Modifying system configuration based on parameters received from an infrastructure

In a computer system that is connectable to a number of infrastructures, each infrastructure being associated with one or more parameters, a method for selecting characteristics associated with the environment the computer system is connected to, so as to reduce the configuration information that is manually entered, comprising the following:

• a step for accessing one or more parameters associated with a computer system so as to provide parameters for properly configuring the computer system to operate in an infrastructure;
• an act of combining the one or more parameters to generate an identifier;
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• an act of, based on the identifier, selecting characteristics associated with the infrastructure the computer system is connected to.

In a computer system that is connectable to a number of infrastructures, each infrastructure being associated with one or more parameters, a method for selecting characteristics associated with the environment the computer system is connected to, so as to reduce the configuration information that is manually entered, comprising the following comprising:

• an act of connecting the computer system to an infrastructure from among the number of infrastructures;
• an act of receiving one or more parameters associated with the computer system that were provided by the infrastructure;
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• a step for changing the configuration of the computer system based on the one or more parameters so as to enable to computer system to operate in the infrastructure associated with the provided parameters.

A computer program product for use in a computer system that is connectable to a number of infrastructures, each infrastructure being associated with one or more parameters, the computer program product for implementing a method for selecting characteristics associated with the environment the computer system is connected to, so as to reduce the configuration information that is manually entered, the computer program product comprising:

• one or more computer-readable media carrying computer-executable instructions, that when executed at the computer system, cause the computer system to perform the method, including:
• connecting the computer system to an infrastructure from among the number of infrastructures;
• receiving one or more parameters associated with the computer system that were provided by the infrastructure;
• combining the one or more parameters to generate an identifier;
• and
• selecting characteristics associated with the infrastructure the computer system is connected to.