Replacement candidate presentation method and information processing apparatus

A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program for causing a computer to execute a process comprising:

• according to configuration information that is stored in a memory and that indicates an inclusion relationship between a plurality of replacement units in a target apparatus that is a target of a replacement work by identification information that identifies the plurality of replacement units, determining, by a processor, first identification information indicating a first replacement unit that includes a second replacement unit in the target apparatus indicated by second identification information included in report information transmitted from the target apparatus;
• and
• outputting replacement candidate information including the first identification information for indicating that the first replacement unit is a replacement candidate.