I am currently in a process of re-building my zwave network due to my current z-sticks intermittent failures. This gives me a chance to re-design the network and set it up again, taking in to account what I’ve learnt during the “v1”.
After spending time getting in touch with various device manufacturers, I have to conclude that there will not be a vendor-neutral zwave network backup tool. I did however find a few options that allow backup/restore with manufacturer’s proprietary tools (raZberry, UZB and Aeon Gen5).
What I think my v2 setup needs:
- have multiple sticks from the same manufacturer on a shelf just in case they are needed and perform periodic backup of the primary controller stick
- setup multiple controllers on the same network for redundancy
While I am clear on the first point, I am not 100% sure what are the ramifications of the second point. When I configure two controllers in my network, would the devices report to both of them based on the association groups? Are there any disadvantages to this setup? Also, what happens when I transfer primary role to another controller and the one that was previously the main controller breaks - is there any problem with that? Also, what if the above happens before I get the chance to transfer the primary controller to another device, is the only way to “salvage” the control to restore it to another stick?