F5 BIG-IP Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Principles

1. Define the problem -- What exactly is broken? Who reported it? What is the expected vs actual behavior?
2. Gather facts -- List objects, check stats, read logs. Never assume.
3. Consider possibilities -- Based on facts, list likely root causes
4. Create action plan -- Test one variable at a time
5. Implement and verify -- Make one change, verify, document
6. Document -- Record what was found and what fixed it

How to Call the Tools

The F5 MCP server provides 6 tools. Call them via mcp-call with the required environment variables:

IP_ADDRESS=$F5_IP_ADDRESS Authorization_string=$F5_AUTH_STRING python3 $MCP_CALL "python3 -u $F5_MCP_SCRIPT" <tool_name> '{"param":"value"}'