Migration to new hub

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Now start moving the devices themselves.

Start with the closest Zigbee device. Put the hub into pairing then do the pairing dance with the device. The hub will tell you it found a previously paired device and just drop it right in to all your automations. Repeat.

When your success at Zigbee allows you to feel confident, it's time to try a ZWave device. They do NOT come across as easily.

There's a technique that involves changing the DNI of a device in the Hub then Joining a ZWave device. It will get a brand new DNI and you can change it to be the old DNI.

Migrating a Z-Wave Network

Some people are going to find reasons to migrate a Z-Wave network by hand from one Hubitat Elevation hub to another one. There are steps you can take that will make this a little bit easier than just starting over. In particular, one wants to preserve automations that use Z-Wave devices, and not have to redo them. This would useful for migrating from a C-4 to a C-7. For C-5 to C-7, one can use the Hub Protection Service and avoid all of this work. First of all, familiarize yourself with thi…