Start and end a client command session

You can start or end a client command session in either batch mode or interactive mode.

Use batch mode when you want to enter a single client command. The backup-archive client processes the command and returns to the command prompt.

Use interactive mode when you want to enter a series of commands. Since the client establishes connection to the server only once for interactive mode, a series of commands can be processed more quickly. The client processes the commands and returns to the tsm> prompt.