Migrating C4 to C7

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@StephenH

Given that 8 months has passed, is there an easy way to migrate C4 to C7 that consists of mostly Zigbee devices and only a few Z-Wave devices? I see a lot about Z-Wave, but not much at all about migrating Zigbee.

It’s pretty easy, which is why you don’t see much. Just make a backup on th C-4, restore it to the C-7, then:

Migrating a Z-Wave Network

Yes. For these you reset the device, put the hub into Zigbee join mode, and it finds the device and rejoins it in the right slot.

@StephenH

Also, will migrating also migrate my virtual devices?

Yes, they come with the DB restore.

@StephenH

What about Hub Link/Link to Hub? I have been using that since I set up the separate C5 hub for Iris V1 devices. Will that continue to work?

Yes, but most use Hub Connect now.

@StephenH

I'm still not clear on the difference between Hub Link/Link to Hub and Hub Mesh.

Different technology. Hub mesh is local network only. Hub Connect can span across network boundaries, useful for hubs in different locations. Hub Mesh is only Hubitat to Hubitat, and both hubs have to have same firmware Rev. Hub Connect can pull in devices from SmartThngs. Hub Mesh is a work in progress.