1. A system comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory comprises instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: identify the existence of the first component from configuration information about one or more other components except the first component; store pattern data for analogizing configuration information about a component for which acquisition of the configuration information is restricted, the pattern data being associated with a set of one or more conditions and one or more attribute values; retrieve pattern data whose configuration information about a component related first component, among the one or more other components, satisfies the set of conditions, from the storage section; and form analogized configuration information about the first component using one or more attribute values associated with the retrieved pattern data.