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title: Services > Configuration Summary
slug: ps/help/en_us/vtm/userguide/services-greater-configuration-summary
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createdAt: 2026-08-02T07:48:40.923Z
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With a number or virtual servers, pools and rules set up, your configuration can soon become complex. The “Config Summary” provides a single-page synopsis of the items you have configured and how they connect together.

To view the Configuration Summary, click **Services > Config Summary**. Your services are displayed in a table, initially grouped by port and virtual server, with each of the items used by the service displayed alongside.

You can rearrange the table to focus in on a particular column or configuration object, and see clearly what configuration objects depend on it. For example, clicking on the **Pool** column shows you each pool name, and beside it the nodes it contains, and the virtual servers and rules that use it.

This allows you to track exactly where each configured item is used in a complex setup.

### Exporting a Configuration Archive

Use the **Export Configuration** option to download an archive file containing the current running configuration to your local machine. To restore a previously-saved configuration archive file, use the **System > Backups** page. for more information, see [System > Backups](docId\:VHZPZs5LQMnBgaKbdTOfZ).

ATTENTION
Store this backup securely. It contains sensitive information, including SSL certificates.

### Exporting a Configuration Document

The Virtual Traffic Manager includes a tool called the Configuration Importer, used to import a complete system configuration into a Virtual Traffic Manager instance from a previously-created definition - typically within an orchestration tool such as Docker or Kubernetes. Such definitions are contained within text files called configuration documents and the Configuration Importer uses these documents to construct the definitions on the local Virtual Traffic Manager, replacing its previous running configuration.

Use the "Export Configuration document" section to create and export a configuration document based on the current running configuration.

For a complete description of this functionality, see the Virtual Traffic Manager: Configuration Importer Guide.