How to Configure Call Home
Configuring a Destination Profile to Send HTTP Messages
To configure Call Home to send HTTP (or HTTPS) messages, complete the following tasks:
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Configuring the HTTP Source Interface
If you are using HTTP or HTTPS to send Call Home messages, then you must configure the VRF
management interface as the HTTP client source interface.
SUMMARY STEPS
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DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Step 2
ip http client source-interface type number
Example:
Router(config)# ip http client source-interface
gigabitethernet 0
Step 3
end
Example:
Router(cfg-call-home)# end
Configuring a Destination Profile for HTTP
To configure a destination profile for http transport, complete the following steps:
SUMMARY STEPS
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Configuring the HTTP Source Interface, page 7-10
Configuring a Destination Profile for HTTP, page 7-10
Configuring a Trustpoint Certificate Authority, page 7-12
configure terminal
ip http client source-interface type number
end
configure terminal
call-home
profile name
destination transport-method http
destination address http url
destination preferred-msg-format {long-text | short-text | xml}
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Configures the source interface for the HTTP client.
On the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, this interface
Note
should be the VRF management interface.
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.
Chapter 7
Configuring Call Home
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