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