Transfer from 500 to 700 New HE

[KF6DLQ]

Hello, I purchased a 700 (New) being delivered today. I understand backups and should be able to restore my settings, rules, etc from backup on the new device, but something tells me I am going to need to re-pair (include) all the ZWave Devices again. Am I correct in this assumption?

Thanks!
Lyle

[aaiyar]

@KF6DLQ

Am I correct in this assumption?

Yes. Although I would recommend waiting until details of the Hub Protection Service are announced.

[csteele]

there's also a mechanism for older C-4's that works just as well on the C-5's:

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…

[KF6DLQ]

Thanks Mate. RTFM, I missed that. Thank you CSteele

[JohnRob]

@bravenel @bobbyd
It might be good to create a new moving to C7 category. I'm sure there will be a lot of posts in the coming weeks.

John

[bobbyD]

@JohnRob

moving to C7 category

Great idea! I think there is more than "moving" to C7, so I created a sub-category under Get Started called "Using C7" there are a few features that will be specific to C7, so it made sense to have its own category instead of trying to manage via tags.

Using C-7