2.2.3 Update - Unresponsive C5 Hub

I had the unresponsive/slowdown issue with one of C-5 hubs, but not the other C-5 or the C-7. Here's what happened along with what resolved the issue (edited from a PM sent to someone):

I've had a tough time updating my Hubitat C-5 that only has zigbee devices (mostly Xiaomi - admittedly unsupported). The z-wave radio was disabled on this C-5.

  1. After the update, the hub slowed to a crawl. The Xiaomi devices threw an error. But all my zigbee devices (even the ones on the compatibility list) were unresponsive or very slow to respond. So was the web interface.
  2. So I rolled back to 2.2.2.119 - everything worked fine again.
  3. Repeated the process of updating 2.2.3.118. Same problem again. This time, I decided to download the latest backup, do a soft reset and restore the backup. Hub remained excruciatingly slow (device response and web interface).
  4. So I rolled back to 2.2.2.119 for the second time - everything worked fine again.
  5. Then I updated to 2.2.3.118 a third time. Same issue again. This time, I used the Diagnostic Menu (8081) to shutdown the hub. Disconnected power. Powered it back up again. Same problem (extremely slow device response and web interface).
  6. So I rolled back to 2.2.2.119 for a third time - everything worked fine again.
  7. On a lark, I decided to enable the z-wave radio and then run the update to 2.2.3.118. After the update, everything worked perfectly.

Since then, I've disabled the z-wave radio, removed power, and booted up again. Everything still works fine. So, for whatever reason, this platform update put my zigbee-only C-5 into a funky state if the update was applied when the z-wave radio was off.

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