Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 - ssl offloading with F5 Big IP

Question

I was wondering if someone can help me.&nbsp;
&nbsp;I already Deployed Moss2007 and it is working fine.&nbsp;
&nbsp;I used the Deployment guide from f5 to use F5 Big IP LTM with Moss2007, i also used the ssl client profile to implement SSL-Offloading.&nbsp;
&nbsp;everything is working fine and i can connect to the Virtual Server and everything is https.&nbsp;
&nbsp;The problem is : some buttons ( like the 'Sign In' link at the top right corner of the main screen ) and some links ( inside the search ) are still http links, so whan i click on those links it takes me back to the main page of sharepoint, because the these wrong links are still http and not https.&nbsp;
&nbsp;This is only happening for some links , other links are working fine!!!&nbsp;
&nbsp;Any one implemented Moss2007 with F5 to do SSl-Offloading succesfully??&nbsp;
&nbsp;Any help is most appreciated, i already opened a case with support but still 3 days and there is no answer!!!&nbsp;
&nbsp;Thanks for any help in advance!!

tech_imp_40243 · Answer

From the inital discussion it looks like there needs to be some tuning of the redirect iRule. What does your rule look like?

asso_6902 · Answer

as suggested in the deployment guide i put the following Irule:&nbsp;
&nbsp;when HTTP_REQUEST {
&nbsp;   HTTP::redirect https://[HTTP::host]/
&nbsp;}

tech_imp_40243 · Answer

The rule looks good. Thanks. &nbsp;
&nbsp;Now that we can rule that out and given the symptopms I'd like to try an quick test. What happens when you disable the client ssl profile?&nbsp;&nbsp;

asso_6902 · Answer

I figured it out.
&nbsp;The iRule was not right!!!&nbsp;
&nbsp;It was redirecting only the host from http to https and was dropping the rest URI.&nbsp;
&nbsp;the iRule that works should be :&nbsp;
&nbsp;when HTTP_REQUEST {
&nbsp;HTTP::redirect https://[HTTP::host][HTTP::uri]
&nbsp;}&nbsp;
&nbsp;F5 should be updating there deplyment guide inorder to realy support Microsoft Sharepoint 2007.

tech_imp_40243 · Answer

Good Catch!&nbsp;
&nbsp;I work with the team to get the rule updated. &nbsp;
&nbsp;Sorry about the confusion and thank you for pointing this out. &nbsp;&nbsp;

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