Information processing apparatus, system management method, and recording medium

Abstract

In an information processing apparatus, software is installed to build a system providing a predetermined function. The information processing apparatus includes a generating unit configured to generate system identification information for identifying the system built by installing the software, the system identification information being generated from authentication information obtained by performing license authentication on the software; and a registering unit configured to send the system identification information generated by the generating unit to a management device that manages a plurality of the systems via a predetermined data transmission line, to register the system identification information in the management device as management information.

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         21 . A device management apparatus in which software is installed to build a system providing a predetermined function, the device management apparatus comprising:
 a generating unit configured to generate system identification information for identifying the system built by installing the software, the system identification information being generated from authentication information obtained by performing license authentication on the software;   a registration request generating unit configured to generate a registration request to be registered in a remote management device connected via a network, based on at least the system identification information generated by the generating unit; and   a sending unit configured to send the registration request generated by the registration request generating unit, to the remote management device.   
     
     
         22 . The device management apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the registration request generating unit generates the registration request, in which the system identification information, and registration request identification information by which the remote management device can identify the registration request using the system identification information, are associated with each other.   
     
     
         23 . The device management apparatus according to  claim 22 , wherein
 the registration request generating unit associates the system identification information and the registration request identification information, by defining in data described in a predetermined structured description language.   
     
     
         24 . The device management apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the registration request generating unit generates the registration request, in which the system identification information, and device identification information by which the remote management device can identify a device having the system identification information, are associated with each other.   
     
     
         25 . The device management apparatus according to  claim 24 , wherein
 the registration request generating unit associates the system identification information and the device identification information, by defining in data described in a predetermined structured description language.   
     
     
         26 . The device management apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein
 the registration request generating unit generates the registration request, in which the system identification information, registration request identification information by which the remote management device can identify the registration request using the system identification information, and device identification information by which the remote management device can identify a device having the system identification information, are associated with each other.   
     
     
         27 . The device management apparatus according to  claim 26 , wherein
 the registration request generating unit associates the system identification information, the registration request identification information and the device identification information, by defining in data described in a predetermined structured description language.   
     
     
         28 . A device management method performed by a device management apparatus in which software is installed to build a system providing a predetermined function, the device management method comprising:
 generating system identification information for identifying the system built by installing the software, the system identification information being generated from authentication information obtained by performing license authentication on the software;   generating a registration request to be registered in a remote management device connected via a network, based on at least the generated system identification information; and   sending the generated registration request to the remote management device.