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Exhibit 10.7

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Pursuant to a Confidential Treatment Request

under 17 C.F.R. §§ 200.80(b)(4) and 240.24b-2(b)(1)




FIRST AMENDMENT TO

DEVELOPMENT AND OEM SUPPLY AGREEMENT




     THIS FIRST AMENDMENT (the “First Amendment”) to the Development and OEM Supply Agreement made
and entered into on July 26, 2005 (the “Agreement”) is hereby made and entered into as of the last
signature date below (the “First Amendment Effective Date”), by and among Dot Hill Systems
Corporation, a Delaware corporation, having its principal place of business at 2200 Faraday Avenue,
Suite 100, Carlsbad, CA 92008, and Dot Hill Systems B.V., a Netherlands corporation, having its
principal place of business at Marssteden 94, 7547 TD Enschede, the Netherlands (hereinafter
jointly “Dot Hill”); and Network Appliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation, having its principal
place of business at 495 East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA, and Network Appliance Holding and
Manufacturing, B.V., a Netherlands corporation formerly known as Network Appliance B.V., having its
principal place of business at Vision Plaza East, Boeing Avenue 300, 1119 PZ Schiphol-RIJK, the
Netherlands (hereinafter jointly “NetApp”). Dot Hill and NetApp may individually be referred to as
a “party” and collectively as the “parties” in this First Amendment.



BACKGROUND:




     WHEREAS, Dot Hill and NetApp entered into the Agreement whereby Dot Hill intends to
develop and supply on an OEM basis certain products to NetApp, and NetApp intends to acquire from
Dot Hill such products;



     WHEREAS, Dot Hill and NetApp desire to add an additional product to the Agreement
that is currently known as the [...***...] product;



     WHEREAS, Dot Hill and NetApp desire to set forth their agreement as to the application of the
base terms and conditions, together with certain exhibits to the Agreement, to the [...***...] product;
and



     WHEREAS, Dot Hill and NetApp desire to modify, supplement or replace certain existing exhibits
to the Agreement, as set forth below.



     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged by Dot Hill and NetApp, Dot Hill and NetApp hereby agree to the following
changes to and do amend the Agreement, as follows:



FIRST AMENDMENT:




     1. Application of Existing Provisions to [...***...] product. Dot Hill and NetApp agree that the
base terms and conditions of the Agreement, together with the provisions in the following exhibits
thereto, shall apply to the [...***...] product. For purpose of this Amendment, Shasta and [...***...]
products shall be defined as set forth in Exhibit B, Rev.1. For purpose of interpretation
and construction of the base terms and conditions of the Agreement, and the exhibits in the table
below, the term “Shasta” whenever and wherever used therein shall include the [...***...] product:



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	Description of Exhibit	 	Exhibit Letter
	Engineering Specifications
	 	Exhibit A
	Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement
	 	Exhibit I
	[...***...]
	 	Exhibit J
	NetApp Workmanship Standards
	 	Exhibit K
	Manufacturing Test Requirements
	 	Exhibit L
	On-Site Support Requirements
	 	Exhibit M
	List of NetApp Other Technology
	 	Exhibit O






     2. Modified Exhibits. Dot Hill and NetApp agree that the exhibits attached hereto and
described in the column “Replacement Exhibit” in the table below shall replace in their entirety
their applicable corresponding exhibits described in the column “Existing Exhibit” in the table
below. The provisions contained in the Replacement Exhibits in the table below shall apply to
Shasta and [...***...] products.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	Existing	 	Replacement
	Description of Exhibit	 	Exhibit	 	Exhibit
	Product Price and Bill of Materials Breakdown
	 	Exhibit B	 	Exhibit B, Rev. 1
	Product Forecast
	 	Exhibit D	 	Exhibit D, Rev. 1
	Dot Hill Quality Requirements
	 	Exhibit E	 	Exhibit E, Rev. 1
	Order Replenishment and Logistics Requirements
	 	Exhibit F	 	Exhibit F, Rev. 1
	NetApp Customer Support Requirements
	 	Exhibit G	 	Exhibit G, Rev. 1
	NetApp Designated Technology
	 	Exhibit N	 	Exhibit N, Rev. 1
	Business Continuance Plan
	 	Exhibit P	 	Exhibit P, Rev. 1






     3. Supplementary Exhibits. Dot Hill and NetApp agree that the exhibits attached hereto and
described in the column “Added Exhibit” in the table below shall supplement their applicable
corresponding exhibits described in the column “Existing Exhibit” in the table below. The
provisions contained in the Added Exhibits below shall apply only to the [...***...] product and not to
any other products that may be provided by Dot Hill to NetApp under the Agreement.



	 	 	 	 	 
	Description of Exhibit 	 	Existing Exhibit	 	Added Exhibit
	Statement of Work and Acceptance Criteria
	 	Exhibit C	 	Exhibit C-1
	[...***...]
	 	Exhibit H	 	Exhibit H-1






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     4. New Definitions. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following definitions to
Section 5, Definitions, of the Agreement:



          a. “Additional Technology” means the source code and binary image file(s) in object code form
for the [...***...] for the [...***...] Product.




          b. “DH Engineering Information” means certain Dot Hill drawings, technical information in
electronic databases, artwork and tooling specifications which are confidential to Dot Hill and may
be reasonably necessary to acquire or produce tooling for the manufacture of the Products. DH
Engineering Information shall not include any software, firmware and/or other technology for the
Products.




          c. “Dot Hill Procurement Specifications” means technical information that is reasonably
necessary to permit a third party to respond to a request for quotation for components that are to
be included in Products. This may include component and material drawings, descriptions, bills of
materials, and/or specifications therefor.




          d. “Immediately Licensed DH Technology” means those items of Technology that have been
provided by Dot Hill to NetApp and are necessary for NetApp or a NetApp DCM to manufacture the
NetApp-Manufactured Items in accordance with the rights immediately granted in Section 11.1(f) of
this Agreement to NetApp or a NetApp DCM for the manufacture of the NetApp-Manufactured Items on
NetApp’s behalf.




          e. “Immediately Licensed [...***...]” means the [...***...] for the Products, the [...***...] for the
Products, and the [...***...] for [...***...] for the Products.




          f. “Minimum Terms” means the inclusion in all material respects of all of the terms and
conditions of Attachment 1 in a written confidentiality agreement with a [...***...] that
covers [...***...] and/or [...***...] disclosed pursuant to the rights described in Subsections 11.1(b)(i)
or 11.1(b)(ii), respectively.




          g. “NetApp-Manufactured Items” means the following items for the [...***...] product:
[...***...]. Upon mutual written agreement the authorized representatives of the Parties may agree in
writing to add additional items to the list of NetApp-Manufactured Items. However, for this
purpose, only a person then-currently employed by Dot Hill with the title of [...***...] will be deemed
to be an authorized representative of Dot Hill with the authority to agree in writing with NetApp
to add any such additional items to such list. Also, any




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such agreement to add any such additional items must be reflected in a written document that
has been signed by the authorized representatives of both Dot Hill and NetApp.




          h. “NetApp First Ship Date” means the date on which units of Products, which are obtained
directly or indirectly from Dot Hill, are generally available from NetApp for delivery in volume to
NetApp’s customers, either as standalone units or as part of other products.




          i. “RFQ Information” means certain high-level Dot Hill Procurement Specifications that are
confidential to Dot Hill and may be distributed and used by certain third parties [...***...].




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     6. Manufacturing Rights. NetApp and Dot Hill agree to delete Section 11.1(b), Manufacturing
Rights, in its entirety and replace it with the following:



          “(b) Manufacturing Rights. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, for each
Product Dot Hill hereby grants, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, to NetApp:




               (i) [...***...] a worldwide, revocable in accordance with Section 11.1(c), non-transferable
(except as permitted under Section 19 (“Assignment”)), royalty-free, nonexclusive right and
license, without the right to sublicense (except as set forth in Section 11.1(d)), [...***...]
including, but not limited to, the agreement by [...***...];



               (ii) [...***...] a worldwide, revocable in accordance with Section 11.1(c), non-transferable
(except as permitted under Section 19 (“Assignment”)), royalty-free, nonexclusive right and
license, without the right to sublicense (except as set forth in Section 11.1(d)), [...***...],
including, but not limited to, the agreement by [...***...]



