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# Virtual Chassis
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A virtual chassis represents a set of devices which share a common control plane. A common example of this is a stack of switches which are connected and configured to operate as a single managed device. Each device in the virtual chassis is referred to as a VC member, and assigned a position and (optionally) a priority. VC member devices commonly reside within the same rack, though this is not a requirement.
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One of the member devices may be designated as the VC master: This device will typically be assigned a name, services, virtual interfaces, and other attributes related to managing the VC. If a VC master is defined, interfaces from all VC members are displayed when navigating to its device interfaces view. This does not include management-only interfaces belonging to other members.
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!!! note
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It's important to recognize the distinction between a virtual chassis and a chassis-based device. A virtual chassis is **not** suitable for modeling a chassis-based switch with removable line cards (such as the Juniper EX9208), as its line cards are _not_ physically autonomous devices. Instead, use [modules](./module.md) for these.
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## Fields
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### Name
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The virtual chassis' name.
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### Domain
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The domain assigned for VC member devices.
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### Master
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The member device which has been designated as the chassis master (optional).
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