Information processing system and startup control method

An information processing system comprising:

• a control apparatus;
• and
• a housing including at least one electronic device that operates under a control of the control apparatus,
• the control apparatus including:
• a first memory that stores an operation determination map in which plural pieces of operability information are set, each piece of the operability information being indicative of whether the electronic device is operable under the control of the control apparatus, and
• a startup controller that obtains, from the housing, designation information designating one of the pieces of the operability information set in the operation determination map, and that reads a piece of the operability information designated by the obtained designation information;
• the startup controller requests the housing from which the designation information was obtained to start up the electronic device in the housing when the read piece of the operability information indicates that the electronic device is operable, and excludes the electronic device in the housing from which the designation information was obtained from being subject to startup control when the read piece of the operability information indicates that the electronic device is inoperable, and
• the housing includes a second memory that stores the designation information designating at least one piece of the operability information of the electronic device in the housing.