My C7 is apparently dead, I can get to port 8081 diagnostic page but soft reset never responds, I can download local backup but have no cloud backup of the device. I bought a C8 and could restore the local backup but that leaves my zwave devices orphaned. Should I just reset and reload all the devices into the c8 or is than an easier path ?
Blue may mean it's not able to reach the Internet to download an update. It's not the #1 answer but it's on the list of possibles. You can go into the Diagnostic menu and try clicking Download Latest Version. If it comes back with:
Thank you for your assistance yesterday. I have manually added the devices I need to the new hub and will not pursue any further troubleshooting with the non-working hub.