Call Home Configuration - HTTPS to Cisco
The following is a sample configuration showing the minimum steps required to configure Call Home
on a Nexus 9000 to communicate with the Smart Call Home System using HTTPS and a command to start
the registration process.
1. Set the system contact - In global configuration mode enter the mandatory system contact using the snmp-
server contact command.
NX-9000#config t
NX-9000(config)#snmp-server contact sys-contact
2. Configure the mandatory contact information (phone number, email address, & street address) and enable
Call Home -
NX-9000(config)#callhome
NX-9000(config-callhome)#email-contact email-address
NX-9000(config-callhome)#phone-contact +1-000-000-0000
NX-9000(config-callhome)#streetaddress a-street-address
NX-9000(config-callhome)#enable
3. Set the destination profile CiscoTAC-1’s transport method and address -
NX-9000(config-callhome)#destination-profile CiscoTAC-1 transport-method http
NX-9000(config-callhome)#destination-profile CiscoTAC-1 http
https://tools.cisco.com/its/service/oddce/services/DDCEService
4. Specify VRF for Callhome messages - If the VRF to be used is not the default, and then set
the VRF using the transport http configuration command. It is critical that DNS look-ups
are enabled and working in the specified VRF.-
NX-9000(config-callhome)# transport http use-vrf vrf-name
5. Set the periodic inventory interval to 30 days -
NX-9000(config-callhome)#periodic-inventory notification interval 30
6. Install a security certificate
Copy the Cisco Server Certificate from the Smart Call Home User's Guide. Configure a trust-point and
prepare to enroll the certificate via the terminal using copy and paste when prompted.
NX-9000(config)#crypto ca trustpoint cisco
NX-9000(config-trustpoint)#enroll terminal
NX-9000(config-trustpoint)#crypto ca authenticate cisco
input (cut & paste) CA certificate (chain) in PEM format;
end the input with a line containing only END OF INPUT :
[ paste the certificate here and accept it ]
Do you accept this certificate? [yes/no]: yes
7. Exit configuration mode and save the configuration -
NX-9000(config)#end
NX-9000#copy running-config startup-config
