Information processing system, server and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with data distribution program

A server comprising a hardware processor communicably connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses, wherein

• the hardware processor,
• selects one or more candidate apparatuses from among the plurality of information processing apparatuses, which are candidates for being information processing apparatuses that execute a distribution process of transmitting target data to each of one or more transmission destination apparatuses from among the plurality of information processing apparatuses, based on performance of hardware resources which are respectively included in the plurality of information processing apparatuses and are required for the distribution process, the target data including at least one of a program for installation, address information, and a setting value,
• inquires of the one or more selected candidate apparatuses about whether the distribution process is executable such that each of the one or more selected candidate apparatuses determines whether the distribution process is executable based a margin of hardware resources used for execution of the distribution process,
• determines that an apparatus, which responds to an inquiry about whether the distribution process is executable, among the one or more candidate apparatuses is a proxy apparatus, and
• requests the proxy apparatus to execute the distribution process.

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium encoded with a data distribution program causing a computer, which controls a server communicably connected to a plurality of information processing apparatuses, to

• select one or more candidate apparatuses from among the plurality of information processing apparatuses, which are candidates for being information processing apparatuses that execute a distribution process, of transmitting target data to each of one or more transmission destination apparatuses from among the plurality of information processing apparatuses, based on performance of hardware resources which are respectively included in the plurality of information processing apparatuses and are required for the distribution process, the target data including at least one of a program for installation, address information, and a setting value, and
• inquire of the one or more candidate apparatuses about whether the distribution process is executable such that each of the one or more candidate apparatuses determines whether the distribution process is executable based on a margin of hardware resources used for execution of the distribution process,
• determine that an apparatus, which responds to an inquiry about whether the distribution process is executable, among the one or more candidate apparatuses is a proxy apparatus, and
• request the proxy apparatus to execute the distribution process.