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[...***...];




               (iii) [...***...] based on the then-current forecast for an applicable Product, a worldwide,
revocable in accordance with Section 11.1(c), non-transferable (except as permitted under Section
19 (“Assignment”)), royalty-free, nonexclusive right and license, without the right to sublicense
(except as set forth in Section 11.1(d)): (A) [...***...]; and (B) [...***...]; and



               (iv) upon the occurrence of a Trigger Event relating to such Product, a worldwide, perpetual,
revocable in accordance with Section 11.1(c), non-transferable (except as permitted under Section
19 (“Assignment”)), royalty-free, nonexclusive right and license, without the right to sublicense
(except as set forth in Section 11.1(d)): (A) [...***...] to perform the Permitted Purposes for such
Product; and (B) under the Patents of Dot Hill to use, make, sell, offer to sell import, export and
otherwise dispose of such Product.”



     7. Certain Rights of Revocation



          a. Modified Right to Revoke. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to remove Subsection 11.1(c)(1) and
replace it with the following:




               “(1) if, during the Initial Purchase Period, NetApp [...***...] and which shall include, without
limitation, those requirements for Products that are to be or will be included in or combined with
other products to be supplied to NetApp and its Affiliates;”



          b. Additional Right to Revoke. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following at the end of
Section 11.1(c), Certain Rights of Revocation:




          “Also, upon written notice to NetApp, Dot Hill may revoke immediately the sublicense rights
that are available under this Agreement and have been granted by NetApp to a sublicensee of NetApp
in the event that (1) such sublicensee improperly uses any Dot Hill Technology beyond the scope of
the sublicense rights described in Section 11.1(d) (and further described in Section 11.1(b)) and
(2) any such improper use remains uncured for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice
thereof from Dot Hill.




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          Any revocation made by Dot Hill of any NetApp rights in Section 11.1(b) as a result of
any of the events described in Subsection 11.1(c)(1), 11.1(c)(2), 11.1(c)(3) and/or 11.1(c)(4)
shall result in the revocation of all related sublicense rights granted by NetApp.”




     8. Sublicense Rights. NetApp and Dot Hill agree to delete Section 11.1(d), Sublicense Rights,
in its entirety and replace it with the following:



          “(d) Sublicense Rights. Subject to the provisions in this Section 11.1(d) and other terms and
conditions of this Agreement, the rights granted in Section 11.1(b) above may be sublicensed by
NetApp to: (i) NetApp DCMs solely to make Products for sale to NetApp and (ii) NetApp’s Affiliates.
For avoidance of doubt, it is understood and agreed that a sale by a NetApp DCM to NetApp may
include the shipment and delivery of Product directly by a NetApp DCM to a NetApp customer provided
that the sale of such Product occurs between the NetApp DCM and NetApp. Prior to the granting by
NetApp of any such sublicense rights to NetApp DCMs or NetApp’s Affiliates, NetApp shall obtain the
written agreement of NetApp DCMs or NetApp’s Affiliates, as applicable, to hold in confidence all
Dot Hill Technology that NetApp may provide and, in the case of a grant of any sublicense rights to
any NetApp DCMs, for such NetApp DCMs to use such Dot Hill Technology solely in a manner fully and
entirely consistent with the rights granted in Section 11.1(b) and solely to make Products for sale
to NetApp. The license rights granted by Dot Hill in this Agreement may not be sublicensed by
NetApp to any other third parties without first obtaining the prior written approval of an
authorized representative of Dot Hill.”




     9. NetApp License Restrictions. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following to the end of
Section 11.1(e), License Restrictions, of the Agreement:



          “NetApp shall not, nor shall NetApp knowingly allow any third party, to: (a) use any Dot Hill
Technology, except as expressly permitted by the license rights granted under this Agreement; or
(b) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or otherwise attempt to reduce to source code form
any object code included in the Dot Hill Technology, except and solely to the extent permitted
under applicable law to achieve interoperability with hardware or software to be used therewith.”




     10. Other License Rights. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following provision as Section
11.1(f), Other License Rights, to the Agreement:



          “(f) Other License Rights. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the preceding
Subsections of this Section 11.1 and subject to the other terms and conditions of this Agreement,
Dot Hill, on behalf of itself and its Affiliates, hereby grants to NetApp an immediate, worldwide,
perpetual, non-transferable (except as permitted under Section 19 (“Assignment”)), royalty-free,
non-sublicensable, nonexclusive right and license under [...***...] to (A) use internally, reproduce,
modify or [...***...] of (i) the [...***...] solely to manufacture, and/or have manufactured by NetApp
DCMs, the NetApp-Manufactured Items and distribute such NetApp-Manufactured Items for use as part
of and within the [...***...] Product and (ii) the Dot Hill [...***...] solely for integration into the
[...***...]




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[...***...] Product, and (B) distribute to NetApp’s customers Dot Hill-designated patch releases
of the Additional Technology that are compiled into object code by Dot Hill and provided to NetApp,
solely for the purpose of attempting to resolve reported NetApp customer defects or problems with
the [...***...] Product; provided, however, that all of such NetApp-Manufactured Items, Dot Hill
[...***...] and patch releases of Additional Technology shall at all times during the Initial Purchase
Period be incorporated into and used only within a Dot Hill-designed chassis, including [...***...] and
drives, all of which have been previously purchased by NetApp or a NetApp DCM only from Dot Hill
(and no other party) pursuant to and under the provisions of this Agreement.”




     11. Dot Hill License Restrictions. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following to the end
of Section 11.2(d), License Restrictions, of the Agreement:



          “Dot Hill shall not, nor shall Dot Hill knowingly allow any third party, to: (a) use any
NetApp Designated Technology or NetApp Other Technology, except as expressly permitted by the
license rights granted under this Agreement; or (b) reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble, or
otherwise attempt to reduce to source code form any object code included in the NetApp Designated
Technology or NetApp Other Technology, except and solely to the extent permitted under applicable
law to achieve interoperability with hardware or software to be used therewith.”




     12. [...***...]. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following as Section 11.7, [...***...], to the
Agreement:



          “11.7 [...***...]. Upon written request by NetApp, Dot Hill agrees to provide to a mutually
agreed third party (the “PS Manufacturer”) a worldwide, non-transferable, non-sublicensable,
nonexclusive, royalty-free right and license under the [...***...] to use internally the Immediately
Licensed PS Technology during the Initial Purchase Period to manufacture [...***...] for sale and
delivery only to Dot Hill or a Dot Hill DCM, as Dot Hill may designate, for incorporation and use
in the Product that Dot Hill is to supply to NetApp or a NetApp DCM under this Agreement. After
the Initial Purchase Period, NetApp shall have the right to use the [...***...] in accordance with the
provisions of Section 11.1(b) set forth above. To receive such right and license, the PS
Manufacturer must agree in writing with Dot Hill to treat all [...***...] in strict confidence, not to
disclose [...***...] to any third party without Dot Hill’s prior written consent, and not to use during
the Initial Purchase Period [...***...] except for the benefit of Dot Hill or a Dot Hill DCM, as Dot
Hill may determine. The PS Manufacturer must also agree in writing to provide [...***...] to Dot Hill
or a Dot Hill DCM, as Dot Hill may designate, [...***...].”




     13. NRE Expenses. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to insert the following sentences between the
first and second sentences in Section 10.1, NRE Expenses:



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          “Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, [...***...] with the exercise of the rights set
forth in Section 11.1 during the [...***...].”




