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SEC FORM 3 SEC Form 3
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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 		 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Salmon Robert E
(Last) (First) (Middle)
495 E. JAVA DRIVE
(Street)
SUNNYVALE CA 94089
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/07/2005 		3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NETWORK APPLIANCE INC [ NTAP ]
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive VP, Field Operations
 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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)
Common Stock 10,256 D
Common Stock 100,360 I by Trust(1)
Common Stock 240 I by Trust(2)
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: 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) (5) 11/01/2009 Common Stock 1,320 18.5 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 11/01/2009 Common Stock 22,680 18.5 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (7) 01/02/2010 Common Stock 2,648 14.167 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (6) 01/31/2010 Common Stock 1,854 53.907 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (6) 01/31/2010 Common Stock 148,146 53.907 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (8) 01/01/2011 Common Stock 2,187 17.146 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 04/25/2011 Common Stock 4,965 20.16 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 04/25/2011 Common Stock 95,035 20.16 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 02/06/2012 Common Stock 1,250 15.32 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 02/06/2012 Common Stock 28,750 15.32 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 02/06/2012 Common Stock 2,083 15.32 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (3) 02/06/2012 Common Stock 22,917 15.32 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 10/31/2012 Common Stock 12,500 9.99 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 05/08/2013 Common Stock 9,478 15.711 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 05/08/2013 Common Stock 65,522 15.711 D
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 05/02/2014 Common Stock 5,216 19.17 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 05/02/2014 Common Stock 114,784 19.17 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (5) 09/01/2014 Common Stock 50,000 20.61 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4) 05/31/2015 Common Stock 70,000 29.24 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Shares held in trust by Robert Salmon and Patricia Mertens-Salmon, trustees to the Salmon Trust UDT 10/6/2000
2. Shares held in trust by Patricia Mertens-Salmon, Custodian for Michael T. Salmon UTMA CA
3. Option vests with respect to 20% of the shares in equal monthly installments over the 12 months of service measured from the first anniversary of the option date; 30% of the shares in equal monthly installments over the following 12 months of service; and 50% of the shares in equal monthly installments over the final 12 months of service.
4. Option vests in a series of equal monthly installments over 48 months of service beginning with the one-month anniversary of the grant date.
5. 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 month of service thereafter.
6. Option vests with respect to 10% of the option shares on the first anniversary of the grant date; 20% of the shares in equal monthly installments over the next 12 months of service; 30% of the shares in equal monthly installments over the following 12 months of service; and 40% of the shares in equal monthly installments over the final 12 months of service.
7. Option vests with respect to 1/12th of the option shares on January 31, 2000; and the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the next 11 months of service thereafter.
8. Option vests with respect to 1/12th of the option shares on January 31, 2001; and the balance in a series of equal monthly installments over the next 11 months of service thereafter.
Remarks:
Janice Mahoney by Power of Attorney for Robert E. Salmon 12/09/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the
undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Andy
Kryder and Janice Mahoney his, her or its true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:
(1)	execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer, director and/or 10%
stockholder of Network Appliance, 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;
(2)	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 and
timely file such report with the Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority;
and
(3)	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 his 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, and
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
his 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 8th day of
December, 2005.

By: s/ Robert E. Salmon

Print Name: Robert E. Salmon