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Use interactive mode when you want to issue a series of commands. Because Tivoli Storage Manager establishes the connection to the server only once for interactive mode, you can process a series of commands more quickly in interactive mode than in batch mode.
To start a client command session in interactive mode, enter the dsmc or dsmc loop command. When you press Enter, this prompt displays on your screen:
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When you are in interactive mode, do not precede commands with dsmc. For example, instead of typing dsmc archive to archive a file, type only archive.
After you start an interactive session, some options are valid in interactive mode and remain in effect throughout the session unless you reenter them with a different setting. However, most options are valid only on the initial command line. To identify which options must be entered in this way, see Chapter 10, "Using Options with Commands".
For more information about using the command line client, see "Starting and Ending a Client Command Session".
For more information about client services, see Considerations for NT, 2000, XP, and Windows.NET Client Services.