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Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series and Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches Best Practices Guide
LAN Access Switch Topology with Configured FTP Server 3-22
Performing the Stack Update 3-23
Obtain the Switch Software Image 3-23
Check the Software Version on the Stack Members 3-23
Configure the Switch to Run in Install Mode 3-24
Download the Switch Image from Cisco.com to a FTP Server 3-25
Update the Switch Stack Image 3-27
Enable Switch Image Auto-Upgrade 3-27
Verify that Stack Members Are Running the Same Software Image 3-28
Global System Configuration 4-29
Purpose 4-29
Prerequisites 4-29
Identify Configuration Values 4-29
Assign Global Configuration Information 4-30
Configure High Availability on the Switch Stack 4-31
Configure VTP Transparent Mode 4-31
Enable Rapid Per-VLAN Spanning Tree 4-32
Configure BPDU Guard for Spanning-Tree PortFast Interfaces 4-32
Configure UDLD to Detect Link Failure 4-33
Configure an Access List to Limit Switch Access 4-33
Configure System Clock and Console Timestamps 4-34
Configure DHCP Snooping Security Features 4-34
Configure ARP Inspection 4-34
Configure EtherChannel Load Balancing 4-35
Create Access Layer VLANs 4-35
Create IPv6 First Hop Security Policies 4-35
Increase the TFTP Block Size 4-36
Enable New Members to Automatically Update to the Switch Stack Image 4-36
Verify Global Switch Configuration 4-37
Show Running Configuration For Global Management Information 4-37
Uplink Interface Connectivity 5-41
Purpose 5-41
Prerequisites 5-41
Restrictions 5-41
Identify Configuration Values 5-42
LAN Access Switch Topology with Uplinks to a Distribution Switch or Distribution Router 5-43
Configure Uplink Interface Connectivity 5-44
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