Cisco Catalyst 3850 - Booting Cisco IOS XE Software; Booting the Switch in Install Mode

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The Cisco IOS XE Software bundle includes these packages:
Package Name
File Name
Contents
Base
cat3k_caa-base.SPA.03.02.00SE.pkg
Kernel distribution
Drivers
cat3k_caa-drivers.SPA.03.02.00.SE.pkg
Platform drivers
Infra
cat3k_caa-infra.SPA.03.02.00SE.pkg
Infrastructure software, including system
manager, installer, HA manager, and more
Cisco IOS Software
cat3k_caa-iosd-universalk9.SPA.150-1.EX.pkg
Cisco IOS Software image
Platform
cat3k_caa-platform.SPA.03.02.00.SE.pkg
Software not specific to the Cisco IOS Software
platform and stack manager, platform manager,
and more
WCM
cat3k_caa-wcm.SPA.10.0.100.0.pkg
Wireless controller software
Booting Cisco IOS XE Software
You can boot and run the Cisco IOS XE Software on the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch in either of two modes:
●
Install mode (recommended mode of operation)
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Bundle mode
Booting the Switch in Install Mode
Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switches shipped to customers from manufacturing boot up in install mode. The Cisco
Catalyst 3850 Switch is booted in install mode using a package provisioning file packages.conf. Do not modify this
file.
In this example, the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch is configured to autoboot from the built-in flash memory:
The show version command output displays the Cisco Catalyst 3850 Switch mode of operation:
The packages and the provisioning file reside in the flash.