Migrating from a C-5 to a C-7

[sburke781]

But for those facing the prospect of dealing with that situation, not an insurmountable hurdle, given enough time and support from people like us....

[erktrek]

The really annoying thing is, privacy issues notwithstanding the industry markets Home Automation solutions as quick and simple which can fool the consumer into thinking they can easily DIY.

Given my experiences with X10, then SmartThings and now HE (and HA) this is definitely NOT the case. A fair amount of understanding is required in order to go beyond the simple "lights on/off on a schedule" setup.

This can understandably lead to consumer frustration and resentment. Like you mentioned it's really nice that those of us with said experiences are able to help those who need it in this community and also helping out Hubitat, Inc. support personnel in the process.

[sburke781]

Agreed, and I think a quote from the original post illustrates this perfectly, whether it is coming from that same user-base or not, you are right @erktrek that there is a level of assumed knowledge in various aspects of IT that is not part of the general public's knowledge...

@Krishna

I have a LOT of devices paired with it and a LOT of automations and I don't want to manually do each one over again.

Could I just backup my C-5, get a C-7, and "restore" the C5 backup file to the C7 and having everything?

@Krishna - With all the commentary on the state of the HA industry, you are in the right place... part of a forum that is bursting with those willing to help you with any and all problems you may face, as much as they should not have existed in the first place.

[sburke781]

@erktrek

Interestingly the C-4 is running 64bit while like @aaiyar says the C-5 & C-7 are 32bit. You can definitely see a more pronounced memory usage increase over time with the C-4 vs the others.

Originally I thought 64bit would always be the "best" solution but in this case maybe not.

Does that I mean I got my original post wrong, does the C-4 use 64-bit and C-5 - C-7 use 32-bit?

[erktrek]

Yep!

[sburke781]

ok, will update my post.... If I can find my reference to this... Let's just say that all C-4's run 32-bit and C-5+ run 64-bit, but that doesn't make them better....

[erktrek]

The reverse of that!

Comparison of Hubitat Hub Hardware Specs?

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[sburke781]

Let's just say 32- vs 64-bit is debatable... Probably not worthy of consideration for migration from C-5 to C-7....

[erktrek]

[sburke781]

Like anything in IT, an animated argument always wins....

[Krishna]

Actually, yes, that was helpful!

[Krishna]

Aint that the truth. HE is so much more complicated than Wink, but then I can do so much more with HE. I've had a lot of frustration with HE, but lots of triumphs, too. I wouldn't want to go back to Wink or anything "simpler," and yet I yearn for more user friendliness....