14. Confidential Nature of Dot Hill Technology




          “a. Confidentiality Provisions. NetApp and Dot Hill agree to delete the second complete
sentence in Section 13.6, Confidential Nature of Dot Hill Technology, that begins with “Prior to ...”
and replace it with the following:




               “Prior to NetApp’s provision of any Dot Hill Technology, NetApp will enter into a written
confidentiality agreement that requires such NetApp DCM or other [...***...] to treat such Dot Hill
Technology as Confidential Information of Dot Hill and in a manner consistent with the sublicense
rights granted in Section 11.1(d) (and within the proper scope of the permitted rights described in
Section 11.1(b)), the confidentiality obligations of NetApp in the Non-Disclosure Agreement
contained in Exhibit I hereto (the “NetApp NDA”) and, for any [...***...] and/or [...***...] that
is to supplied to a [...***...], to be subject to the [...***...]. To the extent that [...***...] are
inconsistent or in conflict with the confidentiality obligations of NetApp in the NetApp NDA, then
NetApp shall be obligated to include such inconsistent or conflicting [...***...] in confidentiality
agreements that it may enter into with [...***...] and which cover the provision of [...***...] and/or
[...***...].”



          b. Other Obligations. NetApp and Dot Hill agree to add the following at the end of Section
13.6, Confidential Nature of Dot Hill Technology:




               “NetApp shall include the [...***...] in all confidentiality agreements that NetApp enters into
with third parties and which cover the disclosure of any [...***...] and/or [...***...]. NetApp shall also
require each of the NetApp DCMs to include the [...***...] in confidentiality agreements that such
NetApp DCMs may enter into with third parties and which cover the disclosure of any [...***...] and/or
[...***...]. Upon request by Dot Hill, NetApp will (i) disclose immediately to Dot Hill the names,
addresses and contact information of all third parties which have received any [...***...] and/or
[...***...]; (ii) provide Dot Hill with copies of all existing confidentiality agreements then in
effect with all such third parties that cover the use of such [...***...] and/or [...***...]; (iii) inform
Dot Hill of any suspected or known misuse of any [...***...] and/or [...***...] by any such third parties;
and (iv) reasonably cooperate with Dot Hill in actions undertaken by Dot Hill to enforce the
provisions of any existing confidentiality agreements which cover the [...***...] and/or [...***...].”



15. Freedom of Independent Development. Dot Hill and NetApp agree to add the following
sentence to the end of Section 32, Freedom of Independent Development, to the Agreement:



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          “The parties also agree that, [...***...] nothing in this Agreement shall affect the right of
either party to either obtain or acquire from other third party sources any components or
assemblies for intended inclusion in products which meet both of the following requirements: (i)
they are not covered under the provisions of this Agreement as Products and (ii) they do not make
use of any of the Intellectual Property Rights or Technology of the other party.”



The modifications made above to the Agreement, including the addition of certain supplementary
exhibits and edits to certain existing exhibits to the Agreement, which are included within this
First Amendment shall have prospective force and effect on and after the First Amendment Effective
Date, and shall not retroactively affect any rights or obligations of any of the parties under the
Agreement. This First Amendment may be executed in counterparts by the parties, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute a single instrument. Each
party acknowledges and agrees that such executed counterparts of this First Amendment may be
delivered by a party to the other party through the use of facsimile transmission. Except as
specifically modified or supplemented by or through this First Amendment, all other terms and
conditions of the Agreement, including the terms and conditions in any existing exhibits to the
Agreement, shall remain in full force and effect between the parties and shall be unaffected
thereby.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties through their duly authorized representatives
have executed this First Amendment to become effective as of the last signature date set forth
below.



	 	 	 	 	 
	DOT HILL SYSTEMS CORPORATION	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Dana W. Kammersgard	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Printed Name: Dana W. Kammersgard	 	 
	Title: President & CEO	 	 
	Date:

	 	July 26, 2006	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	DOT HILL SYSTEMS B.V.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	By:
	 	/s/ Shad L. Burke	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	Printed Name: Shad L. Burke	 	 
	Title: Vice President, Finance	 	 
	Date:
	 	July 26, 2006	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 





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	NETWORK APPLIANCE, INC.	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	/s/ Michael Wais	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Printed Name: 	Michael Wais	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	VP Supply Chain Management	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	August 2, 2006	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 





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NETWORK APPLIANCE HOLDING AND

MANUFACTURING, B.V.




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	By:
	/s/ Patrick Linehan	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Printed Name: 	Patrick Linehan	 	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Title:

	Senior
Vice President & General Manager	 
	 	 
	 	 	 	 
	Date:
	August 3, 2006	 	 	 
	 	 	 	 





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ATTACHMENT 1



(1) The third party shall not use any [...***...] and/or [...***...], except as expressly provided below:




     (a) [...***...], and



     (b) [...***...];


(2) From the [...***...] (the “First Confidentiality Period”), [...***...] and/or [...***...] shall not be
further disclosed by any third party, except with the prior written approval of an authorized
representative of Dot Hill;



(3) After the First Confidentiality Period, the third party shall be required not to disclose
further to other parties the [...***...] and/or [...***...] in a manner that is consistent with the
non-disclosure obligations of NetApp in the Non-Disclosure Agreement contained in Exhibit I
to the Agreement.



(4) If there is any breach or violation by a third party of the confidentiality or non-use
provisions set forth above, then Dot Hill shall be entitled to terminate, either in whole or in
part, the confidentiality agreement as to such permitted use of the [...***...] and/or [...***...], and
such third party shall return immediately to Dot Hill or destroy all such [...***...] and/or [...***...],
including all copies thereof, in the third party’s possession;



(5) Upon request by Dot Hill, the third party will provide immediately to Dot Hill complete
information as to how the [...***...] and/or [...***...] was or is to be used by such third party;



(6) The third party shall grant and hereby grants to NetApp the right to disclose to Dot Hill, upon
Dot Hill’s request, the existence, terms, conditions and contents of any non-disclosure agreement
governing the use of the [...***...] and/or the [...***...] supplied to such third party;



(7) Any breach or violation of the confidentiality and non-use provisions set forth above shall be
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may seek temporary, preliminary and permanent injunctive relief, in addition to any other legal or
equitable remedies, to prevent any further breach or violation thereof;



(8) Dot Hill shall be an intended third party beneficiary of the confidentiality and non-use
provisions set forth above, together with any other provisions set forth below, and have the right
to enforce these provisions against a third party receiving any [...***...] and/or [...***...];



(9) In the event that any litigation or other legal proceeding is commenced between Dot Hill and a
third party recipient of [...***...] and/or [...***...] as to such third party recipient’s breach or
violation of the confidentiality or non-use provisions respecting the same, then the prevailing
party in any litigation or other proceeding between Dot Hill and such third party recipient shall
be entitled to recover its reasonable attorneys’ fees and other legal costs incurred in any such
litigation or other legal proceeding;



(10) The provisions of the confidentiality agreement, together with the rights and obligations of
the parties and any third party beneficiaries, shall be governed, construed and interpreted in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, determined without regard to any conflict of
law principles that would result in the application of the laws of a different state;



(11) Any and all use by a third party of any [...***...] and/or [...***...] shall be at the third party’s
sole and entire risk;



(12) All [...***...] and/or [...***...] are provided “AS IS” and without any express, implied and/or
statutory warranties, including, without limitation, any implied warranties of fitness for a
particular purpose, merchantability and/or non-infringement of third party rights;



(13) The confidentiality and non-use restrictions set forth above shall be in effect for a period
of at least [...***...] from the date of the last disclosure of any [...***...] and/or [...***...] to a third
party; and



(14) The foregoing provisions in item Nos. (1) through (13) above shall not be amended, modified or
otherwise changed in any material respect by the parties without first obtaining the prior written
consent from an authorized representative of Dot Hill.



Additionally, the provisions in each confidentiality agreement shall not contain a limitation of
liability provision which (i) disclaims liability on the part of a third party for consequential,
incidental, special and/or indirect damages (including lost profits or savings) or (ii) limits the
liability of a third party for damages that arise or result from any breach or violation of the
confidentiality or non-use provisions and which are applicable to [...***...] and/or [...***...].




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Exhibit B, Rev. 1




[...***...]




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Exhibit C-1




[...***...]




STATEMENT OF WORK




[...***...]








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Exhibit D, Rev. 1




[...***...]





