I recent upgraded my Hubitat to C-8. All my previous attempts at firmware updates on the Inovelli(s) on C-7 had failed, so, I decided to give it another run on the new C-8.
Sequence of events
On a LZW30-SN, update firmware using C-8 | App = Firmware Updater
The process takes 90 minutes and then finishes
Once Done, the device works fine & responds to hubitat interactions
Stops working after a few hours, automation starts to fail
Tried excluding, did not work, had to force remove
Tried inclusion, did not work
Did the 20 sec factory reset
Re-tried inclusion, did not work
Switch works manually, led responds (factory reset/inclusion/exclusion)
Many airgaps included in the above after step 4
As if one failure was not enough, I tried a second switch and landed the same situation - yes, I know, I should not have.
I found a couple of devices in Zwave Details that are in PENDING status. I am not able to remove them. Are these unresolved references to these devices causing my problem with not being able to exclude or include them?
[sys:1] 2023-03-05 07:10:13.453 PM
[info] Failed node 4F remove status:
0 SDK failure node is no longer in failed node list
[sys:1] 2023-03-05 07:07:03.255 PM
[info] Failed node 56 remove status:
0 SDK failure node is no longer in failed node list
Update: Turns out this is due to the “PENDING” / “ghost” devices in the zwave details. On one of the switches, I was able to hit “refresh”, cause it to surface the “remove”, and then remove it. After that inclusion worked on that switch. Glad it was not some threads have referred to as “bricked”
Now, I have a situation, where I have two “ghosts”, any amount of “refresh”, “remove” or even “reboot hub”, “refresh”, “remove” and even “remove” while air gapped, is not working.
How long does a “ghost” live in PENDING state? Any other ideas?
