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1. A core management apparatus configured to manage one or more device management units that manage devices in a network system, wherein each device management unit is installed in an installation process on a corresponding host computer, and manages, and collects device data from, a corresponding plurality of network devices, said core management apparatus comprising:
a core management part that monitors the one or more device management units, and registers for each particular device management unit amongst the one or more device management units, a network address and authentication information, specific to the particular device management unit, and obtained in the installation process installing the particular device management unit in the system; an information storing part that stores information captured from the particular device management unit; and a network communication part that communicates with devices in the network system, wherein when the particular device management unit is uninstalled from the corresponding host computer, setting information of the particular device management unit and device information maintained by the particular device management unit are obtained from the particular device management unit, received through the network communication part, and stored in the information storing part, and said setting information stored by the information storing part is communicated through the network communication part and employed to reinstall the particular device management unit on another host computer, without having the user specify settings for reinstalling the particular device management unit on said another host computer. |
