Image forming system

An image forming system comprising:

• a plurality of server devices;
• a transmission device;
• and
• a first image forming device,
• the transmission device including
• a first memory that stores first priorities set individually for the plurality of server devices,
• a first selection unit that selects an available server device for which the first priority stored in the first memory is highest from among the plurality of server devices, and
• a transmission unit that transmits identification information identifying a user and image data associated with the identification information to the server device selected by the first selection unit,
• each of the plurality of server devices including
• a storage location in which the identification information and image data transmitted from the transmission unit are to be stored in association with each other, and
• a memory controller that causes a third memory to store, in association, server information identifying each of the plurality of server devices and identification information stored in association with image data in the storage location in the server device,
• the first image forming device including
• a second memory that stores second priorities set individually for the plurality of server devices,
• a second selection unit that, upon receipt of identification information input from a user, selects an available server device for which the second priority stored in the second memory is highest from among the plurality of server devices,
• a first acquisition unit that acquires, from the server device selected by the second selection unit, server information stored in association with the input identification information in the third memory,
• a second acquisition unit that acquires image data stored in association with the input identification information from the storage location in a server device identified by the server information acquired by the first acquisition unit among the plurality of server devices, and
• an image forming unit that forms an image corresponding to the image data acquired by the second acquisition unit,
• wherein the server devices exchange information on print data stored therein, and generate a storage list, and store the storage list in the third memory.