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Configuration Commands
Generic Commands
shutdown
Syntax
[no] shutdown
Context
config>router>interface
Description
The shutdown command administratively disables the entity. When disabled, an entity does not
change, reset, or remove any configuration settings or statistics. Many entities must be explicitly
enabled using the no shutdown command.
The shutdown command administratively disables an entity. The operational state of the entity is
disabled as well as the operational state of any entities contained within. Many objects must be shut
down before they may be deleted.
Unlike other commands and parameters where the default state is not indicated in the configuration
file, shutdown and no shutdown are always indicated in system generated configuration files.
The no form of the command puts an entity into the administratively enabled state.
Default
no shutdown
description
Syntax
description description-string
no description
Context
config>router>if
config>router>if>dhcp
config>router>if>vrrp
config>router>l2tp>group
config>router>l2tp>group>tunnel
Description
This command creates a text description stored in the configuration file for a configuration context.
The no form of the command removes the description string from the context.
Default
No description is associated with the configuration context.
Parameters
description-string — The description character string. Allowed values are any string up to 80
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characters long composed of printable, 7-bit ASCII characters. If the string contains special
characters (#, $, spaces, etc.), the entire string must be enclosed within double quotes.
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