Service search method in distributed processing, program, and server apparatus

The invention relates to searching for a service in a distributed processing system and avoids load convergence on a specific server. A path information generation section (106) exchanges attribute information that includes service information and resource information, accumulated in an attribute information database (101), with another server node (100), generates path information, and accumulates the path information in a path information database (107). When a service search condition does not have a match in a search determination section (108), a search transfer section (109) selects from the path information database (107) a server for which no search has been made in search history information in a service search request message (114) and transfers the message. When the service search condition has a match in the search determination section (108), a search result report section (110) sends a search result message (115) to the transmission source of the service search request message (114).