Mode CLI/ODBC and IBM data server driver configuration keyword

Sets the default connection mode.

db2cli.ini keyword syntax:
Mode = SHARE | EXCLUSIVE
IBM® data server driver configuration file (db2dsdriver.cfg) syntax:
<parameter name="Mode” value="SHARE | EXCLUSIVE"/>
Attention: The IBM data server driver configuration file (db2dsdriver.cfg) syntax is available in Db2 11.5.4 and later.
Default setting:
SHARE
Not applicable when:
connecting to a host or IBM Power Systems server.
Usage notes:
 

Sets the CONNECT mode to either SHARE or EXCLUSIVE. If a mode is set by the application at connect time, this value is ignored. The default is SHARE.