1. A computer implemented method for determining a recommendation relating to a configuration of a plurality of server nodes of a computing system, the method comprising the steps of: for each server node, storing a first performance parameter value, wherein each first performance parameter value is a benchmarked value that corresponds to a measured actual performance parameter of its associated server node; and applying a first configuration rule based, at least in part, on the first performance parameter values of the plurality of server nodes to obtain a first configuration recommendation.