Patent ID: 9727290
Date: 2017-08-08
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A management apparatus configured to communicate with a plurality of information processing apparatuses, the management apparatus comprising: a memory storing instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory that, upon execution of the stored instructions is operable to control a generation unit configured to generate common data to be set into the plurality of information processing apparatuses in common and individual data to be individually set into any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses, in such a manner that the common data and the individual data are associated with an installation location, identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus to be set being not finalized for the any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses; a management unit configured to register and manage the generated common data and the generated individual data in a storage unit; a first reception unit configured to receive an acquisition request for data to be set from any one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses along with identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus; a reply unit configured to send back a list of individual data registered to the information processing apparatus from which the acquisition request is received; and a distribution unit configured to distribute individual data on which a setting location is finalized and the common data to the information processing apparatus from which the acquisition request is received, based on information for identifying any pieces of individual data notified from the information processing apparatus.