Reference v4.1.0 Instruction Manual

1220 Network OS Command Reference

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shutdown (STP)

Disables the Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP), the

Spanning Tree Protocol (STP), Per Vlan Spanning Tree (PVST), or Rapid PVST(RPVST) globally.

Synopsis shutdown

no shutdown

Operands None

Defaults STP is not enabled as it is not required in a loop-free topology.

Command Modes Protocol Spanning Tree configuration mode

Description Use this command to disable the all versions of STP globally.

Usage Guidelines Enter no shutdown to re-enable all versions of STP.

Examples To disable STP globally:

switch(config)# protocol spanning-tree rstp

switch(conf-rstp)# shutdown

To enable STP globally:

switch(config)# protocol spanning-tree rstp

switch(conf-rstp)# no shutdown