INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An information processing apparatus configured to allow first software to be executed therein, the first software manages a network device communicable via a network using management information regarding the network device stored in a database, the apparatus comprising:
- a data migrating unit configured to acquire management information in a format corresponding to second software of a version different from a version of the first software, convert the management information in a format corresponding to the second software into a format corresponding to the first software, and register the converted management information in the database; and
a control unit configured to receive an instruction of performing a data migration process, in which the management information in the format corresponding to the second software is migrated to data used by the first software, and start the data migrating process in accordance with the received instruction,wherein the data migrating unit converts the management information by adding a new value to a management item that is common to the formats of the management information of the first and second software so that the value is suitable for the first software.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus configured to allow a new version of software to be executed therein is provided. The information processing apparatus acquires management information in a format corresponding to an old version of the software and converts the acquired management information into a format corresponding to the new version of the software. When converting data, the information processing apparatus adds a new value to a management item that is common to the formats of the management information of the old version and the new version of the software so that the value is suitable for the new version of the software.
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20 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus configured to allow first software to be executed therein, the first software manages a network device communicable via a network using management information regarding the network device stored in a database, the apparatus comprising:
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a data migrating unit configured to acquire management information in a format corresponding to second software of a version different from a version of the first software, convert the management information in a format corresponding to the second software into a format corresponding to the first software, and register the converted management information in the database; and a control unit configured to receive an instruction of performing a data migration process, in which the management information in the format corresponding to the second software is migrated to data used by the first software, and start the data migrating process in accordance with the received instruction, wherein the data migrating unit converts the management information by adding a new value to a management item that is common to the formats of the management information of the first and second software so that the value is suitable for the first software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing apparatus configured to allow first software to be executed therein, the first software manages a network device communicable via a network using management information regarding the network device stored in a database, the apparatus comprising:
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a data migrating unit configured to acquire management information in a format corresponding to second software of a version different from a version of the first software, convert the management information in a format corresponding to the second software into a format corresponding to the first software, and register the converted management information in the database; and a control unit configured to receive an instruction of performing a data migration process, in which the management information in the format corresponding to the second software is migrated to data used by the first software, and start the data migrating process in accordance with the instruction, wherein execution of the control unit and execution of the data migrating unit are performed in different processes. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method for information processing for use in an information processing apparatus configured to allow first software to be executed therein, the first software manages a network device communicable via a network using management information regarding the network device stored in a database, the method comprising:
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migrating data by acquiring management information in a format corresponding to second software of a version different from a version of the first software, converting the management information in a format corresponding to the second software into a format corresponding to the first software, and registering the converted management information in the database; and performing control by receiving an instruction of performing a data migration process, in which the management information in the format corresponding to the second software is migrated to data used by the first software, and starting migrating data in accordance with the instruction, wherein, in migrating data, the management information is converted by adding a new value to a management item that is common to the formats of the management information of the first and second software so that the value is suitable for the first software. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for information processing for use in an information processing apparatus configured to allow first software to be executed therein, the first software manages a network device communicable via a network using management information regarding the network device stored in a database, the method comprising:
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migrating data by acquiring management information in a format corresponding to second software of a version different from a version of the first software, converting the management information in a format corresponding to the second software into a format corresponding to the first software, and registering the converted management information in the database; and performing control in response to receiving an instruction of performing a data migration process, in which the management information in the format corresponding to the second software is migrated to data used by the first software, and starting migrating data in accordance with the instruction, wherein performing control and migrating data are executed in different processes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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