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Your administrator can specify that the server support both modes or just onemode. If your administrator specifies that both modes are supported, you canselect either schedule mode. If your administrator specifies only one mode, youmust specify that mode in your dsm.sys file or scheduled work will not beprocessed.If you specify prompted mode, you should consider supplying values for thetcpclientaddress and tcpclientport options in your dsm.sys file or on the schedulecommand; the client can then be contacted at either an address or a port of yourchoice (useful for client systems with multiple network interface cards).Note:1. When changing the setting of this option in the dsm.sys file you must stop andrestart the scheduler service for the setting to take effect.2. The server can also define this option.Supported ClientsThis option is valid for all clients.Options FilePlace this option in the dsm.sys file. You can set this option on the Scheduler tab,Schedule Mode section of the Preferences editor.Syntax►►SCHEDMODePOllingPRompted►◄ParametersPOllingThe client scheduler queries the server for scheduled work at prescribed timeintervals. This is the default. You can set the time intervals using thequeryschedperiod option.PRomptedThe client scheduler waits for the server to contact your client node whenscheduled work needs to be done.Note: If you use the dsmc schedule command and both SCHEDMODePRompt and COMMMethod V6Tcpip are specified, the client and Tivoli StorageManager server must be configured for IPv6. Additionally, the client host namemust be set up for the IPv6 address.ExamplesOptions file:schedmode promptedCommand line:-schedmod=poThis option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactivemode.Chapter 10. Using processing options 389