Information processing system and method of controlling information processing system

Abstract

Software that implements processing executed through coordination between multiple hubs is efficiently developed. An information processing system comprises a plurality of AP execution devices that are information processing apparatuses provided in each of a plurality of hubs to execute AP software. Each of the AP execution devices stores common AP software that executes the same processing blocks in the same order. The AP software includes transfer processing blocks implementing processing to coordinate processing of the processing blocks executed by a first one of the AP execution devices in a first one of the hubs with a second one of the AP execution devices in a second one of the hubs. Once the processing reaches a first one of the transfer processing blocks during sequential execution of the processing blocks of the AP software, the first AP execution device transmits a coordination start message notifying of start of the coordination, to the second AP execution device. Once the second AP execution device receives the coordination start message, the second AP execution device starts sequential execution from a processing block following the first transfer processing block.