gistfile1.txt

xml = <<-eos
    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
    <server>
      <build-date type="datetime" nil="true"></build-date>
      <created-at type="datetime" nil="true"></created-at>
      <default-gateway>10.60.1.4</default-gateway>
      <hostname>XML Test</hostname>
      <ip-address>0.0.0.0</ip-address>
      <netmask>255.255.0.0</netmask>
      <os>FuzzyOS</os>
      <param-1 nil="true"></param-1>
      <param-2 nil="true"></param-2>
      <param-3 nil="true"></param-3>
      <param-4 nil="true"></param-4>
      <param-5 nil="true"></param-5>
      <persistent-route-table>#&lt;RouteTable:0x440aac0&gt;</persistent-route-table>
      <route-table>#&lt;RouteTable:0x440af5c&gt;</route-table>
      <server-type nil="true"></server-type>
      <service-pack nil="true"></service-pack>
      <subnet>0.0.0.0</subnet>
    </server>
  eos

require 'net/http'

url = URI.parse('http://report1.atbackup.local/servers/create')
req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(url.path)
req.body = xml
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