Catalyst 9500-48Y4C with Stackwise Virtual

[philiechang]

Hello,

I have a pair of Catalyst 9500-48Y4C with 16.10.1 IOS XE, which is the minimum IOS to support Stackwise Virtual.  Has anyone deployed Stackwise virtual using 9500-48?  If so, any issues?  Also, did you use ePAgP dual-active-detection?

Any input regarding your experiences with stackwise virtual is welcomed.

Thanks!

[balaji.bandi]

I did some test in LAB, as long as you understand the requirement of deployment environment and meet the requirement you are good.

For your question for Pagp :

EtherChannel Control Protocols

Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and Port Aggregation Protocol (PAgP) packets contain a device identifier. Cisco StackWise Virtual defines a common device identifier for both the switches. Use either PAgP or LACP on Multi EtherChannels instead of mode ON, even if all the three modes are supported.

Note	A new PAgP enhancement has been defined for assisting with dual-active scenario detection.

Reference guide to start :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9500/software/release/16-10/configuration_guide/ha/b_1610_ha_9500_cg/configuring_cisco_stackwise_virtual.html

Read the releae notes :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/lan/catalyst9500/software/release/16-10/release_notes/ol-16-10-9500.html