Patent ID: 8843918

Claim:
A system comprising: a computer system including: a processor configured to: acquire properties of a first configuration profile, the first configuration profile defining a structure of an instance's configuration values; acquire values of a second configuration profile, the second configuration profile further defining values for the structure of the instance's configuration; inherit the properties of the first configuration profile, wherein the second configuration profile inherits the properties of the first configuration profile; apply the values of the second configuration profile to the first configuration profile; acquire the properties of a third configuration profile, the third configuration profile defining a default template applicable to multiple instances on a single system, wherein the default template includes: a virtual machine (VM) section to describe possible virtual machines deployable on the system, a filter section to describe runtime filters applicable to components of the system, the runtime filters comprising start/stop rules to start or stop components of the system; the third configuration profile inheriting the properties of the first and second configuration profiles; and apply the sections of the third configuration profile to the inherited profiles.