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If you manage a Cisco network, you likely have an underused management platform at your disposal. Maybe it came bundled with a licensing agreement. Maybe it was part of a refresh project that moved fast, and the management layer got configured just enough to work. Either way, the dashboard is there. The question is whether it is actually working for you.

Stackwise Virtual is a Cisco virtualization technology that allows for two Catalyst 9500 switches to virtually form a single switch, not unlike VSS with other Catalyst platforms.   This reduces the spanning tree domain and allows for Multi-chassis Etherchanneling (MEC). It will enable the StackWise Virtual pair to form aggregated links to connected switches and devices that supports LAG.