A management service management method includes receiving, by a management service function unit, a management service query request from a first management function unit, where the management service query request carries management service requirement information, and the management service requirement information includes at least one of the following requirement information of an operation, requirement information of a managed object, or requirement information of management data, determining, by the management service function unit, a first management service corresponding to the management service requirement information, and sending description information of the first management service to the first management function unit, where the description information of the first management service includes description information of the operation, description information of the managed object, and description information of the management data that correspond to the first management service.