Chapter 2 Cisco IOS Commands
shutdown
Use the shutdown interface configuration command to disable a port and to shut down the management
VLAN. Use the no form of this command to enable a disabled port or to activate the management VLAN.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or keywords.
Command Modes
Interface configuration
Command History
Release
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Usage Guidelines
The shutdown command for a port causes it to stop forwarding. You can enable the port with the no
shutdown command.
The no shutdown command has no effect if the port is a static-access port assigned to a VLAN that has
been deleted, suspended, or shut down. The port must first be a member of an active VLAN before it can
be re-enabled.
Only one management VLAN interface can be active at a time. The remaining VLANs are shut down.
In the show running-config command, the active management VLAN interface is the one without the
shutdown command displayed.
Examples
This example shows how to disable fixed Fast Ethernet port 0/8 and how to re-enable it:
Switch(config)# interface fastethernet0/8
Switch(config-if)# shutdown
Switch(config-if)# no shutdown
You can verify your settings by entering the show interfaces privileged EXEC command.
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Modification
This command was first introduced.
Catalyst 2950 Desktop Switch Command Reference
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