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Javier_Somoza_3's avatar
Javier_Somoza_3
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Jul 21, 2017

BIGIP as Reverse Proxy

Hi all   Im trying to configure a virtual server to act as a reverse proxy so I can replace a TMG. It would proxy for some internal sites.   The goal is the following:   External Name: publi...
application delivery
LTM
reverse proxy
Andy_McGrath's avatar
Andy_McGrath
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Jul 21, 2017
  1. LTM Virtual Server are reverse proxies by default.
  2. Your high level setup looks correct apart from the fact you need a default pool setup unless you have another way to select a backend server like with the use of an iRule. Pool will be made up of Pool Members, a Node plus Port for the F5 to connect to.
  3. Yes you can have SSL traffic terminate to the F5 LTM and have none encrypted (HTTP) traffic on the server side without a problem. This is known as SSL Offloading. Just remove the Server SSL profile from the Virtual Server config and make sure the backend server will accept HTTP traffic.