Even though I started using openhab almost a year ago, it is only now that I am spending more and more time on it. the zwave network has started to build up but now I am thinking about a backup plan.
What happens if either my raspberry pi or razberry or both die out.
Can I just buy a new device, load up my backup and move on with my life?
Nope, sorry 
Ensure you at least use z-way software to backup your RaZberry board. And do raw backups of your SD card.
See also this thread.
The easiest way: let your RPi do it all alone. How?
http://www.linux-tips-and-tricks.de/en/raspberry/303-pi-creates-automatic-backups-of-itself/
Works great (Noobs support is added in a couple of weeks, at the moment you can only use dd backup for Noobs installed systems).
What about razberry backup?
Sorry, don’t use it, even don’t have it.
Actually I thought until now that it only consists of hardware addons … 
@mstormi you mentioned in that thread that razberry can be backed up and restored. Am gonna go through the manual to figure that out but was wondering if you ever had to do it. If yes, how easy or cumbersome was it?
edit: cannot figure out how to get into expert mode. when i access myipaddress:8084 all i see if the option to change password and perform basic system maintenance. backup option is not there.
URL is pi:8083/expert/
Note you must shutdown openHAB before starting z-way, you can’t run both of them.
so this is what I did
sudo /etc/init.d/openhab stop
[ ok ] Stopping system openhab daemon:.
pi@raspberrypi /opt/openhab $ sudo service z-way-server start
Starting z-way-server: done.
still getting a could not connect error for raspberrypiaddress:8083/expert/
z server log
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.073] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way Home Automation Engine main executable ***************************** …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.075] [I] [core] Executing script: // Comon utilities and functions …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.084] [I] [core] Executing script: // This script transforms old formats to new …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.150] [I] [core] Executing script: /! …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.194] [I] [core] Executing script: // Underscore.js 1.7.0 …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.242] [I] [core] Executing script: /** Z-Way HA Virtual Device base class *************************************** …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.250] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way DevicesCollection class ************************************ …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.288] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way HA Controller class module ***************************************** …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.296] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Automation Webserver Auth Controller ************************************* …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.299] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way HA Automation module base class ************************************ …
[2015-10-06 16:20:49.301] [I] [core] Executing script: …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.205] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way Home Automation Engine main executable ***************************** …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.207] [I] [core] Executing script: // Comon utilities and functions …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.215] [I] [core] Executing script: // This script transforms old formats to new …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.271] [I] [core] Executing script: /! …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.314] [I] [core] Executing script: // Underscore.js 1.7.0 …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.362] [I] [core] Executing script: /** Z-Way HA Virtual Device base class *************************************** …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.369] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way DevicesCollection class ************************************ …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.406] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way HA Controller class module ***************************************** …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.414] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Automation Webserver Auth Controller ************************************* …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.417] [I] [core] Executing script: /*** Z-Way HA Automation module base class ************************************ …
[2015-10-06 16:39:03.419] [I] [core] Executing script: …
posted a seperated thread for my zway server issue.
Still having no luck with the razberry, I am thinking of trying the following to rule out any installation issues.
Do a fresh install of openhab and other software on a new micro sd card. If I remove the current card and plug the new one in, the network should remain intact right?
Just need someone to confirm that before I go ahead and do this.