Patent ID: 8452820

Claim:
A system, comprising: a central processor; a network interface; an I/O controller; a file storage unit that stores logical partition configuration data files in which pairs of element names and element values are described concerning respective predetermined elements that correspond to logical partitions; a reception unit configured to receive a creation instruction of configuration data that designates a first and a second of the logical partition configuration data files stored in the file storage unit and an operation indication; an operation unit configured to read out the first and the second logical partition configuration data files designated by the creation instruction from the file storage unit, to conduct operations on the element values for each of the elements occurring in both the first logical partition configuration data file and the second logical partition configuration data file, and to create a new logical partition configuration data file based on conducting the operations, wherein the operations differ based on type of the elements; and an output unit configured to output the new logical partition configuration data file created by the operation unit.