Cisco Catalyst 3850 Deployment Guide

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Contents
Preface ...................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Purpose ................................................................................................................................................................ 3
Audience ............................................................................................................................................................... 3
Conventions .......................................................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
Initializing the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch ............................................................................................................ 4
Console Setup ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Using the USB Console Port ............................................................................................................................ 5
Using the RJ45 Port ......................................................................................................................................... 5
Cisco IOS XE Software Bundle and Packages Overview ..................................................................................... 6
Booting Cisco IOS XE Software ............................................................................................................................ 7
Booting the Switch in Install Mode .................................................................................................................... 7
Booting the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch in Bundle Mode ................................................................................. 8
Updating Cisco IOS XE Software .......................................................................................................................... 8
Software Rollback ............................................................................................................................................... 10
Software Clean ................................................................................................................................................... 10
Migration to Install Mode from the Bootloader Prompt ........................................................................................ 14
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch Right-to-Use Licensing Model ............................................................................... 16
RTU License Types ............................................................................................................................................ 16
Permanent RTU License ................................................................................................................................ 17
Image-Based License in a Stack .................................................................................................................... 19
AP-Count License in a Stack .......................................................................................................................... 20
License Migration Between Switches ............................................................................................................. 22
Evaluation RTU License ................................................................................................................................. 25
License Usage Monitoring................................................................................................................................... 26
License Storage Management ............................................................................................................................ 27
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch Stacking ................................................................................................................... 27
Overview ............................................................................................................................................................. 27
Plug-and-Play Stack Deployment ....................................................................................................................... 29
Deploying Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch StackWise-480 NSF and SSO ............................................................... 32
Converged Access with the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch .................................................................................... 33
Distributed Functions Enable Converged Access ........................................................................................... 33
Logical Hierarchical Groupings of Roles ........................................................................................................ 34
Converged Access Network Design with Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch ........................................................... 35
Case Study: Configuring Converged Access with the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch ........................................ 38
Configuring the Small Branch Deployment ................................................................................................ 38
Configuring the Large Branch or Medium Size Campus Deployment ........................................................ 40
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch Database Manager Template ................................................................................. 42
SDM Template Resources: VLAN and Advanced ............................................................................................... 42
SDM Template Configuration .............................................................................................................................. 43
Monitoring SDM Resources ................................................................................................................................ 44
Appendix A: List of Bootloader Commands ........................................................................................................ 45
Appendix B: Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch Mobility Agent and Mobility Controller Configurations ................. 46

Cisco Catalyst 3850 Specifications

General

Stacking Bandwidth	480 Gbps
Max Stacking Units	9
Form Factor	Rack-mountable
RAM	4 GB
Flash Memory	4 GB
Operating System	Cisco IOS XE
Model	Catalyst 3850
Ports	24 or 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports
Uplink Interfaces	4 x 1GE, 2 x 10GE, or 4 x 10GE
Power Supply	Redundant power supplies
Dimensions	44.5 x 44.8 x 4.45 cm
Weight	7.6 kg
Features	IPv6
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	PoE, PoE+, UPOE (varies by model)
Operating Temperature	0 to 40°C