Per the Wiki, in order to migrate from Polisy/Zooz to the same Polisy/ZMatter, I would perform a z-wave migration backup, then power down, unplug the zooz dongle, plug in the ZMatter dongle, power up and do a restore - does this sound right?  has anyone done this?

Edited July 19, 20232 yr by JTsao

3 hours ago, JTsao said:

Per the Wiki, in order to migrate from Polisy/Zooz to the same Polisy/ZMatter, I would perform a z-wave migration backup, then power down, unplug the zooz dongle, plug in the ZMatter dongle, power up and do a restore - does this sound right?  has anyone done this?

Everyone who has migrated over to eisy using Zwave in the past 6 months. The procedure is proven and well spelled out in the instructions.

If you are concerned about something, ask a specific question about the step you are concerned about and we can provide additional assistance.

OK, big picture, I am concerned about going from the Polisy/Zooz to the eISY/ZMatter (I have both) as it didn't work so well when I attempted this 2X in the past - my idea is to attempt this in steps by updating the Zooz dongle to ZMatter first, then later updating the Polisy to the eISY - that way, I don't get overwhelmed with having to fix, re-enroll devices or transfer licenses for Z-wave, UDMobile/Portal and Node Servers all at once, but the Wiki doesn't seem to explicitly cover doing this in 2 steps, so I am wondering if this has been attempted and if it is possible (before I try) - can anyone comment on this??

8 hours ago, JTsao said:

OK, big picture, I am concerned about going from the Polisy/Zooz to the eISY/ZMatter (I have both) as it didn't work so well when I attempted this 2X in the past - my idea is to attempt this in steps by updating the Zooz dongle to ZMatter first, then later updating the Polisy to the eISY - that way, I don't get overwhelmed with having to fix, re-enroll devices or transfer licenses for Z-wave, UDMobile/Portal and Node Servers all at once, but the Wiki doesn't seem to explicitly cover doing this in 2 steps, so I am wondering if this has been attempted and if it is possible (before I try) - can anyone comment on this??

From the user guide here:

https://wiki.universal-devices.com/index.php?title=Eisy:User_Guide#Migration

Z-Wave

The Z-Wave network managed by ISY-994 will be migrated to the ZMatter Z-Wave implementation on Eisy / Polisy. The devices in the network will remain the same, but their representation in ISY may change.

Nodes

Z-Wave ISY Nodes will be reused whenever possible, but new nodes may be created as well.

Programs

Z-Wave ISY nodes in programs will be migrated, however, node actions and conditions may no longer be valid if the node's support for them has changed.

Scenes

Z-Wave ISY Nodes in scenes will be migrated, but those using native links (i.e. association) may require updates.

Preparing for Migration from Eisy / Polisy

You can migrate locally on the same Eisy / Polisy or to another Eisy / Polisy.

 

On the Eisy / Polisy your are migrating from

 

Make sure Eisy / Polisy is up to date

Go to Admin Console configuration page and select update packages

If you are not migrating your Z-Wave network

Use (Admin Console | File | Backup ISY) to make a backup of your Eisy / Polisy

If you are migrating your Z-Wave network

Leave your current Z-Wave board / dongle connected

Go to configuration tab in Admin Console and select "Migrate to ZMatter Z-Wave"

Choose the option that allows you to create a "migration" backup (first option)

You will see a series of popup windows providing information and asking simple questions

Once you have your "migration" backup you are ready to migrate

A migration backup is different than a regular backup.

When a migration backup is restored it also migrates your Z-Wave network

Migrating

On the Eisy / Polisy you are migrating to

 

Do the appropriate preparation step (see above)

Make sure Eisy / Polisy is up to date

Go to Admin Console configuration page and select update packages

If you don't have a current backup, make a backup of your Eisy / Polisy (Admin Console | File | Backup ISY)

If you are using Insteon, plug in the PLM

If you are not migrating your Z-Wave network

Use (Admin Console | File | Restore ISY) to restore either your Eisy / Polisy backup or your ISY-994 backup

If you are migrating your Z-Wave network

If you aren't already using it, plug in your ZMatter Z-Wave dongle and unplug any other Z-Wave dongle you may have been using.

(Polisy only) If you have a ZMatter Z-Wave board then power down Polisy, add it, then power on again.

Reboot Eisy / Polisy

Use (Admin Console | File | Restore ISY) to restore your "migration" backup

If you are migrating from Eisy / Polisy use the migration backup (e.g. "ISY-BackupWithZWaveMigration.v5.5.4__Sat 2023.01.21 09.07.44 AM")

If you are migrating from ISY-994 use your ISY-994 backup

When IoX restarts, it automatically does the following:

Writes you Z-Wave network into the ZMatter Z-Wave controller

Interviews every Z-Wave device in the Z-Wave nework, creating/updating nodes, programs and scenes.

This process can take anywhere from a few seconds to a few minutes for each device depending on the complexity of the device.

The best way to monitor the progress is to open the Admin Console Event Viewer to level 3

For those who want lots of low-level details, you can also use this from the command line: tail -f /var/isy/FILES/LOG/ZWAY.LOG

If you don't actually change your Z-Wave network by adding/removing Z-Wave devices after migration, you can back out the migration by connecting whatever Z-Wave dongle you were using before migration and restoring the backup you made prior to migration.

I appreciate the reply but I have thoroughly read all of the Wiki pages - I guess not a good post on my part - well I decided to try the full migration from Polisy/Zooz/2448A7 to eISY/ZMatter/USB wired PLM in progress now...