dmz -----------------> vip1.rush.edu (which I have an Irule so 2 different websites can access this vip) ----------------> goes to our dmz load balancer -------> sharepoint server
this all through port 80 now from this point on it is port 443 and port 80.
Now sharepoint server --------> vip2.rush.edu ---------> goes to load balancer inside
which goes to server1 or server2.
I think I figured it out, by adding the irule which allows both https and http using one vip. My confusion was also that the websites that are needed to be access are servelets with in a site so it has a trailing forward slash in the address; but it looks like it doesn't really matter because you can still use the vip dns name as long as you also include the forward slash. I hope this makes much more sense.
Thanks!
Joanna