## Maintenance and Backup Keeping Parallels RAS up to date By default, Parallels RAS checks for updates each time the RAS Console is started. If you wish to change this behavior: Select the Administration category and click the Settings tab. Select or clear the Check for updates when launching Parallels RAS Console option according to your needs. To check for updates manually, click the Check Now button. Backing up the Parallels RAS Farm configuration To backup the Parallels RAS Farm configuration: Select the Administration category and then click the Settings tab. Click the Export Settings button. You'll see a message box saying that all sites will be synchronized. Click Yes to continue with export or click No to abort it. Specify the file name and target folder and click Save. Note: The export procedure only exports the Parallels RAS Farm configuration data. Unrelated objects, such as downloaded OS, etc. are not included in the exported file. To restore a Parallels RAS Farm configuration from a backup file, click the Import Settings button and select a backup file (the default file extension is `.dat2`). When you import a configuration from a file, your existing Farm configuration will be completely replaced with it. You can also export and import a Parallels RAS Farm configuration from the command line. For complete instructions, please read on.