You can start or end a client command session in either batch mode or interactive mode. Select batch mode when you want to enter a single client command. ADSM processes the command and returns to the command prompt.
Select interactive mode when you want to enter a series of commands. Since ADSM establishes connection to the server only once for interactive mode, a series of commands can be processed more quickly. ADSM processes the commands and returns to the dsmc> prompt.
When you enter a single ADSM command in batch mode, precede it with the executable program name, dsmc. For example, to process the incremental command in batch mode, you would enter:
dsmc incremental
If a password is required, ADSM prompts you each time you enter a command if the passwordaccess option is set to prompt, or authentication on the server is set to On. Type your password and press Enter.
If you set the passwordaccess option to generate in your dsm.opt file, you do not need to specify the password with the command. ADSM only prompts you for your password if you are registering your workstation with an ADSM server, or manually changing your password.
You can also enter your password using the password option with a command, but your password will be displayed. For example, if your password is secret, you would enter:
dsmc incremental -password=secret
When you enter a series of ADSM commands in interactive mode, do not precede them with the executable program name, dsmc. Instead, enter dsmc on the command line and press Enter. When the dsmc> command prompt appears, type the command name and press Enter. Alternatively, you can enter dsmc loop on the command line to start a client command session in interactive mode. Loop is the default command for dsmc. If a password is required, ADSM prompts you when you enter the first command. Type your password and press Enter. You can also enter your password using the password option with the loop command, but your password will be displayed. For example, if your password is secret, you would enter:
dsmc loop -password=secret
To end an interactive session, enter quit at the prompt.