Use F5 LTM as HTTP Proxy

Hello,

Yeah I did find a solution.

Please do not forget to enable the Advanced view in the Virtual Server configuration mode !

First, create a new Tunnel interface ( this is in the VLAN menu of the BIG-IP ) :

Name : MyTunnelInterface ( choose whatever you want )

Profile : tcp-forward

Then, you have to configure 2 virtual servers :

• One VS (type Standard) is listening on TCP/8080 and ENABLED ON THE INTERFACE WHERE CLIENTS ARE COMING FROM

Important settings on this VS :

SNAT : Automap

HTTP Profile : http-explicit

• Another VS is of type "Forwarding IP" and has the following config :

Source : 0.0.0.0/0

Destination : 0.0.0.0/0

Service port : All ports

Enabled on : MyTunnelInterface ( This is very important, use the name you have chosen earlier in this guide )

Protocol : TCP ( This prevents any kind of performance penalty )

Profile : FastL4 with loose initiation and loose close enabled ( I created a new profile from the existing default FastL4 profile )

SNAT : Automap mode

And voila, you should be good to go.

This is working on the following cluster :

2x BIG IP w/ BEST bundle in HA Active / Passive mode

I hope this guide will somewhat help you.

Regards.