Configuring Call Home
How to Configure Call Home
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Cisco ASR 1000 Series Aggregation Services Routers Software Configuration Guide
• Configuring the HTTP Source Interface, page 11
• Configuring a Destination Profile for HTTP, page 11
• Configuring a Trustpoint Certificate Authority, page 14
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
1. configure terminal
2. ip http client source-interface type number
3. end
DETAILED STEPS
Configuring a Destination Profile for HTTP
To configure a destination profile for http transport, complete the following steps:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. call-home
3. profile name
4. destination transport-method http
5. destination address http url
6. destination preferred-msg-format {long-text | short-text | xml}
7. destination message-size bytes
8. active
Command or Action Purpose
Step 1
configure terminal
Example:
Router# configure terminal
Enters global configuration mode.
Step 2
ip http client source-interface type number
Example:
Router(config)# ip http client source-interface
gigabitethernet 0
Configures the source interface for the HTTP client.
Note On the Cisco ASR 1000 Series Router, this interface
should be the VRF management interface.
Step 3
end
Example:
Router(cfg-call-home)# end
Returns to privileged EXEC mode.