Cisco Catalyst 3850 Deployment Guide

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Cisco IOS XE Software Bundle and Packages Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch uses Cisco IOS XE Software. Cisco IOS XE Software is delivered as a bundle that
contains a set of packages. The Cisco IOS XE Software bundle uses this image name convention:
<platform_name>-<bundle_feature_set>.<key_ver>.<IOS-XE_version>.<IOS_image_version> .bin
Example: cat3k_caa-universalk9.SPA.03.02.00.SE.150-1.EX.bin
Explanation of bundle naming convention:
Image Name
Element
Explanation
Example
platform_name
The name of the platform supported by the Cisco IOS XE Software bundle; caa represents
converged access architecture
cat3k_caa
bundle_feature set
The feature set provided by the Cisco IOS XE Software bundle
universalk9
key_ver
A three-character string indicating that the Cisco IOS XE Software bundle (or the packages it
contains, or both) is digitally signed
SPA
IOS_XE_version
The bundle’s Cisco IOS XE Software release number
3.2.0SE
IOS_image_version
The Cisco IOS Software image version of the Cisco IOS Software package contained in the
bundle
15.0(1)EX
The Cisco IOS XE Software bundle contains a set of packages and a provisioning file, called packages.conf, that
is created automatically during the install process.
The show version running EXEC command displays the current running package(s) version:

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