def _set_shutdown_management_oper(self, v, load=False):
    """
    Setter method for shutdown_management_oper, mapped from YANG variable /interface/management/shutdown_management_oper (string)
    If this variable is read-only (config: false) in the
    source YANG file, then _set_shutdown_management_oper is considered as a private
    method. Backends looking to populate this variable should
    do so via calling thisObj._set_shutdown_management_oper() directly.

    YANG Description: Show the status of this management interface.
    """
    if hasattr(v, "_utype"):
      v = v._utype(v)
    try:
      t = YANGDynClass(v,base=unicode, is_leaf=True, yang_name="shutdown_management_oper", rest_name="oper-status", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'Show the status of this management interface.', u'alt-name': u'oper-status'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface', defining_module='brocade-interface', yang_type='string', is_config=False)
    except (TypeError, ValueError):
      raise ValueError({
          'error-string': """shutdown_management_oper must be of a type compatible with string""",
          'defined-type': "string",
          'generated-type': """YANGDynClass(base=unicode, is_leaf=True, yang_name="shutdown_management_oper", rest_name="oper-status", parent=self, path_helper=self._path_helper, extmethods=self._extmethods, register_paths=True, extensions={u'tailf-common': {u'info': u'Show the status of this management interface.', u'alt-name': u'oper-status'}}, namespace='urn:brocade.com:mgmt:brocade-interface', defining_module='brocade-interface', yang_type='string', is_config=False)""",
        })

    self.__shutdown_management_oper = t
    if hasattr(self, '_set'):
      self._set()