Method, system, and program for determining system information from a computer system

A method for determining system information, comprising:

• editing resource information in a utility program indicating at least one program and at least one device;
• deploying the utility program to determine system information for a computer system;
• invoking the utility program to perform the operations of:
• querying the computer system to determine whether the at least one device indicated in the resource information is coupled to the computer system;
• searching the computer system to determine whether at least one program indicated in the resource information is installed in the computer system;
• and
• generating system information indicating determined devices and programs in the computer system, wherein the system information is capable of being rendered in a human observable format to present information on the determine devices and programs.

A system for determining system information, comprising:

• a computer system having at least one attached device;
• means for processing resource information indicating at least one program and at least one device;
• means for querying the computer system to determine whether the at least one device indicated in the resource information is coupled to the computer system;
• means for searching the computer system to determine whether at least one program indicated in the resource information is installed in the computer system;
• and
• means for generating system information indicating determined devices and programs in the computer system;
• and
• means for rendering the system information, wherein the rendered system information on the determined devices and programs is capable of being presented in a human observable format.

A system for determining system information, comprising:

• means for editing resource information in a utility program indicating at least one program and at least one device;
• means for deploying the utility program to determine system information for a computer system;
• and
• means for invoking the utility program to perform the operations of:
• querying the computer system to determine whether the at least one device indicated in the resource information is coupled to the computer system;
• searching the computer system to determine whether at least one program indicated in the resource information is installed in the computer system;
• and
• generating system information indicating determined devices and programs in the computer system, wherein the system information is capable of being rendered in a human observable format to present information on the determine devices and programs.

An article of manufacture for determining system information from a computer system having at least one attached device, wherein the article of manufacture causes operations to be performed, the operations comprising:

• processing resource information indicating at least one program and at least one device;
• querying the computer system to determine whether the at least one device indicated in the resource information is coupled to the computer system;
• searching the computer system to determine whether at least one program indicated in the resource information is installed in the computer system;
• and
• generating system information indicating determined devices and programs in the computer system;
• and
• rendering the system information, wherein the rendered system information on the determined devices and programs is capable of being presented in a human observable format.