30! Plexxi Switch 3eq Installation Guide (Switch-Control 3.0.0-3.2.x)! !
Adding!Switch!#3!to!a!Two-Switch!Fabric!
You have an existing fabric with five Plexxi 3eq switches. You want to add another switch 3eq to make it
a fabric of six. To add the switch, you need to shift six existing connections and add three more cables.
To cable a 3rd switch added to a 2-switch fabric, follow these steps in sequence to move and add cables:
Switch 2 W3 to Switch 3 E3
1. Unplug Switch 1 E3
2. Plug the freed end into Switch 3 E3
Switch 1 W2 to Switch 3 E2
3. Unplug Switch 2 E2
4. Plug freed end into Switch 3 E2
Switch 2 W1 to Switch 3 E1
5. Unplug Switch 1 E1
6. Plug freed end into Switch 3 E1
Switch 3 W1 to Switch 1 E1
7. Plug Switch 3 W1 to Switch 1 E1
Switch 3 W2 to Switch 2 E2
8. Plug Switch 3 W2 to Switch 2 E2
Switch 3 W3 to Switch 1 E3
9. Plug Switch 3 W3 to Switch 1 E3