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Exhibit E, Rev. 1




Dot Hill Quality Requirements





	1.	 	Definitions:
	 
	1.1	 	“Epidemic Failure” shall mean, with respect to a Product that is delivered by Dot Hill to
NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, under the Agreement, the occurrence of any of the
following actual or potential failures to the extent that they (i) occur after NetApp’s FCS,
(ii) can be shown to be identical and reproducible based on the occurrence of the same or
substantially similar cause in the same series of such Product, (iii) impair in any material
respect the use of such Product, (iv) are the result of a defect in materials or workmanship
occurring no later than [...***...] following the delivery by Dot Hill of such Product to NetApp
or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, and (v) are equal to or in excess of [...***...] of the total
number of units of such Product obtained from any production lot or delivered to NetApp or a
NetApp DCM, as applicable, during any [...***...] period:






	 	 ̈	 	A non-conformance of the Product to the Bill of Material (“BOM”);
	 
	 	 ̈	 	A non-conformance to Engineering Specifications in Exhibit A, including but
not limited to a mechanical and electrical non-conformance.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Defects in material and workmanship, including but not limited to defects in
mechanical assembly and parts thereof; and/or
	 
	 	 ̈	 	The non-operation of the Product, including but not limited to mechanical and
electrical non-operation.






	 	 	Notwithstanding the foregoing, any failure that arises or results from [...***...], shall be
excluded from the definition of Epidemic Failure. For avoidance of doubt, [...***...] shall be
included within the definition of an Epidemic Failure.
	 
	1.2	 	“Failure” shall mean, with respect to a Product that is delivered by Dot Hill to NetApp or a
NetApp DCM, as applicable, under the Agreement, the occurrence of any of the following
failures to the extent that they (i) occur after delivery by Dot Hill to NetApp or a NetApp
DCM, as applicable, of SQA units and (ii) are the result of a defect in materials or
workmanship occurring no later than [...***...] following the delivery by Dot Hill of such Product
to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable:






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	 	 ̈	 	A non-conformance to Engineering Specifications in Exhibit A, including
but not limited to a mechanical and electrical non-conformance.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	A defect in material and workmanship, including but not limited to defects in
mechanical assembly and parts;
	 
	 	 ̈	 	The non-operation of the Product, including but not limited to mechanical and
electrical non-operation; or
	 
	 	 ̈	 	A cosmetic or workmanship non-conformance of a Product to those requirements that Dot
Hill has agreed to perform for such Product as set forth in Exhibit K.






	1.3	 	“Failure Analysis” or “FA” — Investigation of field Failures by means of diagnostic testing
within a standardized test environment that is performed by Dot Hill or its service providers.
Test results will identify the [...***...] assignable cause of a component’s failure where
applicable.
	 
	1.4	 	“Root Cause Analysis” or “RCA” — Consists of Failure Analysis as described above followed by
a thorough investigation by Dot Hill’s Engineering and/or Dot Hill’s suppliers to diagnose
failures to the appropriate component level.
	 
	1.5	 	“Defective Parts Per Million” or “DPPM” — shall be the basis for determining factory
integration issues. DPPM is the first pass Failure rate seen by NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable, at integration. Test sample size will be defined in individual sections below.
This is one metric that will be used by NetApp to rate the performance of Dot Hill.





          [...***...]





	1.6	 	“On-Going Reliability Test” or “ORT” — shall be a test that is conducted in Dot Hill’s or a
Dot Hill DCM’s factory for the purpose of monitoring Product reliability.
	 
	1.7	 	“Out Of Control” shall mean a condition when any of the following exist with respect to Dot
Hill or a Dot Hill Designated Contract Manufacturer:






	 	 ̈	 	DPPM exceeds the level set forth in Section 4 of this Exhibit E.


	 
	 	 ̈	 	

 Dot Hill’s cumulative yield decreases below the level set forth in Section 4 of this Exhibit E.
	 
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	1.8	 	“Stop Ship Order” – shall mean a process by which NetApp stops a released Product or other
item from being shipped from Dot Hill or a Dot Hill DCM to NetApp or any NetApp DCM.
	 
	1.9	 	“Dead On Arrival” or “DOA” — shall mean, for purposes of this Exhibit E, a Failure of
a Product which occurs within [...***...] after delivery by Dot Hill to NetApp, NetApp DCM or a
NetApp Authorized Purchaser.
	 
	1.10	 	“Pareto” shall mean a histogram sorted from highest frequency of occurrence to lowest
frequency of occurrence.
	 
	1.11	 	[...***...]
	 
	1.12	 	“Key Component Level” – A list of certain components included in a Product, which list is to
be agreed upon by NetApp and Dot Hill. This list will define those critical sub-assemblies
and components for which backward component traceability requirements apply. This list will
include only those sub-assemblies and critical devices mutually and jointly agreed to in
writing by Engineering and Operations technical teams of the parties.
	 
	2.	 	Test Procedures. The Products are subject to certain mutually agreed inspection test
procedures by NetApp, a NetApp DCM and/or NetApp Authorized Service Providers. If a unit of
Product has a Failure as determined by such mutually agreed inspection test criteria, then
NetApp shall notify Dot Hill of such Failure, the parties will promptly discuss remedial
actions to resolve any such Failure, and such Product may be returned by NetApp, a NetApp DCM
and/or NetApp Authorized Services Providers to Dot Hill pursuant to the agreed DOA or warranty
provisions, as applicable, for such Product.
	 
	3.	 	Inspection rights. [...***...], Dot Hill will allow NetApp to perform vendor qualifications
and/or on-site source inspections at Dot Hill, [...***...]. NetApp shall provide reasonable
advance written notice of its desire to perform an inspection, with at least [...***...] prior
notice for routine visits and with at least [...***...] notice for Dot Hill Out of Control or Stop
Ship Order situations. If an inspection or test is made on Dot Hill’s premises, [...***...], Dot
Hill shall provide [...***...], NetApp with reasonable access and assistance at no additional
charge.
	 
	4.	 	Product and Process Quality Requirements. Manufacturing and quality processes will be
implemented at Dot Hill and Dot Hill’s suppliers [...***...].
	 
	 	 	If the minimum acceptable quality level defined in the table below is not met in NetApp
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for each affected defective Product returned to Dot Hill during the period that such quality
level is not met. [...***...]




Dot Hill will require that its Dot Hill DCM meet the minimum acceptable quality levels in the
table below in the manufacturing process of the Dot Hill DCM for the Products sold by Dot
Hill under this Agreement.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	First [...***...] units	 	 
	 	 	beginning with delivery	 	 
	DPPM Table	 	of NetApp Pilot units		Thereafter
	[...***...]
	 	[...***...]
	 	[...***...]







	 	•	 	Dot Hill and Dot Hill’s suppliers must be ISO 9001 certified and all manufacturing
locations for the Product and its components must be identified and specified to
NetApp.
	 
	 	•	 	The Products and its components shall be manufactured in a clean environment with
Electro Static Discharge (“ESD”), temperature and humidity controls.
	 
	 	•	 	Processes for defect reduction and continuous improvement for the Products to be
supplied by Dot Hill to NetApp must be established and implemented at Dot Hill and
Dot Hill’s Suppliers.
	 
	 	•	 	The Products must have backward component traceability from the finished Product
supplied by Dot Hill to NetApp for Key Component Levels.
	 
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	 	•	 	Dot Hill shall pass all mutually agreed upon New Product Introduction (“NPI”)
qualification steps of Failure Mode Effect Analysis (“FMEA”), Engineering
Verification Test (“EVT”), Design Verification Test (“DVT”), Highly Accelerated Life
Testing (“HALT”), Pilot, Design Maturity Test (“DMT”), Design For Manufacturing
(“DFM”) and Design For Test (“DFT”) before going into mass production.
	 
	 	•	 	Dot Hill shall perform industry standard operations such as Environmental Stress
Screen (“ESS”), Highly Accelerated Stress Screen (“HASS”) and ORT to ensure a high
quality Product.
	 
	 	•	 	All exposed PCBA surfaces must be protected from handling damage in a mutually
agreed manner.
	 
	 	•	 	Dot Hill shall provide onsite Supplier Quality Engineering support to NetApp, as
described in Exhibit M.






	 	 	NetApp will have the right to reject those Products that constitute a Failure. Dot Hill and
NetApp will discuss any opportunities to improve DPPM levels and will mutually agree on
any corrective actions.
	 
	5.	 	Out of Control. If an Out of Control condition occurs, NetApp reserves the right to require
Dot Hill to implement [...***...].
	 
