| 摘要 |
A method, apparatus, system, and signal-bearing medium that, in an embodiment, access a common data structure via a customized rule. The common data structure is accessed by multiple tools and each tool has a customized rule for accessing the common data structure. Each of the customized rules specifies a subset of the fields in the common data structure, values for which the subset of fields are to be restricted, and a hierarchy of a logically-partitioned computer, where each of the values belongs in the hierarchy. The common data structure has a record for each of the partitions in the logically-partitioned computer, and each of the records contains the fields. In various embodiments, the fields may include an identifier of the associated partition, a recommended operating system for the associated partition, supported operating systems for the associated partition, hardware requirements for the associated partition, software packages that execute in the associated partition, feature codes that represent orderable components for the associated partition, and relationships between the partitions.
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