Information processing apparatus, information processing system, setting program transmission method and server setting program

An information processing system comprising:

• a designation unit that receives a VA (Virtual Appliance) type and a VM (Virtual Machine) identifier designated by a user through a user interface, the VM identifier designated by the user specifying a VM to collaborate with a VA corresponding to the VA type designated by the user, the VA type being indicative of a type of information processing executed by the VA;
• a VA repository that stores a VA type, a VA setting program and a VM setting program in a manner that the VA type, the VA setting program and the VM setting program are associated with each other;
• a setting program management unit that obtains, from the VA repository, the VA setting program and the VM setting program which are associated with the VA type received by the designation unit, and specifies the VA based on the VA type;
• and
• a setting program transmission unit that transmits the obtained VM setting program and a VA identifier of the specified VA to the VM specified by the VM identifier received by the designation unit, and transmits the obtained VA setting program and the received VM identifier to the VA specified by the VA identifier,
• wherein the information processing apparatus makes the VM execute the VM setting program with the VA identifier as an argument to register the VA identifier in the VM, and makes the VA execute the VA setting program with the VM identifier as an argument to register the VM identifier in the VA, and
• wherein the VA type indicates one of a load balancer and a VPN (Virtual Private Network) server.

A setting program transmission method comprising:

• a step of receiving a VA (Virtual Appliance) type and a VM (Virtual Machine) identifier designated by a user through a user interface, the VM identifier designated by the user specifying a VM to collaborate with a VA corresponding to the VA type designated by the user, the VA type being indicative of a type of information processing executed by the VA;
• a step of storing a VA type, a VA setting program and a VM setting program in a manner that the VA type, the VA setting program and the VM setting program are associated with each other;
• a step of obtaining the VA setting program and the VM setting program which are associated with the received VA type, and specifying the VA based on the VA type;
• a step of transmitting the obtained VM setting program and a VA identifier of the specified VA to the VM specified by the received VM identifier, and transmitting the obtained VA setting program and the received VM identifier to the VA specified by the VA identifier,
• wherein the method further comprises making the VM execute the VM setting program with the VA identifier as an argument to register the VA identifier in the VM, and making the VA execute the VA setting program with the VM identifier as an argument to register the VM identifier in the VA, and
• wherein the VA type indicates one of a load balancer and a VPN (Virtual Private Network) server.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a server setting program causing an information processing apparatus to execute:

• a process of receiving a VA (Virtual Appliance) type and a VM (Virtual Machine) identifier designated by a user through a user interface, the VM identifier designated by a user specifying a VM to collaborate with a VA corresponding to the VA type designated by the user, the VA type being indicative of a type of information processing executed by the VA;
• a process of storing a VA type, a VA setting program and a VM setting program in a manner that the VA type, the VA setting program and the VM setting program are associated with each other;
• a process of obtaining the VA setting program and the VM setting program which are associated with the received VA type, and specifying the VA based on the VA type;
• a process of transmitting the obtained VM setting program and a VA identifier of the specified VA to the VM specified by the received VM identifier, and transmitting the obtained VA setting program and the received VM identifier to the VA specified by the VA identifier,
• wherein the program causes the information processing apparatus to execute a process of making the VM execute the VM setting program with the VA identifier as an argument to register the VA identifier in the VM, and making the VA execute the VA setting program with the VM identifier as an argument to register the VM identifier in the VA, and
• wherein the VA type indicates one of a load balancer and a VPN (Virtual Private Network) server.