Users Guide
shutdown
Disable an interface.
S4820T
Syntax
shutdown
To activate an interface, use the no shutdown command.
Defaults The interface is disabled.
Command Modes INTERFACE
Command History
This guide is platform-specic. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell 
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.0.2.0 Introduced on the S6000.
8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
8.1.1.0 Introduced on the E-Series ExaScale.
7.6.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
E-Series legacy 
command
Usage Information
The shutdown command marks a physical interface as unavailable for trac. To discover if an interface is 
disabled, use the show ip interface brief command. Disabled interfaces are listed as down.
Disabling a VLAN or a port channel causes dierent behavior. When a VLAN is disabled, the Layer 3 
functions within that VLAN are disabled. Layer 2 trac continues to ow. Entering the shutdown 
command on a port channel disables all trac on the port channel and the individual interfaces within the 
port channel. To enable a port channel, enter no shutdown on the port channel interface and at least one 
interface within that port channel.
The shutdown and description commands are the only commands that you can congure on an 
interface that is a member of a port channel.
Related Commands
interface port-channel — creates a port channel interface.
interface vlan — creates a VLAN.
show ip interface — displays the interface routing status. Add the keyword brief to display a table of 
interfaces and their status.
Interfaces
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