Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated June 24, 2008, relating to (1) the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule of NetApp, Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”), (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph relating to the adoption of Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48,Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109and Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123 (revised 2004),Share-Based Payment), and (2) the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended April 25, 2008.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
San Jose, California
October 29, 2008
October 29, 2008