The Basic Input Output System (BIOS) report provides a view of the hardware operating system information for the Windows systems that WhatsUp Gold discovers on the network.
Important: Each Windows host device for which you want to collect software inventory, operating system inventory, BIOS inventory, and warranty inventory information must have the WMI feature enabled. For more information about enabling WMI on Windows systems, see the operating system help.
Additionally, make sure that WMI credentials are configured in WhatsUp Gold. For more information, see Using the Credentials Library.
To view the report:
On the WhatsUp Gold web interface, click Inventory > BIOS.
The Device, BIOS Name, and BIOS Description columns display by default. The following is a list of the information available for the report:
Selecting columns
Use the Columns list to select the columns you want displayed in the report. Click to select the check box to the left of a column name to have it display in the report. Clear the check box to remove a column from the report.
Grouping columns
You can click and drag column headers to group report data by one or more columns. Click the X to the right of a column name to remove grouping for that column.
Filtering columns
You can view report column data according to user-defined filters.
To create a custom filter for a column:
Note: Multiple columns can have filters applied simultaneously.
For information on exporting or emailing the information provided in this report, see Working with logs.