Been a long time since I have done an FW update or anything ISY related for that matter since all has been perfect and well. Now motivated to update from 4.9 to 5.3.4 for the purpose of generating a backup file compatible for newer eISY that I see in my not too distant future with the sunsetting of ISY-994i. Sorry if this has already been addressed and also my inability to logically sort out the use of "and/or" within the context of "ISY 994i ZW, Z, or ZS Series (Z-Wave/Zigbee and/or if you do NOT have a PLM)".
I have ISY-994i with Zigbee Sep (ZS) card with modules Open ADR, AMI Electricity Meter, and Elk Security System. The ISY is connected to PLM for about 20 Insteon devices including Insteon Thermostat. 99% of all programs run in the Elk since I saw no reason to port them to ISY when ISY was added at a later date to overcome cumbersome IO issues with Elk Serial Card and linking / configuring Insteon devices. Marriage made in heaven. Finally, MobiLinc is used in two iPhones and two iPads along with DDNS and port forwarding in router for WAN MobiLinc control. No portal, no Polyglots.
The questions are is "ISY 994i ZW, Z, or ZS Series (Z-Wave/Zigbee and/or if you do NOT have a PLM)" the correct firmware option choice AND will all be as before other than UN and PW defaulted and AC update and stuff? No guesses please. As I recall from some years back, I was warned that an FW update could cause Zigbee Sep communication to be lost and is a less than pleasant task to establish hand-shaking (PG&E). Thanks for reading to end and responding.