1. A method of controlling multiple computer platforms, comprising: storing command line tasks in a database, including a command name, related parameters, and a platform type for which the command line tasks are executable; selecting a command line task from the database of command line tasks by a user, for application to computing systems; identifying at least one computing system that can be addressed from a host system and which has a same platform type as the selected command line task; enabling the user to select at least one computing system from a list of the identified computing systems to which the selected command line task is applicable; and applying the selected command line task to the selected computing systems which are of the same platform type.