Upgrade Process from C-7 to C-8, Moving Devices and Rules to C-8 but Keeping Cloud Apps on C-7

[danabw]

FWIW, Ogiewon has a nice set of steps that worked perfectly for me...Only thing I'd add (that he has now added!) is you can do a FW update on the C-8 first if you want to avoid having to take a backup and do it again after the migration. Just a timing issue, either way works.

C8 Migration from C7

When I migrated my Zigbee network from my C-7 to the C-8, I did not have to cause the Zigbee network to panic. It all 'just worked' as one would hope. Over time, Zigbee will adjust routing as it sees fit. Here is the process I used to migrate from C-7 to C-8 which went pretty darn smoothly: Registered the new C8 hub with the Hubitat Cloud Server. Made sure both hubs are running the same Hubitat platform version. Made a Cloud Backup of my C-7 hub Disabled the Zigbee radio on the C-7 hub. Th…