# Invoke-RASExportSettings ### NAME Invoke-RASExportSettings\
### SYNOPSIS Exports the complete Parallels RAS farm configuration to a file.\
### SYNTAX Invoke-RASExportSettings \[-[FilePath](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASExportSettings.html#FilePath)] *\* \[-[TimeoutInSecs](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASExportSettings.html#TimeoutInSecs) *\*] \[*<*[*CommonParameters*](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/cmdlets/Invoke-RASExportSettings.html#CommonParameters)*>*]\
### DESCRIPTION Exports a Parallels RAS farm configuration to a file.\ \ You can use this functionality to back up your farm settings, so you can easily restore them if needed.\ \ To restore a backed up configuration, use the Invoke-ImportSettings cmdlet.\
### PARAMETERS \ -**FilePath \**\ Target file name and path. Use the '.dat2' filename extension to be consistent with the Parallels RAS console.\
``` Required? true ``` ``` Position? 0 ``` ``` Default value ``` ``` Accept pipeline input? false ``` ``` Accept wildcard characters? false ``` \ -**TimeoutInSecs \**\ Timeout in seconds. Default: 600s (10mins).\
``` Required? false ``` ``` Position? named ``` ``` Default value 600 ``` ``` Accept pipeline input? false ``` ``` Accept wildcard characters? false ``` \ \ ``` This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ``` ``` ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable, ``` ``` OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see ``` ``` about_CommonParameters . ```
### INPUTS -none- ### OUTPUTS [String](https://download.parallels.com/ras/v19/docs/en_US/Parallels-RAS-v19-PowerShell-Guide/RASAdmin/types/String.html) ### EXAMPLES \ \&#xNAN;**---------- EXAMPLE 1 ----------**\ \ Invoke-RASExportSettings "C:\Backup\RAS-backup.dat2"\ \ Exports the complete farm configuration to the specified file.