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jonathanw84
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Feb 11, 2020

Redirecting URL Without Changing Address

Hello,   I have a VS that am setting up that is pointing to an IIS backend server that is configured to only respond to an address (IE test1.address.com). I need to find a way for my VS to point ...
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Simon_Blakely
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Feb 11, 2020

This is what is known as a "reverse proxy"

 

AskF5 | Manual Chapter: Configuring the BIG-IP System as a Reverse Proxy Server

 

Use a Rewrite profile to translate any absolute references and Host headers in the HTTP request/response to match the external name.

 

If the pool member is accessed over HTTPS, you will probably need to create a server-ssl profile that specifies the Server Name, so the ClientHello includes the correct extension for Server Name Indication (SNI).