Shutting down PVST+ or R-PVST+

Enter global configuration mode.
```
device# configure terminal
```

Shut down PVST+ or R-PVST+.

Shut down PVST+ or R-PVST+ globally and return to privileged EXEC mode.

device(config)# protocol spanning-tree pvst
device(config-pvst)# shutdown
device(config-pvst)# end

Shut down PVST+ or R-PVST+ on a specific interface and return to privileged EXEC mode.

device(config)# interface ethernet 0/2
device(conf-if-eth-0/2)# spanning-tree shutdown
device(conf-if-eth-0/2)# end

Shut down PVST+ or R-PVST+ on a specific VLAN. and return to privileged EXEC mode.

device(config)# vlan 10
device(config-vlan-10)# spanning-tree shutdown
device(config-vlan-10)# end

Verify the configuration.
```
device# show spanning-tree 
device# 
```
Save the running configuration to the startup configuration.
```
device# copy running-config startup-config
```

Shut down PVST+ or R-PVST+ configuration example

device# configure terminal
device(config)# vlan 10
device(config-vlan-10)# spanning-tree shutdown
device(config-vlan-10)# end
device# show spanning-tree 
device# copy running-config startup-config

Note

Shutting down PVST+ on a VLAN is used in this example.