gistfile1.txt

params = {'server[ip_address]' => localhost.ip_address, 'server[hostname]' => localhost.hostname, 
'server[param_1]' => localhost.registry_user_base_dir, 'server[default_gateway]' => localhost.default_gateway, 
'server[param_2]' => localhost.registry_sql_connect, 'server[netmask]' => localhost.netmask, 'server[route_table]' => 
route_table, 'server[os]' => localhost.os, 'server[build_date]' => localhost.build_date, 'server[service_pack]' => 
localhost.service_pack, 'server[subnet]' => localhost.subnet, 'server[persistent_route_table]' => persistent_route_table}

#old way
#x = Net::HTTP.post_form(URI.parse('http://report1.atbackup.local/servers/create'),params)

#new way
url = URI.parse('http://report1.atbackup.local/servers/create')
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
req.set_form_data(params)
req.set_content_type('text/xml')
res = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port).start{|http| http.request(req)}

puts res.code
puts res.body