Abstract: In an information processing apparatus having a function for exploiting higher performance than a single server module by constituting an SMP by combining a plurality of server modules, a user is inhibited from illegally constituting an SMP construction that exceeds license information. When a partition is constituted by a construction against the SMP license information, a slot number representing the number of server modules belonging to a partition and mounted to a chassis and the number of server modules in the same partition are checked and the SMP construction is inhibited when they do not fall within the range of the slot number and the number of server modules in the license information.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus having a function for exploiting higher performance than a single server module by constituting an SMP by combining a plurality of server modules, a user is inhibited from illegally constituting an SMP construction that exceeds license information. When a partition is constituted by a construction against the SMP license information, a slot number representing the number of server modules belonging to a partition and mounted to a chassis and the number of server modules in the same partition are checked and the SMP construction is inhibited when they do not fall within the range of the slot number and the number of server modules in the license information.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is characterized in that firmware is easily replaced in the case where a booting operating system is changed for another to improve the operational efficiency associated with the changing of the operating system; plural pieces of firmware, each of which is compatible with each of plural operating systems of different kinds, types or versions, are stored in a storage unit and each piece of firmware is provided with compatible information indicating which of the operating systems each pieces of firmware conforms to; and the type or version of operating system to boot is determined when booting the operating system, and firmware compatible with compatible information is selected from the storage unit for replacement on the basis on a determination result.