Image forming apparatus, abnormality management system of image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus communicable with a management apparatus, comprising:

• an abnormality detecting portion configured to detect an apparatus abnormality of its associated apparatus;
• a registered information obtaining portion configured to request the management apparatus to send registered restoration procedure information, and obtain the registered restoration procedure information returned from the management apparatus, the registered restoration procedure information indicating a restoration procedure for solving the apparatus abnormality detected by the abnormality detecting portion;
• a registered-restoration processing portion configured to execute a registered restoration process in accordance with the registered restoration procedure information obtained from the management apparatus;
• a specification receiving portion configured to receive a specification input that specifies a restoration procedure for the detected apparatus abnormality, when the registered restoration procedure information was not obtained from the management apparatus, or when the apparatus abnormality was not solved by the registered restoration process;
• a specified-restoration processing portion configured to execute a specified restoration process in accordance with the specification input;
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• a registration requesting portion configured to, when the apparatus abnormality was solved by the specified restoration process, request the management apparatus to register information of the solved apparatus abnormality and of the specified restoration procedure.