BigIP 11.5 VE lab edition

Okay, so at a minimum you need a pool and a VIP. Everything else is basically as required for specific functionality. The pool lists the member web servers and the ports they listen on (80?), and the VIP is the IP that a client browser will communicate with. Now, if the client and web servers are on the same subnet, or the web servers know how to route directly to the client, then you'll probably also need to apply a SNAT profile. This will change the client source address in the packet to an IP that lives on the F5, to force return routing.

Also understand that, especially when it comes to HTTP, the term "redirect" has a special meaning. What you're actually attempting to do is "route" or "proxy" the traffic through the load balancer to the web server. A proxy presents TWO different sessions: the client to proxy session, and the proxy to server session. If you're still having trouble getting to the web page, I'd recommend watching the traffic at te command line. SSH into the management IP and run the following command:

tcpdump -lnni 0.0 port 80    

Now test your browser connection again. You should see traffic from the client's IP to the VIP. If you don't have a SNAT applied, you'll then see traffic from the client's IP to the server's IP. If you have. SNAT applied, you'll see the traffic coming from the F5's self-IP to the server's IP. And of course you'll want to see the server respond to the same address.