PowerChute Configuration File

PowerChute stores all its settings in a configuration file called pcnsconfig.ini,  located in the group1 folder where PowerChute is installed.

This file is updated when running the PowerChute Setup and when you make configuration changes through the user interface, e.g. enabling shutdown actions for events.

After you have configured one installation of PowerChute with your required settings you can use the pcnsconfig.ini file to apply the same settings to another copy of PowerChute on a different machine. Certain settings such as the localHostAddress or UnicastAddress values in the [Networking] section will need to be edited manually for the target machine.

To apply the settings on the target machine:

1. Stop the PowerChute service.For more information, see Knowledge Base article FA290624
2. Replace the existing copy of pcnsconfig.ini in the group1 folder.
3. Start the PowerChute service.