HTTPS redirect

What results are you getting? Odds are the HTTP::uri command you have embedded is not returning the updated value that you are assigning it within the command. This would cause an infinite loop if you have the same iRule on the 80 and 443 virtuals.

Personally, I'd do something like this:

when HTTP_REQUEST {
  if { [HTTP::uri] equals "/" } {
    HTTP::redirect "https://[HTTP::host]/some_java_app"
  }
}

You don't need to reassign the HTTP::uri value if you are doing a redirect.

-Joe