Job assigning apparatus, and control program and control method for job assigning apparatus

A job assigning apparatus connected to a plurality of job processors for processing a job and assigns the job to the job processors, the job assigning apparatus comprising:

• an accepting section that accepts the job;
• an assigning section that selects a job processor in which the number of processes assigned to each of the job processors is least from among the plurality of job processors and assigns the accepted job to the selected job processor;
• a managing section that manages each of the job processors and the number of processes of the job assigned to each of the job processors by the assigning section in association with each other;
• an adding section that adds the number of processes of the jobs assigned by the assigning section to the number of processes managed by the managing section in the job processor to which the job is assigned by the assigning section;
• and
• a notifying section that notifies another job assigning apparatus for assigning a job to a job processor of the number of processes of the job assigned by the assigning section.

A control method of a job assigning apparatus connected to a plurality of job processors for processing a job and assigns the job to any of the job processors, the control method comprising:

• accepting the job;
• selecting a job processor in which the number of processes assigned to each of the job processors is least from among the plurality of job processors;
• assigning the accepted job to the selected job processor;
• managing each of the job processors and the number of processes of the job assigned to each of the job processors in association with each other;
• adding the number of processes of the assigned job to the number of processes associated with the job in the job processor to which the job is assigned;
• and
• notifying another job assigning apparatus for assigning a job to a job processor of the number of processes of the assigned job.