)	04/28/2010	Common Stock	2,500	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (4)	06/19/2011	Common Stock	3,333	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (3)	04/25/2012	Common Stock	30,000	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (3)	06/02/2012	Common Stock	5,000	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (3)	02/17/2013	Common Stock	10,000	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (3)	06/01/2013	Common Stock	66,667	$ 0	D	Â
Restricted Stock Unit	  (3)	06/19/2013	Common Stock	16,094	$ 0	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Goel Manish 495 EAST JAVA DRIVE SUNNYVALE, CA 94089	Â	Â	  Exec VP of Product Operations	Â

Signatures

By: Janice Mahoney by Power of Attorney For: Manish Goel		10/20/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Option vests in a series of equal monthly installments over 48 months of service beginning with the one-month annniversary of the grant date.
(2)	Option vests with respect to 25% of the option shares on the first anniversary of the grant date and the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the next 36 months of service thereafter.
(3)	The restricted stock unit shares vest as to 25% of the shares on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and 25% of the shares on each annual anniversary thereafter for the next 3 years.
(4)	The restricted stock unit shares vest as to 50% of the shares on the one-year anniversary of the grant date, and 50% of the shares on second annual anniversary of the grant date.

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