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Manager attempted to transfer during all command attempts. Therefore, thestatistics for bytes transferred might not match the file statistics, such as those forfile size.Associating a local snapshot with a server file spaceUse the snapshotroot option with the incremental command in conjunction with athird-party application that provides a snapshot of a logical volume, to associatethe data on the local snapshot with the real file space data that is stored on theTivoli Storage Manager server. The snapshotroot option does not provide anyfacilities to take a volume snapshot, only to manage data created by a volumesnapshot.LoopThe loop command starts an interactive command-line session that is maintaineduntil you enter quit.If you are required to enter a password, you will be prompted for it before theloop mode prompt appears.Note: It is not possible to enter loop mode without a valid server contact. One ofthe consequences is that certain commands, such as restore backupset-location=file, will only be accepted on the initial command line when a validserver is not available.In an interactive command-line session, it is unnecessary to precede each commandname with dsmc and your password, if one is required.In interactive mode, options you enter on the initial command line will overridethe value that you specified in your client user options file (dsm.opt) or dsm.sysfile. This value remains in effect for the entire interactive session unless overriddenby a different value on a given interactive command. For example, if you set thesubdir option to yes in your client user options file (dsm.opt), and you specify-subdir=no on the initial command line, the -subdir=no setting remains in effect forthe entire interactive session unless overridden by the -subdir=yes value on a giveninteractive command. However, the subdir=yes value only affects the command itis entered on. When that command completes, the value reverts back to-subdir=no, the value at the beginning of the interactive session.You can enter all valid commands in interactive mode except the schedule andloop commands.There are some options that you cannot use in the interactive session created bythe loop command and are identified in the option description by this statement:This option is valid only on the initial command line. It is not valid in interactive mode.Note:1. In loop mode, following a restore operation directly from tape, the mount pointis not released in case additional restore requests are made to that volume. Ifyou request a backup operation in the same session and that mount point is theonly one available, the backup operation will stop with the following message:Waiting for mount of offline mediaIn this case, the mount point is not released until one of the followingconditions is met:Chapter 11. Using commands 473