So here is what I have done so far and what my findings are.
I completely reset the z-wave radio. I did not delete the devices. I started by doing what I did the last time and attach repeaters first with the exception of the garage openers which are 10 feet from the hub.
First I added 2 repeaters by excluding them from the z-wave screen (general exclude) and then included them back in. My first device was a living room wall outlet (GE) and it came back on inclusion as a Kitchen Pantry Lights. Ok something is not right here.
So I allow the inclusion, went to the device and excluded it from there. Screws all my automation but so be it I can move stuff to the other hub anyway. But here is what is interesting, this exclude, pair, and exclude cycle happens several times each time pointing to another z-wave device. I kept the same procedures of exclude, pair, device exclude, exclude, pair, device exclude until the pairing was correct, like Generic Z-Wave Dimmer. Then I verified the device worked.
My first 2 device paired had several cycles like this. And BTW it never pickup a previously deleted device. So it seem like this is a way of cleaning out the database. After the first 2 repeaters I tried the garage openers and those paired. Starting to feel a bit better I worked my way out adding a few more repeaters and then a z-wave build. If I had pairing problems I stopped and went to the z-wave details to see if the device was stuck. I had one or 2 of those instances on powered devices. This time around I was able to remove them from the radio, before the reset I could not.
I am doing my last build right now and I see a failed node. 'Z-Wave Node 3B: Repair failed, the maximum retries have been exceeded', this appears to be a closet light that I recall having issues with early on in my conversion. I also had an issue with a previous closet light as well, literal the previous device I tried, my wifes closet. I replaced that device today as well. I could not remove the node from z-wave details. But I am going to remove the other failed closet node and leave it off the network. I believe the combination of back to back failures for these 2 devices early on caused issues. I don't recall stopping and performing a z-wave repair or not but I believe I would have. So I am one to removing the failed device node, repair the network and then add battery devices.
Found some clues over here for this discussion. C-7 Z-Wave Repair - #35 by csteele
EDIT: And after removing the failed device I can no longer get into my hub. Trying safe mode now. @bobbyD. Tried a z-wave repair and it only ran for that failed device here is the z-wave log:
3B2020-08-06 13:37:24.981 seqNo: 228, routeChanged: false, transmissionTime: 9ms, repeaters: [0f], speed: 9.6 kbs, rssi: [-81 dBm, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A], Ack channel: 1, Transmit channel: 1
3B2020-08-06 13:37:24.780 seqNo: 227, routeChanged: false, transmissionTime: 10ms, repeaters: [0f], speed: 9.6 kbs, rssi: [-81 dBm, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A], Ack channel: 1, Transmit channel: 1
3B2020-08-06 13:37:24.578 seqNo: 226, routeChanged: false, transmissionTime: 10ms, repeaters: [0f], speed: 9.6 kbs, rssi: [-81 dBm, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A], Ack channel: 1, Transmit channel: 1
3B2020-08-06 13:37:24.385 seqNo: 225, routeChanged: true, transmissionTime: 4ms, repeaters: [0f], speed: 9.6 kbs, rssi: [-81 dBm, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A], Ack channel: 1, Transmit channel: 1
and log:
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:36.632 pm infoFinished Z-Wave Network Repair
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:25.839 pm traceZ-Wave Node 3B: Repair is done.
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:25.548 pm traceZ-Wave Node 3B: Repair is adding return routes
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:25.044 pm traceZ-Wave Node 3B: Repair is deleting routes
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:24.282 pm traceZ-Wave Node 3B: Repair is requesting device routeList
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:21.897 pm traceZ-Wave Node 3B: Repair is updating neighbors
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:21.892 pm traceZ-Wave Node 3B: Repair starting
sys:12020-08-06 01:37:21.784 pm infoStarting Z-Wave Network Repair
And now having these exact problems here
I had to soft reset and restore a backup. I was once again able to get into the hub and move around without it locking up. The problem device was still in the z-wave details without an option to remove. Ran another z-wave repair and the node was changed back to the closet switch. Had no problems control it either. Will leave it for now and keep my fingers crossed.
Was and still am concerned. Hope it stays stable.
