Can't read cookie on F5 terminated SSL?

I don't see any errors in the LTM log. The SSL and HTTP profiles are there and working. I can connect and browse the site successfullly when I let the load balancer select where to send my connection. The problem only comes when I try to override persistence and select where I want my connections to go. When I do that, it works fine with http. When I try https I don't even get the log entry that I've set in the irule to indicate an http response.

 

I've pasted my irule below. I have other things in there as well, but for completeness I thought I had better post the entire thing.

 

when HTTP_REQUEST {

 

sets the timer to return client to host URL

 

set sectime 60

 

Use the Host header value for the responses if it's set. If not, use the VIP address.

 

if {[string length [HTTP::host]]}{

 

set host [HTTP::host]

 

set errhost1 [HTTP::host]

 

set errhost2 [HTTP::host]

 

} else {

 

set host [IP::local_addr]

 

set errhost1 "site"

 

set errhost2 "the site"

 

}

 

switch [HTTP::uri] {

 

"/maintenance" {

 

if { [active_members [LB::server pool] ] > 0 } {

 

HTTP::redirect http://$host

 

}

 

else { HTTP::respond 503 content "Maintenance page content=$sectime;url=http://$host>\

 

 

503 - Service temporarily unavailable

\

 

 

We are performing routine maintenance designed to improve your $errhost1 experience. \

 

We will have $errhost2 up again as soon as possible.

 

\

 

You will be automatically redirected to $errhost2 when it becomes available.

 

" "Content-Type" "text/html"

 

return

 

}

 

return

 

}

 

"/" {HTTP::redirect "http://$host"

 

log "Redirect /"

 

return

 

}

 

default {

 

If the pool is down, redirect to the maintenance page

 

if { [active_members [LB::server pool] ] == 0 } {

 

log "Server pool 0 active members"

 

HTTP::respond 200 content \

 

"

 

 

"}

 

}

 

}

 

log "server pool value:[LB::server pool]"

 

log "active members:[active_members [LB::server pool] ]"

 

if { [HTTP::cookie exists "F5NODEPERSIST"]} {

 

log "cookie F5NODEPERSIST value [HTTP::cookie F5NODEPERSIST]"

 

node [HTTP::cookie F5NODEPERSIST]

 

}

 

if {[HTTP::uri] contains "/F5SERVERSELECT"} {

 

set backendip [getfield [HTTP::uri] "&" 2]

 

set backendip [getfield $backendip "/" 1]

 

log "cookie persistence set"

 

HTTP::respond 200 content "Persistence cookie set until browser is closed or cookies are cleared" "Set-Cookie" "F5NODEPERSIST=$backendip; path=/"

 

return

 

}

 

if { [TCP::local_port] == 80} {

 

HTTP::redirect https://$host[HTTP::uri]

 

return

 

}

 

}

 

when HTTP_RESPONSE {

 

log "HTTP response sent"

 

HTTP::header insert SOURCE_ADDRESS [IP::server_addr]

 

}