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I realize this article is a few years old, but I have a question that appears related. I'm a SharePoint Admin testing out SSL offloading with the F5. The load balancing appears to be working as expected. However, for testing/troubleshooting purposes, I set the host file on each server to the IP of the server. Also, I want to be able to set my host file to the IP of the server so I can connect directly to the server. In doing so, both client and server side, I am seeing mixed results when connecting via http (I don't want to manage the certificates on each server). On 1 server, the start.aspx page loads while I get "SCRIPT7002: XMLHttpRequest: Network Error 0x2efd, Could not complete the operation due to error 00002efd" when hitting /_layouts/15/viewlsts.aspx or /_layouts/15/settings.aspx. On server 2, /_layouts/15/settings.aspx loads fine, but I get the same SCRIPT7002 error when trying to access start.aspx or /_layouts/15/viewlsts.aspx. When I add the SSL binding in to each server and access each server directly, I don't experience any issues. My AAM's are setup as F5 recommends....Internal http/Public https and Internal http/Public https. Is this expected behavior when accessing http or should I have the same experience as I would through SSL?
- mikeshimkus_111May 17, 2016Historic F5 AccountHi Kurt, if you don't use the host file in this way, you don't see the errors either, correct? I'm pretty sure that pointing the server to itself like that is going to give you weird results. I'd expect that going directly to any one server would be fine, though.
- kurt_eichler_26May 17, 2016NimbostratusYes, I only see this weird behavior when I am trying to hit the server directly from the server or from my client. Going through the F5 or hitting the server directly with the SSL binding added in doesn't seem to be an issue. I haven't found much documentation on whether or not you should have a full http experience when accessing the server directly. Although traffic will be going through the F5, I still need to be able know I'm accessing each server in the event of any issues.