Chris,
You solved my problem right there. Setting the WL-Proxy-SSL HTTP request header in the F5 did the trick. We
have it deployed now in our QA environment and our well on our way to hitting our deadline. Now the Discoverer
application (running in WebLogic server) is generating https URL's as it should.
You should know I searched every one of the following documents (which pretty much makes up Oracle's official
documentation for Discoverer, WebLogic, and related Fusion Middleware documentation). There's not one mention
of the WL-Proxy-SSL setting in any of the following documents.
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Configuration Guide for Oracle Business Intelligence Discoverer 11g Release 1 (11.1.1): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – 2 Day Administration Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1.1): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Concepts Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1.1): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Administrator’s Guide 11g Release 1 (11.1.1): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Installation Guide for Oracle Web Tier 11g Release 1 (11.1.1): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Installation Guide for Oracle Portal, Forms, Reports and Discoverer 11g Release 1 (11.1.1): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Information Roadmap for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3) (“Getting Started Guide”): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Installation Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Introduction to Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Configuring Server Environments for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Using Clusters for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Command Reference for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – Upgrade Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
•My Oracle Support (Metalink) Note 858748.1: Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g - Getting Started FAQ: No
•Load Balancing BEA WebLogic Servers with F5 Networks BIG-IP: No
•BEA WebLogic Server – Configuring and Managing WebLogic Server 8.1: No
•Oracle Fusion Middleware – WebLogic Tuxedo Connector Administration Guide for Oracle WebLogic Server 11g Release 1 (10.3.3): No
I have two open SR's for this issue with Oracle: one for the Discoverer product (about two weeks) and a second with
the Oracle HTTP Server product (a few days). I had asked them to actually open the second support request with the
WebLogic Server product team but they were convinced apparently that it was the help of the Oracle HTTP Server
team that I required. I still figure had I actually gotten to the WebLogic Server product team that they would have
been able to help me with relative ease. Only after you gave me the actual header name WL-Proxy-SSL was I able to
go find a couple Metalink notes that reference it.
You helped us avoid missing our deadline and we greatly appreciate it. Thanks.