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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring Smart Call Home
Configuring Call Home
This example shows how to add the show ip routing command o the Cisco-TAC alert group:
switch# configuration terminal
switch(config)# callhome
switch(config-callhome)# alert-group Configuration user-def-cmd “show ip routing”
Configuring E-Mail
You must configure the SMTP server address for the Call Home functionality to work. You can also
configure the from and reply-to e-mail addresses.
To configure e-mail, perform this task:
Step 4
switch(config-callhome)# show callhome
user-def-cmds
(Optional) Displays information about all user-defined
show commands added to alert groups.
Step 5
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Saves this configuration change.
Command Purpose
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# callhome
Enters callhome configuration mode.
Step 3
switch(config-callhome)# transport email
smtp-server ip-address [port number]
[use-vrf vrf-name]
Configures the SMTP server as either the domain name
server (DNS) name, IPv4 address, or IPv6 address).
Optionally configures the port number. The port ranges
is from 1 to 65535. The default port number is 25.
Also optionally configures the VRF to use when
communicating with this SMTP server.
Step 4
switch(config-callhome)# transport email
from email-address
(Optional) Configures the e-mail from field for Call
Home messages.
Step 5
switch(config-callhome)# transport email
reply-to email-address
(Optional) Configures the e-mail reply-to field for Call
Home messages.
Step 6
switch(config-callhome)# show callhome
transport-email
(Optional) Displays information about the e-mail
configuration for Call Home.
Step 7
switch(config)# copy running-config
startup-config
(Optional) Saves this configuration change.