Patent ID: 8407662
Filing Date: 2013-03-26
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processing system to perform a method for providing network driver injection into a target image to transform the target image to be compatible with one or more source machines, the instructions comprising code for: facilitating access to a source system registry file of a source machine, without copying a source image; facilitating access to a target system registry file of a target machine, without copying a target image, wherein the target image comprises an operating system, and wherein the target machine is distinct from the source machine; determining whether one or more source network interface cards of the source machine are compatible with the target image; and if the one or more source network interface cards are not compatible with the target image, performing network interface driver injection, wherein the operation of performing network interface driver injection comprises: