Big-IP and SSL

Hi! I am working on some issues related to Reporting Services and SSL, I
wanted to know:
- If I install a NLB cluster and I add "n" servers, how many SSL
Certificates will I need? 1 or "n"?
- does anyone know if there are any issue related to MRS, SSL and the
Big-IP Load Balancer?
Thank you very much in advance :-)
Jose
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Jose Ignacio Rodas, A+, CCEA, MCSEI use BigIP's in production, LVS' in test and development. If I understand
your first question about NLB clusters, you will need one certificate per
domain name. If your NLB cluster, comprised of "n" servers, answers up to
www.mydomain.com then you will need a certificate on www.mydomain.com. I
worked with NLB in 2000 and do not remember certificate management as being a
part of it, I could be wrong, not sure about 2003. As far as the BigIP and
SQL RS, good luck. It will work, if configured properly. Supposedly SP2 of
SQL RS added a feature to support SSL termination prior to the web server if
the proper HTTP headers are passed. I was able to get Reports working, but
not ReportServer. The information is available in the SP2 update
documentation. Hope this helps.
"Jose Ignacio Rodas" wrote:
> Hi! I am working on some issues related to Reporting Services and SSL, I
> wanted to know:
> - If I install a NLB cluster and I add "n" servers, how many SSL
> Certificates will I need? 1 or "n"?
> - does anyone know if there are any issue related to MRS, SSL and the
> Big-IP Load Balancer?
> Thank you very much in advance :-)
> Jose
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> Jose Ignacio Rodas, A+, CCEA, MCSE|||http://download.microsoft.com/download/5/1/3/513534ae-a0e7-44e6-9a04-ba3c549a5f5f/sp2Readme_EN.htm#_http_headers
That is the SP2 readme that talks about SSL termination
"Brian" wrote:
> I use BigIP's in production, LVS' in test and development. If I understand
> your first question about NLB clusters, you will need one certificate per
> domain name. If your NLB cluster, comprised of "n" servers, answers up to
> www.mydomain.com then you will need a certificate on www.mydomain.com. I
> worked with NLB in 2000 and do not remember certificate management as being a
> part of it, I could be wrong, not sure about 2003. As far as the BigIP and
> SQL RS, good luck. It will work, if configured properly. Supposedly SP2 of
> SQL RS added a feature to support SSL termination prior to the web server if
> the proper HTTP headers are passed. I was able to get Reports working, but
> not ReportServer. The information is available in the SP2 update
> documentation. Hope this helps.
> "Jose Ignacio Rodas" wrote:
> > Hi! I am working on some issues related to Reporting Services and SSL, I
> > wanted to know:
> >
> > - If I install a NLB cluster and I add "n" servers, how many SSL
> > Certificates will I need? 1 or "n"?
> >
> > - does anyone know if there are any issue related to MRS, SSL and the
> > Big-IP Load Balancer?
> >
> > Thank you very much in advance :-)
> >
> > Jose
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> >
> >
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> > Jose Ignacio Rodas, A+, CCEA, MCSE