DA Drive Analyzer for QNAP NAS: Predict Drive Failure with AI
Stop Data Loss Before It Happens — Smarter Drive Monitoring for Your QNAP NAS. Trusted by IT admins, and SMBs Worldwide.
What Is DA Drive Analyzer for QNAP NAS?
DA Drive Analyzer for QNAP NAS is an AI-powered drive health monitoring tool developed by ULINK Technology in partnership with QNAP. It uses machine learning to analyze drive health and provide early warnings about drives that are at risk of failing. These alerts allow you to proactively replace drives before they fail, minimizing downtime and preventing data loss.
Hard Drive Monitoring Software For QNAP NAS
Protects Your Data and Drive
Did you know that over 30% of hard drives fail without showing any S.M.A.R.T. warnings?
That means your NAS could be at risk without you even knowing it.
That’s where ULINK DA Drive Analyzer comes in. Powered by machine learning, it goes beyond basic S.M.A.R.T. checks to predict which of your drives might be heading for trouble. It gives you a heads-up before things go wrong, so you can act early, avoid disk failure, and keep your QNAP NAS running smoothly.
Features at a Glance
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AI-Powered Predictive Failure Analysis
ULINK DA Drive Analyzer leverages a cloud-based AI engine developed using millions of real drives’ historical drive data to intelligently predict if a drive is at risk of failure in the near future. It can generate drive failure predictions within as little as 24 hours of data analysis. A healthy prediction means your drive is safe. A Moderate or Severe Risk prediction means your drive is in danger.
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Symptom Radar Chart
The Symptom Radar Chart, which can be accessed from the ULINK DA Portal explains what might be wrong with your at-risk drives. It does this by giving your drive a score along one of five symptom groups: Self-Test, Host-Detected Issues, S.M.A.R.T., Temperature, and Drive-Detected Issues. This helps users to easily identify drive symptoms.
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Insightful UI
You can access the history of all the alerts sent to you. This allows you to plan your drive maintenance strategy. The Life Prediction Score is another great indicator of drive health. This score is displayed when you select a drive in your NAS. A low score indicates bad drive health while a high score indicates good drive health.
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Automatic RAID Disk Replacement Before Potential Failure
In a RAID configuration, upon a warning from DA Drive Analyzer, the QNAP NAS can automatically move data from the affected disk to a spare disk before the failing disk becomes inaccessible. This reduces the risk of data loss.
Why Use DA Drive Analyzer for QNAP NAS Over Standard S.M.A.R.T.?
- Beyond S.M.A.R.T.: It analyzes a broader set of data points to provide more accurate predictions than traditional S.M.A.R.T. alone.
- User-Friendly Interface: The QNAP NAS app provides a simple and intuitive interface to monitor drive health and performance.
- Better at Catching Failures: Our 2025 AI model catches 2-14x (depending on the drive model) more failing drives than SMART trips (i.e., our AI model has 2-14x greater recall than SMART trips).
- More Precise Predictions: When a prediction of drive failure is made, our 2025 AI model is correct 1.6x more often than SMART trips (i.e., our model has 1.6x greater precision than SMART trips).
How Does DA Drive Analyzer Work For QNAP NAS?
DA Drive Analyzer for QNAP NAS operates on an advanced, multi-layered approach that combines local data collection with a powerful cloud-based AI engine to predict drive failures.
- Local Data Collection on QNAP NAS: The DA Drive Analyzer application, installed on your QNAP NAS, acts as a local data collector. It continuously monitors and tracks various raw drive health data points including S.M.A.R.T. attributes, other drive health logs, system-generated health metrics, and drive usage data.
- Secure Data Upload to Cloud AI Engine: The collected raw drive health data and system events are regularly uploaded to ULINK’s cloud-based AI engine. The system is designed to be GDPR compliant and does not collect user-written content.
- AI-Powered Analysis in the Cloud: The AI uses advanced machine learning algorithms to process the uploaded data. It processes and analyzes the data to recognize trends over time and provide a holistic and predictive view of drive health rather than simple threshold monitoring.
- Prediction and Alert Generation: Based on the AI’s analysis, DA Drive Analyzer generates a “Drive Life Prediction Score” and categorizes the drive’s health status (Healthy, At-Moderate Risk, or At-Severe Risk). When a drive is predicted to be at risk, the system triggers proactive alerts and notifications. These can be displayed directly in the QNAP NAS interface and sent via email.
What Makes DA Drive Analyzer Unique?
AI-Powered Drive
Failure Prediction
Leverages machine learning algorithms developed using a large dataset exceeding 2 million drives.
Automated Disk
Health
Checks
Continuously monitors storage drives with zero manual intervention, helping detect issues early.
Daily Insights You
Can
Rely On
Get consistent, up-to-date summaries of drive health to track changes and spot potential problems.
Easy-to-Understand Issue Descriptions
Converts complex drive data into clear, actionable insights and data.
Expert-Defined Threshold Alerts
Alerts based on expert-defined thresholds backed up by statistical data.
Choose the Right License for Your ASUSTOR NAS
Name | License for NAS Type 1 | License for NAS Type 2 | License for NAS Type 3 | License for NAS Type 4 | License for NAS Type 5 | License for NAS Type Trial |
PC Support (WINDOWS) | ||||||
NAS Support (ASUSTOR) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Number of Drives | Up to 2 | Up to 4 | Up to 8 | Up to 16 | Up to 32 | All drives in a NAS |
DA Portal Login | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
DA Monitor Login | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
AI Prediction | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Threshold Alerts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Email Weekly Reports | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Email Alert Notifications | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Price | $5/year | $15/year | $30/year | $60/year | $90/year | $0 for one week |
Frequently Asked Questions
Is my data safe when ULINK DA Drive Analyzer collects information?
Yes. We collect only personal identifiable information such as host ID and serial number of device and drive to distinguish between drives and monitor the drive health status. Any other data stored on your NAS is out of bounds. ULINK DA Drive Analyzer is compliant with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
What are the measures in place to ensure security of ULINK DA Drive Analyzer service?
- No remote access is allowed.
- Additional inbound ports need not be opened.
- The data gathering API is certified to ensure authenticity.
- Data gathered from the ULINK cloud is for display only and local commands cannot be triggered.
- Only drive system data is used. User files and data are excluded.
- Amazon AWS infrastructure is used in the ULINK cloud platform.
I see an alert about the health of one of my drives. However, the S.M.A.R.T. status is normal. Why?
Unlike traditional diagnostic tools that rely solely on S.M.A.R.T. status, the ULINK cloud AI engine goes beyond S.M.A.R.T. and analyzes historical usage data from over a million drives to forecast potential drive failures. Therefore, even if your drive’s S.M.A.R.T. status appears normal, it could still be exhibiting early indicators of a possible failure.
Can I share my ULINK DA Drive Analyzer license with another NAS or user?
No. ULINK DA Drive Analyzer license is not transferrable.
Will the accuracy of ULINK DA Drive Analyzer improve over time?
Absolutely. Like any AI-based solution, DA Drive Analyzer needs usage data to enhance its performance. We’re also continuously striving to refine its algorithms and other features.