Simulation Apparatus, Simulation System, and Simulation Method That Ensure Use of General-Purpose PC

A simulation system, comprising:

• a simulation apparatus connected to a network;
• and
• a client apparatus connected to the network;
• wherein
• the simulation apparatus includes
• a network communication unit that receives an execution request of a job from the client apparatus,
• a status-transition-frequency input unit that receives an input of a status transition frequency of a job executable by a device,
• a job status unit that simulates a status transition of the job based on the status transition frequency,
• a job-status simulating unit that makes a transition of a status of the job based on the status transition by the job status unit as a simulation,
• an error-occurrence-rate input unit that receives an input of an error occurrence rate of the job, and
• a device alert unit that makes a transition of a status of the device based on the error occurrence rate as a simulation;
• and
• the client apparatus includes:
• a job-execution-request input unit that receives an input of an execution request of a job, and
• a job-execution-request transmitting unit that transmits the execution request of the job to the simulation apparatus.

A simulation method, comprising:

• receiving an input of a status transition frequency of a job executable by a device;
• simulating a status transition of the job based on the status transition frequency;
• making a transition of a status of the job based on the status transition by the job status unit as a simulation;
• receiving an input of an error occurrence rate of the job;
• and
• making a transition of a status of the device based on the error occurrence rate as a simulation.