Z-Wave Controler Shift

[drhm (Dr. Heiko Münkel)]

I was hoping there was a method to transfer the data from one stick to another. According to the following post, it seems to work. Does this approach not work safely or has any disadvantages?

[SOLVED] Transition from one Zwave-Stick to another (how to?)

You don’t need to remove the existing devices. You can (a) add your new controller to the existing network/controller, thus making it a secondary controller on the same network - this copies all your devices over the new controller - and then (b) use the “controller shift” function to make the newly added controller the primary controller - see the thread Z-Wave Stick Migration (via Z-Wave “Controller Shift” feature). I have recently migrated from a Zwave.me stick to an Aeotec stick.