AX Series for SharePoint 2010 Deployment Guide
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ADVANCED AX FEATURES FOR SH AREPOINT
This section describes advanced traffic optimization features you can add to your basic SharePoint
configuration. These features provide web application acceleration, optimize SharePoint web server
performance, and increase scalability.
SSL Offload
HTTP/HTTPS Compression
Cookie Persistence
Connection Reuse
RAM Caching
9.1 PREPARING THE CONFIGURATION
To configure any of these advanced features, a few changes to the basic configuration are required:
Import existing SharePoint webserver SSL cert or create self-signed CA from the AX.
Create one client and one server SSL template
On the virtual server, change the service type of the virtual port from “TCP” to “HTTPS” and apply
the new client and server SSL template
9.1.1 IMPORT EXISTING SHAREPOINT W EBSERVER SSL CERT OR CREATE
SELF-SIGNED CA FROM THE AX
There are two options to configure when installing an SSL template from the AX Series either:
Option 1:
Generate a Self-Signed CA from the AX: Self-signed CA is generated from the AX
Series.
Option 2:
Import an SSL Certificate and Key: Export existing CA certificate from SharePoint
webservers and import to AX Series device.