	6.	 	Stop Ship process






	 	 ̈	 	NetApp will communicate a Stop Ship Order to Dot Hill in writing or by
email.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	At NetApp’s discretion, NetApp or a NetApp DCM may chose to return any
affected Product in transit or in its inventory which contains a Failure.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Affected Product containing a Failure in inventory at Dot Hill will not
be delivered by Dot Hill to NetApp or a NetApp DCM unless the Stop Ship Order is
rescinded.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Dot Hill will provide serial numbers of systems that are anticipated to
be affected by the potential non-conformance mode.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Dot Hill will provide urgent root cause analysis of the non-conformance
in accordance with the provisions of Section 10 of this exhibit.
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Dot Hill will provide a Stop Ship Order release plan within [...***...] of
Stop Ship Order being communicated to Dot Hill. The release plan will propose a
potential process to attempt to fix the non-conformance of any affected Product and
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the Product within an agreed number of days after the submission and acceptance
by Network Appliance of such plan.




	7.	 	Intentionally left blank.
	 
	8.	 	Intentionally left blank.
	 
	9.	 	Epidemic Failures. In the event of a suspected Epidemic Failure, NetApp shall promptly notify
Dot Hill, and shall provide the following information, if known and as may then exist: a
description of the defect, and the suspected lot numbers, serial numbers or other identifiers,
and delivery dates to NetApp or a NetApp DCM of the affected defective Products. NetApp or a
NetApp DCM shall deliver or make available to Dot Hill samples of the defective or potentially
defective Products for testing and analysis.
	 
	 	 	Within [...***...] days of receipt of written notice from NetApp, Dot Hill shall provide its
preliminary findings to NetApp regarding the potential cause of the Epidemic Failure.
Thereafter, Dot Hill shall perform RCA in accordance with Section 10 and provide the results
of its RCA to NetApp, together with Dot Hill’s proposed plan for the identification of and
the repair and/or replacement of the affected Products and such other reasonable and
appropriate information.
	 
	 	 	The parties shall cooperate and work together to expeditiously devise and implement a
mutually acceptable corrective action program which is commercially reasonable under the
circumstances and minimizes disruption to the end users and NetApp’s direct and indirect
distribution channels (the “Corrective Action Program”). [...***...].
	 
	 	 	For any such Epidemic Failure which occurs in the Products, Dot Hill shall be responsible for
the following costs, expenses and liabilities under the Corrective Action Program incurred
within NetApp’s service and distribution chain, including end user locations: [...***...].
	 
	10.	 	Field Returned Failure Analysis and Root Cause Analysis Turnaround Times. NetApp or a NetApp
DCM will assign a level of urgency to each failure analysis / root cause analysis request as
“routine” or “urgent”.









	 	 	In a “routine” request for FA Dot Hill shall make commercially reasonable efforts to
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	 	 	RCA Dot Hill shall make commercially reasonable efforts to provide RCA for returned material
within [...***...]
	 
	 	 	In an “urgent” request for FA Dot Hill shall use best efforts to provide Failure Analysis for
returned material within [...***...]. In an “urgent” request for RCA Dot Hill shall use best
efforts to provide RCA for returned material within [...***...].
	 
	 	 	A corrective action request (“CAR”) issued to Dot Hill must be fully addressed and returned
to NetApp by due date indicated in the CAR. Depending on the situation, if either party
finds any difficulty in such target lead-time, NetApp, a NetApp DCM and/or Dot Hill may
discuss in good faith a mutually agreeable alternative schedule on a case-by-case basis.
	 
	 	 	[...***...]. After this warranty period, NetApp or a a NetApp DCM may request RCA of any
discovered defects for such Product, and Dot Hill shall perform the requested RCA and [...***...]
for such RCA activities that are requested by NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable.
	 
	11.	 	Quality Metrics. Dot Hill will provide NetApp with quality metrics [...***...] about Dot Hill
and Dot Hill’s suppliers. Metrics will include, but are not limited to:
	 
	 	 	[...***...]
	 
	 	 	ORT testing metrics shall be provided [...***...] and shall include, but are not limited to:
	 
	 	 	[...***...]
	 
	12.	 	Component and Process Traceability. Serial numbers of key components which are included
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	 	 	written request from NetApp, in order to conduct any potential field recall by NetApp of the
Products or for other purposes. Upon written request by NetApp and the provision by NetApp of
all necessary information, serial number data of affected key components on the Key Component
Level list, and the successful completion of key manufacturing processes for the Products that
are documented below in Section 14, will be provided by Dot Hill to NetApp within [...***...]
after the date of any such NetApp request. For Printed Circuit Board Assemblies (“PCBA’s”),
this will include visual Quality Assurance (“QA”), PCBA cleaning/wash, ICT results, and FVT
results. The Product shall have backward component traceability from the finished product for
components on the Key Component Level list.
	 
	13.	 	ORT. Dot Hill will perform ORT testing of the Product on an ongoing basis and provide data
as required in the Quality Metrics Section 11 of this Exhibit E. The parties shall
meet and confer to develop agreed test procedures and sample sizes for ORT. Any changes to
the agreed ORT plan are subject to mutual agreement by the parties and may involve changes to
the NRE covering such ORT plan.
	 
	14.	 	Quality Plan. Dot Hill shall complete and adhere to the following quality plan:






	 	 ̈	 	During the development phase of the Product, Dot Hill shall establish the following:






	 	 ̈	 	Supplier qualifications,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Critical parameters/ specifications,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Assurance of critical parameter conformance, and
	 
	 	 ̈	 	FMEA.






	 	 ̈	 	During the data qualification phase, Dot Hill shall perform the following:






	 	 ̈	 	HALT test results of pre-production product,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	DVT test procedure and results,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	RDT report,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Production DPPM targets of major assys, and
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Field DPPM targets of major assys.






	 	 ̈	 	During the production phase, Dot Hill shall perform the following:






	 	 ̈	 	Assure of conformance to Network Appliance Specifications,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Define plan for proactive communication of problems at Dot Hill,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Define Dot Hill cross functional team/ points of contact,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Define a process flow definition/ capacity analysis (see sample attached below)






	 	à 	 	Receiving audit plan,
	 
	 	à 	 	Statistical Process control of critical/ non-inspected parameters,
	 
	 	à 	 	Inspection checklist for all QA locations, and
	 
	 	à 	 	Out of box audit plan,






	 	 ̈	 	Plan for isolation of failed material,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Define plan/frequency of audits of Dot Hill’s suppliers,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Define process for customer approval/communication of Dot Hill initiated
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	 	 ̈	 	Process for customer approval/communication of Mfg location changes,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide Dot Hill’s ICT coverage,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide FVT coverage, procedure,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide serial number traceability,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide date code tracking of key components,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide burn-in test plan,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide ORT test plans,
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Provide employee training process/ records, and
	 
	 	 ̈	 	Define failure analysis, RCA & CA process.






	 	 ̈	 	Dot Hill shall provide the quality metric requirements





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Exhibit F, Rev. 1




Order Replenishment and Logistics Requirements





	1	 	PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS, FORECASTS AND LEAD-TIMES
	 
	1.1	 	Overview. In accordance with the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Dot Hill agrees to sell the Products to NetApp and the NetApp DCMs, and NetApp and
the NetApp DCMs agree to buy Products from Dot Hill. It is expressly understood that,
[...***...], NetApp and the NetApp DCMs have no obligation to purchase any Products, or any
minimum number of Products, hereunder. This provision shall, however, not limit, diminish or
affect any obligations that NetApp or a NetApp DCM has to Dot Hill under [...***...] or Sections
1.13, 1.14 and 1.15 of this Exhibit F.
	 
	1.2	 	Supply Constraint and Allocation. If Dot Hill becomes aware of a potential supply constraint
of Product to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, Dot Hill will notify promptly NetApp or
the NetApp DCM, as applicable, of such potential supply constraint and the parties will work
together in good faith to resolve such matter.
	 
	 	 	In the event that the supply of a Product to NetApp or a NetApp DCM under this Agreement
becomes constrained and Dot Hill cannot meet NetApp’s or the NetApp DCM’s forecasted
requirements for such Product during the period of the supply constraint, Dot Hill shall
provide NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, during this period with [...***...], or (ii)
[...***...].
	 
