1. A method for configuring a computer system to support autonomic problem determination based on system configuration information, comprising: storing system configuration information in a common base event (CBE), wherein said configuration information is for a hardware component of said computer system; storing symptom rules associated with said configuration information in a symptom database; searching the symptom database to match said stored problem cases with said stored configuration information; and outputting a predicted problem based on said configuration information prior to occurrence of a failure in said system.