That release announcement sure caught my attention! Let's discuss it, and indicate how our own upgrades went. I haven't taken the plunge yet myself. Looks like this is the version where eisy-ui becomes fully functional. The release notes raise several questions that come to mind:

• It starts with "We're happy to announce the availability of OS14.4, IoX 6.1.1, UDX 5.0, and eisy-ui 1.2.0 for eisy (only)". Does this mean that the whole upgrade is for the eisy only, or just eisy-ui? Farther down it does mention that you need to be local to your eisy/Polisy, so I'm wondering if the Polisy is supporting this upgrade.

• There is a link showing the supported Zwave and Zigbee dongles. The ZMatter dongle isn't listed, but I'm hoping that's just an omission. Similarly, is the Zooz 700 series dongle still supported?

I'm ready to do this, but don't want to be the first. Yeah, call me chicken but ask me why! 😁

Upgraded to the new release with no apparent problems. Logged into the EISY-UI without any problem. All Insteon, Z-Wave, and Zigbee, and PG3 nodes appear to be working. Successfully edited and saved one program using the EISY-UI.

Problem: Although clicking the Admin Console button downloads a new admin.jnlp file, I get an error that Admin Console v.6.0.4 is not compatible with IoX Firmware v6.1.1

RC

@aeroRC did you delete files and apps from the java console first? that should clear up that problem.

I upgraded this morning. pretty much every program within the updated eisy-ui shows "Error loading data". However, the same programs appear to be fine within the AC. I have submitted a new ticket for guidance.

Rob

Rob, deleting the apps from the java console fixed the problem. Thanks for the tip!

I have not had any problems with seeing and editing my programs so far.

RC

In testing UD Mobile, the Synchronization finishes with Insteon errors " with "...could not match CMD paramName: ______". The paramNames that could not be matched were: VAL-NAME, MAX-NAME, MIN-NAME, START-NAME, BRT-NAME, RR-NAME, ON-NAME, and OFF-NAME.

RC

Upgraded from the Admin Console.

Admin Console logging in without issues. I did delete files and apps from java console before hand.

UI looks good. Programs are working correctly.

UD Mobile Sync is working without errors. All looks good there.

Automations between Eisy and Home Assistant are working as before... So far looking really good.

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by MWasson

56 minutes ago, aeroRC said:

Upgraded to the new release with no apparent problems.

Did you upgrade via the admin console or from the EISYUI?

My EISYUI says I'm up to date for some reason.

Thanks!

Upgrade itself seemed to go smooth but after finishing and rebooting, my eISY UI customized Home Page is gone. Any way to get that back without re-creating it?

Anyone have opinion of how long this update is suppose to take, My UD Mobile still says Upgrade Status "Upgrade in Progress! Please Do not power off. " after Upgrade stared 2-1/2 hours ago using Addin console.

7 minutes ago, mmb said:

Did you upgrade via the admin console or from the EISYUI?

My EISYUI says I'm up to date for some reason.

Thanks!

Instructions clearly state update from AC. The EISYUI upgrade path is not mentioned...

1. Back up your Z-Wave network, if applicable (Z-Wave | Backup)

2. Back up your IoX (File | Backup IoX)

3. Back up your PG3

4. Click Upgrade Packages in Admin Console | Configuration tab

2 minutes ago, RP_NY said:

Anyone have opinion of how long this update is suppose to take, My UD Mobile still says Upgrade Status "Upgrade in Progress! Please Do not power off. " after Upgrade stared 2-1/2 hours ago using Addin console.

Did you close the app and relaunch (forcing it to reconnect to the EISY)?

Yes, I selected [Upgrade Packages} from Admin Console/Configuration TAB

Did you close the app and relaunch (forcing it to reconnect to the EISY)? NO,

@RP_NY Just started the upgrade 40 minutes ago.... my notifications in UDMobile are a bit different. Looks like they progressed where as you did not?

Thanks for the Info. Since the UD Mobile did not state "Initializing" my guess is the upgrade never started.

40 minutes ago, RP_NY said:

Upgrade stared 2-1/2 hours ago using Addin console

As the release notes say if you haven't had the system come back yet please open a support ticket.

https://www.universal-devices.com/my-tickets

• If your eisy does not come back online within 2 hours, please submit a support ticket

Not a great experience here.

Did the backups.
Ran "Update Packages" from the Configuration tab of the Admin Console.

Admin console and firmware seemed to update from 6.0,5 to 6.1.1 without issue, and it instructed be to reboot the system.
But...
eisy-ui is nowhere to be found.
PG3 interface report errors that it is not connected to the server.
my.isy.io says that my device (eisy R2) is not online.

oi...

