1. A computer-readable program product comprising: (A) a system configuration manager that includes: (A1) model configuration settings that specify desired configuration settings for a computer system; and (A2) a configuration mapping mechanism that maps at least one configuration setting for at least one computer system to the model configuration settings, wherein the configuration mapping mechanism maps the at least one configuration setting for a selected platform to corresponding configuration settings for a different platform; and (B) computer-readable signal bearing storage media bearing the system configuration manager.