	 	 	For the purpose of interpretation of the immediately preceding sentence, any units of
Product that a Dot Hill DCM (a) [...***...] and (b) [...***...]. Dot Hill represents to NetApp that
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	 	 	[...***...] Dot Hill will notify promptly NetApp of any [...***...].
	 
	1.3	 	[ ...***... ]. Dot Hill shall provide to NetApp, after NetApp’s First Customer Shipment,
[ ...***... ], as mutually agreed to by the parties, to allow for the following
conditions:






	 	•	 	a [ ...***... ] to be delivered within [ ...***... ] of a NetApp
request occurring no earlier than [ ...***... ] after the date of any previous
NetApp [ ...***... ];
	 
	 	•	 	a [ ...***... ] to be delivered within [ ...***... ] of a NetApp
request occurring no earlier than [ ...***... ] after the date of any previous
NetApp [ ...***... ]; and
	 
	 	•	 	a [ ...***... ] to be delivered within [ ...***... ] of a NetApp
request occurring no earlier than [ ...***... ] after the date of any previous
NetApp [ ...***... ].






	 	 	Those units of Products that Dot Hill maintains for delivery or delivers to NetApp as part
of the AutoSwap process described in Attachment 2 to this Exhibit F shall
count toward the attainment by Dot Hill [ ...***... ].
	 
	 	 	Also, if Dot Hill is unable to achieve such [ ...***... ] due to a Force Majeure Event
or the failure by any vendor or supplier operating under any NetApp supply arrangement to
deliver on a timely and sufficient basis to Dot Hill any drives or components which NetApp
requires for incorporation into Products that are to be made and sold by Dot Hill to NetApp,
then Dot Hill’s [ ...***... ].
	 
	1.4	 	[ ...***... ]. In the event that NetApp or a NetApp DCM desire to [ ...***... ]
Products covered under Purchase Orders it has placed with Dot Hill,
then NetApp or a
NetApp DCM, as applicable, shall inform Dot Hill immediately in writing of its desires and
provide accurate and complete information to Dot Hill of its [ ...***... ]. In the event
of any [ ...***... ], then Dot Hill shall undertake some or all of the following mutually
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     (i) except as otherwise provided in Section 1.13, [ ...***... ];




     (ii) [ ...***... ];




     (iii) promptly [ ...***... ];




     (iv) discontinue any [ ...***... ] provided, however, that NetApp or the NetApp DCM
[ ...***... ];




     (v) notify Dot Hill’s DCM and its suppliers to [ ...***... ], and use best efforts
to have Dot Hill’s DCM [ ...***... ];




     (vi) use best efforts to have the Dot Hill DCM [ ...***... ];




     (vii) at NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s written request and with the assistance of NetApp
or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, use commercially reasonable efforts to [ ...***... ];




     (viii) perform or have performed a [ ...***... ], and supply to NetApp or a NetApp
DCM, as applicable, reasonably requested documentation of such [ ...***... ] after
completion thereof.




Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, Dot Hill shall not be required to continue any of
the activities described above beyond a period of [ ...***... ] after the date on which
a [ ...***... ] occurs.




	1.5	 	Forecasts. NetApp shall submit forecasts to Dot Hill [...***...], and more frequently on an
as-needed basis. These forecasts will provide visibility into NetApp’s forecasted supply
demand for Products for [...***...], with updates made to such forecasts [...***...]. Within [...***...]
after receipt of the forecast, Dot Hill shall provide the originator of the forecast, whether
NetApp or the NetApp DCM, as applicable, with an acknowledgement of the forecast (“Supply
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for supply of the Products. If a revised quantity or schedule is proposed by Dot Hill, the parties
shall confer in good faith and attempt in good faith to agree upon a final Supply Availability for
each applicable [...***...].





	1.6	 	Submittal of Purchase Orders. NetApp and the NetApp DCMs shall initiate purchases of
Products by submitting to Dot Hill [...***...] blanket Purchase Orders via e-mail to a designated
Dot Hill email address based upon the mutually agreed forecast. These Purchase Orders will be
submitted by NetApp and the NetApp DCMs to Dot Hill at least [...***...] prior to the beginning of
each fiscal NetApp quarter. All [...***...] blanket Purchase Orders shall (a) specify the
quantities, applicable Total Price, payment terms, and shipping instructions for each of the
Products; and (b) refer to and be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.
Blanket Purchase Orders shall be updated, as needed, to reflect agreed-upon Price adjustments
and agreed Products revision changes (including, but limited to, agreed engineering changes
and deviations).
	 
	1.7	 	Confirmation of Purchase Orders. Dot Hill shall confirm its receipt of the blanket Purchase
Order by notifying NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, electronically within [...***...] after
the receipt of the Purchase Order. Dot Hill shall be required to accept all Purchase Orders
that conform to a mutually agreed forecast. Dot Hill shall notify NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable, of its acceptance or rejection of the blanket Purchase Order by facsimile or
electronic mail within [...***...] after its receipt of NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s Purchase Order.
	 
	1.8	 	Kanban Replenishment Process






	 	1.8.1	 	The “Kanban Replenishment Process” is defined as a [...***...] issued by NetApp or a
NetApp DCM, as applicable, to Dot Hill, which is managed by Dot Hill, to request
[...***...].






	 	1.8.1.1	 	[...***...]





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	[...***...]
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 






	 	1.8.1.2	 	[...***...]





	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	[...***...]
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 






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	 	1.8.1.4	 	[...***...]





	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	[...***...]
	 
	 	 	 	 	 
	 






	 	1.8.1.5	 	NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, may require [...***...] as needed. If
weekend or staggered deliveries are required, then NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable, shall provide notice to Dot Hill by [...***...].






	 	1.8.2	 	The Kanban replenishment process will be managed within the NetApp or a NetApp
DCM manufacturing location and will issue [...***...]. A representative of Dot Hill or a Dot
Hill DCM will monitor the process to manage and identify the quantity of [...***...] in
order to satisfy the requirements of the Kanban Replenishment Process. The status of the
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	 	1.8.3	 	The average expected Kanban [...***...], however, [...***...].
	 
	 	1.8.4	 	For [...***...] Kanban needs, NetApp requires Dot Hill to have a [...***...]. The Dot
Hill [...***...].
	 
	 	1.8.5	 	Dot Hill’s [...***...].
	 
	 	1.8.6	 	Dot Hill and NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, will mutually agree on all
[...***...]. All Products must be [...***...] unless otherwise specified by NetApp or a NetApp
DCM, as applicable, and must be [...***...] in Attachment 1. Upon each [...***...] back
to Dot Hill. Dot Hill is also responsible for [...***...].






	1.9	 	Notification of [...***...]. In the event that Dot Hill is unable to support the agreed Kanban
Replenishment Process [...***...] then Dot Hill shall notify NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable, before the [...***...].
	 
	1.10	 	Changes to Purchase Orders. NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, shall provide notice to
Dot Hill of any changes or cancellations to blanket Purchase Orders that NetApp desires. Dot
Hill shall notify NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, of acceptance or rejection of change
orders within [...***...] after receipt of NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s notification of change or
change order request.
	 
	1.11	 	Notice of [...***...]. Dot Hill shall immediately notify NetApp and the NetApp DCM, as
applicable, in writing of any anticipated [...***...] as requested by NetApp or the NetApp DCM, as
applicable, stating the reason [...***...]. If Dot Hill’s anticipated [...***...], then Dot Hill
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	 	 	[...***...].
	 
	1.12	 	Unanticipated Consumption. If the consumption rate for the current month is greater than
that described under the [...***...], Dot Hill shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
support the greater demand provided, however, that the parties have mutually agreed in advance
upon the [...***...].
	 
	1.13	 	Rescheduling. Each party will attempt to identify and notify the other party of any Excess
Material, as defined below, [...***...]. For Products whose delivery is rescheduled later than
[...***...] from the original anticipated delivery date to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable,
[...***...], provided these Products were manufactured pursuant to an accepted Purchase Order or
manufactured to satisfy NetApp’s or the NetApp DCM’s upside requirements. On the [...***...],
NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, will take Excess Material or Dot Hill will [...***...] on
and after such [...***...] and determined based on the Dot Hill [...***...]. NetApp or a NetApp DCM,
as applicable, will use its best efforts to clear Excess Material at [...***...] within a maximum
period of [...***...]. If any Excess Material is not cleared within such [...***...] period, a
non-cancelable Purchase Order to buy all such Excess Material shall be issued by NetApp or a
NetApp DCM, as applicable, to Dot Hill prior to the end of such period. NetApp or a NetApp
DCM, as applicable, will [...***...] after the end of such [...***...].
	 
