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Phu_V__Huynh_16
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Aug 14, 2014

SharePoint 2013 and F5 iRule redirect

Hi, I need some help with a seem-to-be-simple iRule I'd like to create on the F5 please. My scenario is as detailed below:   I have a SharePoint 2013 web application that currently accessible via...
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Kevin_Davies_40's avatar
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Aug 14, 2014

This happens automatically on the browser side before the request is sent. It will append the default domain and see if that resolves to an IP address. Typically organisations have a list of search domains which they add as well which means it should iterate through them looking for match with your host. This is all done in DNS. If you make sure your sharepoint domain is in there it should work for you.

 

Now whether the browser updates the URL in the browser windows to the full hostname really depends on the browser. Generally it just passes the details to DNS and asks for a resolution. When it gets an IP address then it connects.

 

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Phu_V__Huynh_16
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Aug 14, 2014
Hello Kevin, Thanks for replying to my question. What you explained sounds simple enough but I have not been able to get it to work. My current configurations are like this: 1. A record abc created on the DNS pointing to the F5. 2. On the browser, I can access the SharePoint site if I type in the FQDN http://abc.mydomain.com 3. But if I only type in http://abc, then I get the IIS image on the browser. What am I missing here please? Thanks