Information processing system, information processing apparatus, device, software installation method, and storage medium

An information processing apparatus enabling connection of an external storage device, comprising:

• a determining unit configured to determine whether or not a saving instruction for a script and data required for software installation exists in the external storage device when the external storage device is connected;
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• a saving unit configured to acquire a script and data corresponding to identification information of a device contained in the saving instruction, and to save the script and the data to the external storage device, in the case where it is determined that the saving instruction for the script and the data required for the software installation exists in the external storage device,
• wherein the saving instruction is stored in the external storage device together with the identification information of the device by the device that detects that the script and the data corresponding to the device do not exist in the external storage device when the external storage device is connected.

A software installation method, comprising:

• storing, by a device, a saving instruction for a script and data containing identification information of the device in an external storage device, in the case where the device detects that the script and the data required for software installation corresponding to the device do not exist in the external storage device when the external storage device is connected;
• acquiring, by an information processing apparatus, the script and the data corresponding to the identification information of the device contained in the saving instruction, and saving the script and the data to an external storage device, in the case where the information processing apparatus detects that the saving instruction exists in the external storage device when the external storage device is connected;
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• executing, by the device, the software installation using the script and the data contained in the external storage device, in the case where the external storage device containing the script and the data saved in the saving corresponding to the device is connected.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a software installation method, the method comprising:

• storing, by a device, a saving instruction for a script and data containing identification information of the device in an external storage device, in the case where the device detects that the script and the data required for software installation corresponding to the device do not exist in the external storage device when the external storage device is connected;
• acquiring, by an information processing apparatus, the script and the data corresponding to the identification information of the device contained in the saving instruction, and saving the script and the data to an external storage device, in the case where the information processing apparatus detects that the saving instruction exists in the external storage device when the external storage device is connected;
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• executing, by the device, the software installation using the script and the data contained in the external storage device, in the case where the external storage device containing the script and the data saved in the saving corresponding to the device is connected.