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Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series and Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches Best Practices Guide
CONTENTS
Preface vii
Audience iii-vii
Conventions vii
Obtaining Documentation and Submitting a Service Request viii
Ease of Deployment 1-1
Purpose 1-1
Configuration Tool 1-2
Catalyst Switch Configuration Best Practices 1-2
LAN Access Switch Topology 1-4
Switch Address Plan 1-5
Initial Switch Configuration 2-7
Purpose 2-7
Prerequisites 2-7
Identify Configuration Values 2-8
Assign Initial Management Information 2-8
Configure the Hostname for Switch Identification 2-9
Configure Secure HTTPS and Secure Shell for Secure LAN Management 2-9
Configure SNMP for Remote Management 2-10
Configure Local Login and Password for Switch Access 2-10
Configure Centralized User Authentication Through TACACS+ 2-10
Assign an IP Address to the Switch 2-11
Configure the Management IP Address on an Out-of-Band Interface 2-12
Configure the Management IP Address on an In-Band Interface 2-14
Create a Management VLAN in Hardware 2-15
Verify Basic Switch Configuration 2-17
Show Running Configuration for Initial Management Information 2-17
Switch Stack Update 3-21
Purpose 3-21
Prerequisites 3-21
Identify Configuration Values 3-22