Virtual stacking of switches

A computer program product for virtual stacking of switches, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer-readable storage media, the program instructions comprising program instructions to:
• receive configuration information identifying at least one virtual stack;
• determine a virtual topology, comprising program instructions to assign at least one switch port of a source switch to a first virtual stack of the at least one virtual stack;
• and
• store the virtual topology in a mapping table.

A computer system for virtual stacking of switches, the computer system comprising:

• one or more computer processors;
• one or more computer-readable storage media;
• program instructions stored on the computer-readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more processors, the program instructions comprising program instructions to:
• receive configuration information identifying at least one virtual stack;
• determine a virtual topology, comprising program instructions to assign at least one switch port of a source switch to a first virtual stack of the at least one virtual stack;
• and
• store the virtual topology in a mapping table.