F5 module · weave

Setup

Configure credentials via environment variables. We recommend sourcing them through 1Password or your secrets manager rather than committing them to the shell rc.

Official API reference

weave commands for this module are checked against the vendor's published API.

iControl REST API

Variable	Description	Status
BIGIP_HOST	Required for authentication.	required
BIGIP_USER	Required for authentication.	required
BIGIP_PASSWORD	Required for authentication.	required

Sanity-check the wiring:

weave secrets check
weave f5 --help
weave doctor   # reports BIGIP_HOST status

Capabilities

What this module can do, by entity and verb. ✓ means a working CLI surface; · means not (yet) wired.

Entity	find	list	show	do	snapshot	diff	apply
inventory	·	·	·	·	✓	✓	✓
node	·	✓	·	✓	·	·	·
pool	·	✓	·	·	·	·	·
virtual-server	·	✓	·	·	·	·	·

Commands

Every registered CLI command, grouped by verb. Each example uses placeholder arguments — substitute real values for your environment.

list (3)

list nodes

read

List nodes.

weave f5 list nodes <arg>

list pools

read

List LTM pools.

weave f5 list pools <arg>

list virtuals

read

List virtual servers.

weave f5 list virtuals <arg>

do (2)

do disable-node

write

Disable a node.

weave f5 do disable-node <node>

do enable-node

write

Enable a node.

weave f5 do enable-node <node>

snapshot / diff / apply are generated automatically from the State Kinds declared on this module — see the State kinds section below for per-kind details. Workflow: snapshot → edit YAML → diff → apply --yes (or confirm interactively; apply --dry-run previews the same diff).

State kinds

Resources this module can snapshot and diff; apply where the kind supports live writes (see Round-trip per kind). Always run diff before apply; use --yes in automation after review. Files live under .weave-state/f5/.

This module is on the thinner integration path — use snapshot / diff for audit; confirm apply per kind below before relying on writes.

inventory

snapshot diff apply

f5 inventory — field-level apply via REST.

Scope: —
Round-trip: Full round-trip — snapshot, diff, apply.

State file skeleton

module: f5
kind: inventory
items:
  - # <fields specific to this kind — see snapshot output>

Workflows

End-to-end recipes from operators who already run this module in production. Copy, adapt, and put under change-control.

Inventory audit

Snapshot and diff inventory.

weave f5 snapshot inventory
$EDITOR .weave-state/f5/inventory.yaml
weave f5 diff inventory
weave f5 apply inventory

Terraform parity

For each Terraform resource in the canonical provider, here's the equivalent live-API verb in weave. Use this as a migration cheat-sheet, not a 1:1 contract — weave deliberately stays in the live-state lane, not the desired-state lane.

Terraform resource	weave equivalent
f5_inventory	weave f5 snapshot/diff/apply inventory Snapshot/diff for audit; confirm apply on the module page.

Troubleshooting & source

Missing credentials

Run weave doctor — it reports which env vars (including BIGIP_HOST) are set and which are blank.

Unexpected behaviour from a state apply

Re-run weave f5 diff <kind> to confirm the controller's current state, then re-snapshot before the next apply. The driver always re-snapshots before diffing.

Open the source

The module lives at https://github.com/andy-broyles/weavewhatever/tree/main/src/weave/modules/f5. File a bug or feature request at https://github.com/andy-broyles/weavewhatever/issues.