NEW Hub Replace Feature for SmartThings Hubs!

[mlchelp (michael watson)]

@mlchelp

Next on to test Hub Replace on my Zwave Hub Im going to use HalD 's request to do it with the original hub offline.

@HalD

We need some brave soul to make an attempt to restore into a new hub from backup (i.e. take their working hub offline and start the migration process).

My plan is to unplug my Zwave Hub before I go to sleep and then try to use hub replace to transfer it to the spare V3 I have now from the first transfer in the morning when I wake up.

I will report back on how it goes.

I tested a restore from a Dead Hub, see below

Hub Backup and Restore from a Dead Hub Walkthrough and Test

This test took less then 10 minutes and worked flawlessly as the Hub Replace test did but in less time! I used a spare V3 hub that I had left over from my Hub replace feature test. I factory reset it again just to make sure and added it back in to SmartThings. Then I pulled the power cable out of my Zwave hub and left it off for several hours. Then I opened the ST app and clicked on the V3 Zwave hub which showed offline. [image] [image] Then I clicked 3 dots and replace hub Then I clicked Replace this hub on the screen below. [image] The next screen showed Qriginal hub and Replacement hub and the time of the last backup. [image] Then I got the same screen as in the Hub Replace test and I scroled all the way to the bottom. [image] Then I hit Replace, I wasn’t as nervous this…