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UNIX, we also give examples of Windows commands. 4.6.1 Command line The command-line interface (CLI) is a character mode interface, and therefore is well suited for those users who are generally familiar with these types of interfaces, for example, UNIX or Windows shells. It is also useful if you cannot access the GUI for some reason, or for creating scripts to automate a backup process. The CLI can be used for backup, restore, archive, or retrieve operations and to start the Tivoli Storage Manager scheduler. Starting a session To start the command-line interface, enter dsmc at the operating system prompt, as shown in Example 4-13. Example 4-13 Backup-archive client command-line interface root@Atlantic /: dsmc IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Command Line Backup/Archive Client Interface Client Version 5, Release 3, Level 2.0 Client date/time: 02/20/06 10:54:16 (c) Copyright by IBM Corporation and other(s) 1990, 2005. All Rights Reserved. Node Name: ATLANTIC Please enter your user id : Please enter password for user id "ATLANTIC": Session established with server ATLANTIC: AIX-RS/6000 Server Version 5, Release 3, Level 2.2 Data compression forced off by the server Server date/time: 02/20/06 10:54:16 Last access: 02/20/06 tsm> 10:54:04 You can see the prompt tsm>, where you can type backup-archive client commands. When issuing the first command, you may be prompted for your password before the command is executed. This occurs if you are not using automatic password handling. If you set up your client to use automatic password handling, by setting the PASSWORDACCESS option to GENERATE, the command you issue will be executed directly. Once a command is executed, you always return back to the tsm> prompt. This interactive method is also called loop mode. Another way to start a client session is the so-called batch mode. You simply type dsmc together with the actual command parameter that you want to execute. In this mode, the backup-archive client processes the command and returns to 170 IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Implementation Guide
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