Drive features Media optimizationMedia optimization is a new feature for the LTO-9 tape drive with L9/LZ media. Media optimization is not applicable to LTO-10 or newer.New Media Optimization Wizard Recommended access order (RAO) open functionRAO enables tape control applications to accelerate the retrieval of a certain number of files from a single tape thereby reducing the seek time between those files.Archive mode unthreadSpeed matchingTo improve system performance, the drive uses a technique that is called speed matching to dynamically adjust its native (uncompressed) data rate to the slower data rate of a server. Channel calibrationSystem performance is optimized by channel calibration.Data cartridge capacity scalingCapacity scaling enables faster random access to data.Power managementEncryptionThe LTO™ tape drive supports host Application Managed Encryption (AME), with T10 encryption methods.Parent topic: Overview