1. A method, comprising: a clusterware manager configuring a resource according to resource attributes values specified by a resource profile, said resource profile conforming to a resource profile syntax that said clusterware manager is configured to interpret pursuant to clusterware manager software; wherein said resource profile syntax prescribes: a start dependency syntax defining a dependency between a particular resource and a another resource in which the other resource must be in a first operating state before the particular resource is started; and a stop dependency syntax defining a dependency between the particular resource and the other resource in which the particular resource is brought in an off-line state when the other resource leaves a second operating state, wherein the second operating state is different than the first operating state, and wherein the method is performed by one or more computing devices.