Performing configuration and operating system identification for virtual machine images

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• receiving, by one or more computing systems, a virtual machine image with at least one installed operating system;
• retrieving, by the one or more computing systems, a plurality of defined identification vectors that are each associated with one or more of a plurality of known operating systems;
• identifying, by the one or more computing systems and without executing the virtual machine image, the at least one installed operating system in the virtual machine image by comparing the plurality of defined identification vectors to results of applying one or more assessment tests to a stored copy of the virtual machine image;
• modifying, by the one or more computing systems and based at least in part on the identified at least one operating system, the virtual machine image;
• and
• providing, by the one or more computing systems, access of one or more users to the modified virtual machine image.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored contents that, when executed, cause one or more computing systems to:

• receive, by the one or more computing systems, a virtual machine image with at least one installed operating system;
• retrieve, by the one or more computing systems, a plurality of defined identification vectors that are each associated with one or more of a plurality of known operating systems;
• identify, by the one or more computing systems, the at least one installed operating system in the virtual machine image by comparing the plurality of defined identification vectors to results of applying one or more assessment tests to a stored copy of the virtual machine image;
• modify, by the one or more computing systems and based at least in part on the identified at least one operating system, the stored copy of the virtual machine image;
• and
• provide, by the one or more computing systems, access of a client to the modified stored copy of the virtual machine image.

A system, comprising:

• one or more hardware processors;
• and
• one or more memories with stored instructions that, upon execution by at least one of the one or more hardware processors, cause the system to:
• identify at least one operating system in a stored copy of a software image by comparing results from applying one or more assessment tests to the stored copy of the software image with one or more defined identification vectors that are respectively associated with one or more known operating systems;
• modify, based at least in part on the identified at least one operating system, the stored copy of the software image for a target destination environment;
• and
• provide access of one or more users to the modified stored copy of the software image, for use in executing the modified stored copy of the software image in the target destination environment.