	1.14	 	Cancellation of Purchase Orders. Upon cancellation of any Purchase Orders and after the
completion by Dot Hill of the agreed upon mitigation efforts in Section 1.4 that are
associated with such cancellation, Dot Hill will submit to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable, a claim for an amount equal to the sum of:






	 	(1)	 	the amount for [ ...***... ];
	 
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	 	(3)	 	the amount for [ ...***... ].






	 	 	NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, shall not be responsible for any liability for those
units of Products which are not (i) covered under Purchase Orders accepted by Dot Hill, or
(ii) manufactured by or for Dot Hill to meet NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s [ ...***... ].
Under no circumstances shall NetApp or a NetApp DCM be liable for [ ...***... ]. Also,
NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s liability for [ ...***... ] will be limited to those ordered
within agreed lead times that Dot Hill has established and agreed to with third parties for
use in the production of Products for intended supply to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable. Dot Hill has notified NetApp of such lead times. These lead times are included
in Exhibit B, and will be updated from time to time by Dot Hill.
	 
	 	 	NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, shall acknowledge in writing Dot Hill’s claim within
[ ...***... ] after NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s receipt thereof, and pay Dot Hill on any
such claim made under this section within [ ...***... ] after NetApp’s or a NetApp DCM’s
receipt thereof. NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, shall be entitled to audit the
details behind any claim that may be made by Dot Hill under this section. If an audit
reveals an overpayment by NetApp or a NetApp DCM of any such claim, then Dot Hill will
immediately refund or credit such overpayment to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, and,
if such overpayment is in excess of [ ...***... ] of such claim, reimburse NetApp or a
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	1.15	 	Expiration or Earlier Termination. Upon the expiration or earlier termination of this
Agreement, Dot Hill will provide to NetApp and a NetApp DCM, as applicable, a summary of
descriptions and quantities of Products, including any FRU’s, available at [...***...] locations
which are maintained by or for Dot Hill. Upon written request by NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as
applicable, Dot Hill will perform mitigation efforts for a period of [...***...] by attempting to
sell the components Products, including any FRU’s, to other parties at then-current prices
available to NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, under the Agreement outside of units to be
retained for warranty coverage under Section 23 of the Agreement. Upon the expiration of such
[...***...] period and the completion of any such requested efforts, Dot Hill will inform NetApp
and the NetApp DCM, as applicable, of the amount of units remaining, including any FRUs, at
such time and NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, will issue a non-cancelable Purchase
Order to Dot Hill for such units, and will purchase such units at their then-current price for
immediate delivery to NetApp or the NetApp DCM, as applicable.
	 
	2.	 	END OF LIFE NOTIFICATION
	 
	2.1	 	Subject to the provisions of the Agreement, Dot Hill agrees to manufacture and supply to
NetApp or a NetApp DCM, as applicable, the Products, and NetApp or the NetApp DCM, as
applicable, agrees to procure from Dot Hill the Products, during the term of this Agreement.
Dot Hill shall provide NetApp and the NetApp DCM, as applicable, written notification of its
intention to assign the Products to an End of Life Status (“Notice of EOL”) at least [...***...]
prior to the date upon which said Products shall enter an EOL status. NetApp and a NetApp DCM
shall be allowed to place final orders for all Products with Dot Hill [...***...] period. Dot Hill
shall honor the final Purchase Orders, notifying its suppliers of the EOL status and managing
final component purchases such that pricing for the final Purchase Orders shall be [...***...].
	 
	3.	 	LOGISTICS
	 
	3.1	 	The NetApp logistics requirements for the Product are as follows:






	 	3.1.1	 	Dot Hill will [...***...] following the Kanban Replenishment Process described in
Section 1.8 from the Dot Hill [...***...]. The [...***...] will be managed and owned by Dot
Hill or Dot Hill’s DCM.
	 
	 	3.1.2	 	Dot Hill will own the Products until the [...***...], which will occur at the time
such Products are [...***...].





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	 	3.1.3	 	All [ ...***... ] costs are included in the Total Price of each of the
Products, as documented in Exhibit B.
	 
	 	3.1.4	 	NetApp requires an EIA (i.e., Electronics Industry Association) label on all
inbound material delivered to NetApp or to any NetApp designated manufacturing
location. All packaging and labeling of Products to be delivered by Dot Hill to NetApp
or a NetApp DCM shall comply to the NetApp Inbound Packaging Specifications. (See
provisions in Attachment 1, which is attached below to this Exhibit F)






	4.	 	REVERSE LOGISTICS
	 
	4.1	 	Returned Products. For units of Product returned by NetApp or a NetApp DCM to Dot Hill that
do not conform to the warranty provided by Dot Hill to NetApp in Section 23 of the base terms
of the Agreement, Dot Hill will perform its warranty responsibilities as described therein,
upon Dot Hill’s authorization for the return of such units of Product. Dot Hill’s response to
a properly submitted request for authorization for the return of Products that do not conform
to such warranty shall be made within [ ...***... ] after Dot Hill’s receipt of any such
request. Upon completion of its warranty responsibilities for the repair or replacement of a
Product, Dot Hill will return back a Product, freight prepaid, to NetApp or a NetApp DCM.
	 
	4.2	 	Credit and Re-Invoice Process. Solely to track defective units of Products returned by NetApp
or a NetApp DCM to Dot Hill under the warranty provisions in Section 23 of the base terms of
the Agreement and the subsequent delivery by Dot Hill of repaired or replacement Products
therefore, Dot Hill will: (i) issue a credit to NetApp or a NetApp DCM upon Dot Hill’s
authorization for the return of such units; and (ii) re-invoice NetApp or a NetApp DCM in full
for the repaired or replacement units of Products delivered by Dot Hill.
	 
	4.3	 	AutoSwap Process. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provisions in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 above,
the AutoSwap process in Attachment 2 to this Exhibit F will apply to Products
that meet all of the following requirements: (i) they are purchased by NetApp from Dot Hill
under this Agreement, (ii) they are delivered by Dot Hill to the NetApp delivery locations
[ ...***... ] or such other mutually agreed NetApp locations, (iii) they fail to conform
to the warranty provided by Dot Hill as determined by NetApp prior to their intended delivery
to third parties, and (iv) they are returned to Dot Hill within [ ...***... ] after NetApp
obtains knowledge of a warranty non-conformance for such Products.
	 
	4.4	 	Induced Damage to Products. If Dot Hill reasonably determines that a Product which is
returned by NetApp or a NetApp DCM to Dot Hill has customer-induced or NetApp or a NetApp DCM
production-induced damage arising from or resulting in a non-conformance of Products to the
warranty provided by Dot Hill under this Agreement, then Dot Hill will notify NetApp or a
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	 	 	matter, and invoice to NetApp or a NetApp DCM the material and labor costs that Dot Hill incurs for
out-of-warranty repair for such units of Products.
	 
	4.5	 	Packaging. Each Product that is authorized for return by Dot Hill will be packaged by NetApp
or a NetApp DCM in a mutually agreed manner and returned to Dot Hill [ ...***... ].
	 
	4.5	 	Address Changes. Dot Hill may change, modify or update the address of the local Dot Hill
hub, at any time and from time to time, upon written notice to NetApp and a NetApp DCM
provided, however, that the [hub location requirements in Section 1.8.4] of this Exhibit
F are met.





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[...***...]




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Attachment 2

AutoSwap Process



Purpose: To define the methods and responsibilities relating to the exchange of defective purchased
Products, using the AutoSwap process.



Scope: This process pertains to those Products that meet the following requirements: (i) they are
purchased by NetApp from Dot Hill under this Agreement, (ii) they are delivered by Dot Hill to the
[ ...***... ] or such other mutually agreed NetApp locations, (iii) they fail to conform to the
warranty provided by Dot Hill as determined by NetApp prior to their intended delivery to third
parties, and (iv) they are returned to Dot Hill within [ ...***... ] after NetApp obtains
knowledge of a warranty non-conformance for such Products.



Procedure: The following steps provide guidelines for a generic AutoSwap process and may be
modified, through mutual agreement, to accommodate the specific needs of either NetApp or Dot Hill.



1. All Products that have been purchased by NetApp and are eligible for return in the AutoSwap
process must fall within the above-described Scope and reside in NetApp’s Materials Review Board
(”MRB”), have an associated Incoming Material Discrepancy Report (“IDR”) and have been
dispositioned for return to Dot Hill’s designated location.



2. Upon completion of the dispositioning process, the MRB clerk will forward the IDR list to the
respective buyer that is responsible for acquiring Products for NetApp hereunder.



3. The buyer that is responsible for acquiring Products for NetApp hereunder will solicit a RMA
number from Dot Hill and generate a Purchase Order for [ ...***... ] that fall within the
above-described Scope from NetApp inventories to Dot Hill.



4. Dot Hill will replace the discrepant material through a [ ...***... ] which will take place
at a mutually agreed predetermined location.



5. Delivery of the Products for AutoSwap will occur within the context of a predetermined
[ ...***... ] schedule or as negotiated on a case-by-case basis.



6. Dot Hill will assess quality for the defective Products and the parties will mutually agree on
[ ...***... ] for the defective Products. All [ ...***... ] will be completed within
[ ...***... ] from the date of failure analysis reporting.






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Exhibit G




NetApp Customer Support Requirements





	1.	 	RMA Requirements
	 
	1.1	 	For the purpose of the construction and interpretation of this Exhibit, the term “Authorized
Service Provider” shall mean a third party that performs repair services for NetApp on
returned Products that were purchased by NetApp from Dot Hill under this Agreement and sold by
NetApp to a NetApp customer.
	 
	1.2	 	The parties shall jointly define a RMA Process workflow among NetApp, NetApp’s Authorized
Service Provider(s) and Dot Hill.
	 
	1.3	 	Dot Hill shall provide to NetApp mutually agreed FRU replacement training, and the Parties
shall mutually agree upon handling requirements for Field Replacement Units (“FRUs”).
	 
	 	 	Dot Hill shall provide NetApp all FRU packaging specifications, packaging test plans,
packaging test results and packaging suppliers. As NetApp will have Authorized Service
Providers in [...***...], NetApp requires that the sourcing companies have supply capability in
[...***...].
	 
	1.4	 	If Dot Hill ceases to provide repair services for those Products acquired from Dot Hill by
NetApp, then Dot Hill shall [...***...], and NetApp and NetApp’s Authorized Service Provider(s)
may [...***...]. NetApp acknowledges and agrees that such Dot Hill Technology is [...***...].
	 
	1.5	 	The Parties shall define a RMA test process and failure criteria for the Products. NetApp
may return Products that NetApp or its Authorized Service Provider(s) have tested (via a
standard troubleshooting process to be mutually agreed) and determined to fail the agreed
failure criteria.
	 
	1.6	 	NetApp or its Authorized Service Provider(s) will screen Products for failures in accordance
with a mutually-agreed test process prior to delivery of units of Products with failures to
Dot Hill.





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	1.7	 	If Dot Hill receives Products that Dot Hill determines are NTF, i.e., No Trouble Found,
after having been screened by NetApp or its Authorized Service Provider(s) of [...***...], then
the parties will review the test processes used for screening used by NetApp, it Authorized
Service Provider(s), Dot Hill and the Dot Hill DCM to identify failures and take appropriate
actions in a prompt and timely manner to attempt to [...***...].
	 
	1.8	 	NetApp will cause an Authorized Service Provider(s) to allow Dot Hill to perform on-site
audits of the Authorized Service Provider’s operations to determine whether it has performed
its responsibilities in accordance with the mutually agreed test process.
	 
	1.9	 	Dot Hill shall replace rather than refurbish any Product that has been properly returned
[...***...], and retire such RMA Product permanently.
	 
	1.10	 	The parties shall jointly develop a specification for cosmetic defects on RMA returns.
	 
	1.11	 	As of the Effective Date, the repair locations for Product delivered under RMA are as
follows:





	 	 	 
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	 	 	A party may change its applicable location. In the event of such change, the party making
such change will notify the other.
	 
	1.12	 	For RMA returns under this Agreement, unless otherwise agreed by the parties, repaired or
replacement Products shall be delivered to NetApp at the then-current engineering change order
(‘ECO”) level.
	 
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	2.1	 	The parties shall jointly define a Dead on Arrival (“DOA”) policy and obligation (including
DOA replacement lead-time) between NetApp and Dot Hill.
	 
	2.2	 	The parties shall jointly define DOA Process workflow between NetApp and Dot Hill.
	 
	2.3	 	Dot Hill shall accept RMAs associated with any DOA Product acquired by NetApp from Dot Hill
under this Agreement for a period of [...***...]. Dot Hill shall [...***...] to NetApp and NetApp
Designated Contract Manufacturers with [...***...].
	 
	3.	 	End of Life Support
	 
	3.1	 	Dot Hill End of Life (“Dot Hill EOL”) begins the day Dot Hill no longer makes the Product
available to its customers.
	 
	3.2	 	NetApp End of Life (“NetApp EOL”) begins the day NetApp no longer makes the Product acquired
from Dot Hill available to NetApp’s customers.
	 
	3.3	 	Product repair, RCA and RMA support outside of the applicable warranty for a Product
purchased by NetApp under the Agreement shall, upon request by NetApp, be provided on a
[...***...] at a rate to be mutually agreed by the parties. Post-Dot Hill EOL support for
Products acquired under this Agreement from Dot Hill beyond the applicable warranty period
[...***...].
	 
	3.4	 	NetApp will [...***...] for a mutually agreed number of Products. For avoidance of doubt, NetApp
shall not be obligated to [...***...]. Dot Hill will provide [...***...] information to NetApp as to
the status of [...***...].
	 
	3.5	 	Upon written request by Dot Hill, NetApp will [ ...***... ], all then-outstanding
[ ...***... ]. Prior to any such [ ...***... ], Dot Hill will:





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     (i) use commercially reasonable efforts to [ ...***... ];




     (ii) use best efforts to have Dot Hill’s DCM attempt [ ...***... ]; and




     (iii) at NetApp’s written request and with the assistance of NetApp, use commercially
reasonable efforts to [ ...***... ].




Dot Hill shall initiate the foregoing [...***...] before NetApp has any obligation to [...***...].




	3.6	 	Limitations on Out-of-Warranty Responsibilities. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary,
Dot Hill shall not be in breach of any obligations it may have to NetApp under this Agreement
to [...***...] arises or results from the inability by Dot Hill to [...***...].





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Exhibit H-1

[...***...]



Exhibit C-1 (the “SOW”) specifies the NRE work that will be performed by Dot Hill for the [...***...]
Unique Product. NetApp shall pay Dot Hill for such NRE work based on the total amount of hours
spent by Dot Hill’s employees and/or subcontractors in connection with the performance of such NRE
work, together with any travel, lodging and other incidental travel expenses incurred to perform
such work. The mere payment by NetApp to Dot Hill for NRE work performed by Dot Hill will [...***...].
The total amount of [...***...].



Dot Hill shall be compensated for the performance of such NRE work at a [...***...] rate of
[...***...]. Such rate shall be subject to change by Dot Hill on and after [...***...]. NetApp shall also
reimburse Dot Hill for all reasonable travel, lodging and incidental expenses incurred to perform
such work. After the end of each [...***...], Dot Hill will provide to NetApp a brief description of
the NRE performed, the names of individuals who performed such NRE work, the amount of hours spent
and a summary of any incurred expenses related to such NRE work, together with an invoice(s)
therefore. NetApp will pay Dot Hill on such invoice(s) pursuant to the payment terms in the
Agreement.




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Exhibit N, Rev. 1




List of NetApp Designated Technology




	 	 	 
	What	 	Comment
	 
	[...***...]

	 	[...***...]
	 





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[...***...]




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