After upgrading, the Synchronization with UD Mobile (iOS) produces these errors. However, all the Insteon nodes show up and appear to be fully functional.

RC

Not great for me either. Admin Console appeared to be locked up. Waited a little over an hour. Checked the monitor connected to EISY and nothing appeared to be happening so I restarted it. Everything came back up and I can control things from the admin console, but the EISY-UI doesn't work and the ISY portal shows me offline.

Upgraded earlier and now have no access via eisy.local or admin console.

Ticket submitted.

Upgrade went well, no issues.

Could someone please expand on this requirment for the upgrade ?

"remote from your eisy > means not on the same LAN segment or physically not in front of you on the desk connected to a monitor ?

• Do not attempt the upgrade if you are remote from your eisy/polisy and/or using ISY Portal

Basically, don't do this from any type of remote access. Do the upgrade from Admin Console, on a computer that's in the same physical location and on the local network, such that you can restart the eisy by power cycling if necessary. This avoids any issues that could be dependant on remote access authentication, etc.

Edited 47 minutes ago47 min by Guy Lavoie

Thank you Guy

Do the upgrade from Admin Console, on a computer that's in the same physical location and on the local network

Because I can: here is a ChatGPT summary so far: 🤓

I reviewed the thread through the comment you linked. The reports are fairly mixed: 3 clearly successful, 4 with significant issues, and 2 successful upgrades with warnings/secondary issues.

IoX 6.1.1 upgrade results

User	Upgrade result	Status	Issues / warnings reported
MWasson	Successful	🟢 Successful	Admin Console, eisy-ui, programs, UD Mobile Sync, and Home Assistant automations all working. Cleared Java files/apps beforehand. UUniversal Devices Forum
mmb	Successful	🟢 Successful	Explicitly reported: “Upgrade went well, no issues.” UUniversal Devices Forum
aeroRC	Successful	🟡 Successful + warnings	Insteon/Z-Wave/Zigbee/PG3 and eisy-ui worked. Initially Admin Console showed a 6.0.4 incompatibility, fixed by deleting Java files/apps. UD Mobile sync subsequently showed Insteon parameter-name errors, although the nodes remained functional. UUniversal Devices Forum
Greg P.	Upgrade completed	🟡 Successful + warning	Upgrade itself was smooth, but the customized eisy-ui Home Page disappeared after reboot. UUniversal Devices Forum
RRalston	Upgrade completed	🔴 Issues	Nearly every program in eisy-ui displayed “Error loading data,” although the same programs worked correctly in Admin Console. Ticket submitted. UUniversal Devices Forum
RP_NY	Problem during upgrade	🔴 Issues / possibly didn't start	UD Mobile remained at “Upgrade in Progress” for 2½ hours. Later suspected the upgrade never actually started because the expected “Initializing” notification wasn't seen. UUniversal Devices Forum
steveng57	Partial upgrade	🔴 Major issues	Firmware/Admin Console appeared to reach 6.1.1, but eisy-ui disappeared, PG3 reported it wasn't connected, and my.isy.io showed the eisy offline. UUniversal Devices Forum
JPizzo	Upgrade/reboot completed	🔴 Major issues	Admin Console appeared locked for >1 hour; after restarting eisy, Admin Console worked, but eisy-ui didn't and ISY Portal showed offline. UUniversal Devices Forum
BlackSheep	Upgrade completed	🔴 Major issue	Lost access through both eisy.local and Admin Console; support ticket submitted. UUniversal Devices Forum

At-a-glance

Category	Users	Count
🟢 No issues reported	MWasson, mmb	2
🟡 Basically successful, but warning/cleanup needed	aeroRC, Greg P.	2
🔴 Significant problems	RRalston, RP_NY, steveng57, JPizzo, BlackSheep	5
Total users who reported an upgrade attempt		9

My takeaway: At the point captured by this thread, only 2 of 9 users reported a completely clean upgrade. Another 2 got through successfully but encountered UI/UD Mobile issues. 5 had substantial problems, including several losing eisy-ui, portal connectivity, or Admin Console access. UUniversal Devices Forum

One important caveat: this is a snapshot of the thread at the time you linked, not necessarily the final outcome of each incident. For example, some of the problems may subsequently have been resolved through support.

Also, the thread's author clarifies an important upgrade precaution: perform the upgrade locally from Admin Console, on the same LAN, with physical access to the eisy so it can be power-cycled if necessary.