BIOS
BIOS report reveals provides a view of the hardware operating system information for the Windows systems that WhatsUp Gold discovers on the network.
- Device. Device hostname, IP address, or custom label.
- BIOS Name. Name of the BIOS manufacturer.
- Serial Number. Device serial number.
Click a column heading (
) to display the column selection listing 
. You can also include:
- IP Address. Device primary IP address.
- BIOS Description. Additional BIOS manufacturer description information.
- Caption. Short description of the BIOS.
- Release Date. BIOS release date information.
- Manufacturer. Manufacturer of this software element.
Please note, information displayed in this report is only updated when a device is rediscovered. Update and rediscover any device shown to ensure the most up-to-date information for that device is reported here.
Generate a report
Choose Device. 
Choose one or more host devices you want BIOS measurements for.
Choose, filter, and reorder columns. Choose and hide columns, reorder columns, and customize your data view.
Note: This report only returns BIOS metrics for devices that already have the appropriate credentials. For more information, see Using Credentials.
Important: WMI credentials must be applied to each Windows host device for which you want to collect software inventory, operating system inventory, BIOS inventory, and warranty inventory information.
Share, export, and save as PDF
Most generated BIOS report data can be printed, shared, and exported when selecting Expand (
) from the Dashboard Options (
) menu. After the report has been expanded, select export (
) to access the following options:
- Export to PDF. Generate a PDF file of the report with user-defined page size and orientation.
- Export Data. Export BIOS data and leverage outside of WhatsUp Gold.
- Schedule Export. Set a recurring date and time, format, and email destination for report data export.